Moms Kahlua Recipes

Steps:

• Combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar and water in a small sauce pan. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from the heat. Stir in the coffee. Allow to cool completely.
• Pour into a large plastic container with a lid. Add the vodka, vanilla flavoring and vanilla bean.
• Cover and let stand for two to three weeks or until fully aged. Kahlua, when properly stored, can last safely for up to a few years.

Steps:

• Follow the directions on the brownie package mixing the way that they want you to with the oil and eggs-EXCEPT- DO NOT MIX IN WATER!
• Replace water with Kahlua.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or however your package instructs you to.

Steps:

• Mix coffee, sugar and chocolate in a saucepan. Over medium high heat, bring mix to a boil, making sure to dissolve all of the sugar into the liquid.
• Then reduce to medium low or low heat... simmer, just below a boil.
• Periodically raise heat long enough for the mix to boil, then reduce heat. Stir frequently, making sure to loosen all sediment, especially in the "corners" of your pan. I start at thirty minutes and let the intervals between stirring become shorter as the cooking process lengthens. Towards the end, remember that a watched pot never boils over, and with as much sugar as this mix has, that's a good thing.
• Reduce liquid level until bubbles do not want to break when raised to a boil. Droplets falling off spoon should be like thick syrup. The mix should be reduced by approximately 50% from its original level in your pan.
• Remove from heat.
• About a half hour later and before liquid cools completely, add vanilla to mix.
• After liquid has cooled, roughly another half hour later, add vodka and mix to an even consistency. I have found that a whisk works best.
• You should yield about 1½ liters, just short of filling a ½-gallon liquor bottle.

Steps:

• Boil water and sugar in a pot for 10 minutes and then cool to room temperature.
• Put sugar water in an empty gallon container with the instant coffee, chopped vanilla bean, chocolate syrup, vodka, and glycerin.
• Shake container thoroughly at least once a day for two weeks.
• Strain through cheese cloth or similar straining device, bottle, and serve.