Homemade Kahlua Recipe

4.62 from 355 votes

Homemade Kahlua has a perfect balance of sweetness that is shared with coffee and rum.

Course Drinks

Cuisine Cocktails

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings Cups

Calories 424kcal

Author Ginny McMeans

2 ½ cups strong and hot fresh brewed coffee
4 cups sugar - organic
2 ¼ cups rum
1 inch vanilla bean - cut in half lengthwise for aged quality or 1 tablespoon of a good quality vanilla extract for instant gratification

Stir sugar into hot coffee and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Let cool.
Add the rum and vanilla pieces, stir.
Cover and let sit for 2 to 3 weeks in a cool place.
Strain, remove beans and bottle.
If you are using vanilla extract then stir in and it is ready. It won't have quite the depth of flavor but it is good.

Sugar loses a lot of its measurement when it turns to liquid so you will end up with about 46 ounces of Kahlua.