Add a vanilla bean to some rum add in some steeping time and you've got the amazingly delicious Vanilla Infused Rum.
This definitely needs to be in your favorite infused rum recipes!
I like to joke that making Infusions is one of my favorite hobbies!
It really is though! At any given point in time, I usually have about 3 or 4 jars of liquor infusing.
So, when I say that this Vanilla Infused Rum, is one of my favorites, you know it's good!
Rum and vanilla are a match made in heaven.
You might be thinking...why infuse rum? You can just go to the liquor store and buy it already infused.
Well, for one thing it's fun and so easy. You slit some vanilla beans, put them in a jar with some rum and let time do the work. You shake it every so often and watch it change from clear to a light brown vanilla infused rum.
Also, you control the ingredients. There is no added sugar or anything else in it. Two ingredients: vanilla beans and rum.
And, while you are buying your vanilla beans, you might as well buy enough to make some Easy Homemade Vanilla Extract!
This would make wonderful gifts, you might want to bookmark this page for all your gift giving needs!
Tied up with a vanilla bean on the front, it is so cute! You'll have to turn in next week, when I use this yummy vanilla infused rum in a cocktail!
I found this infusions in Zen and Tonic, one of my favorite cocktail books!
Recipe.
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Vanilla Infused Rum
Ingredients
- 2 vanilla beans
- 1 cup rum
Instructions
- Slit each vanilla bean down the middle.
- Put the vanilla beans and the rum in a glass jar with a lid. Store it in a cool, dark place. Shake it every so often. Begin tasting after about a week. (I let mine age for 2 weeks.)
- Strain and store.
Penguin says
Is this meant to use in recipes after?
Pam Greer says
You can use it in any recipe calling for rum.
nicole (thespicetrain.com) says
Gorgeous, gorgeous photo and the recipe sounds delightful too. <3
Pam Greer says
It is!
Madi says
I have to give this a try! This would be such a fun gift idea too!
Dana DeVolk says
Wow, what a yummy treat!