Description
This Hot Buttered Rum is a cozy, classic winter cocktail made with spiced butter, brown sugar, and warm rum. Perfect for Christmas, holiday gatherings, or chilly nights by the fire! ✨
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves (optional)
- Pinch of salt
- 2 oz dark rum
- 1 cup hot water
- Whipped cream (optional)
- Cinnamon stick for garnish
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt until smooth to form a spiced butter mixture.
- Add 1–2 tablespoons of the spiced butter mixture to a mug.
- Pour in the dark rum and hot water.
- Stir until everything is fully dissolved and combined.
- Top with whipped cream if desired and garnish with a cinnamon stick.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
For richer flavor, use dark or spiced rum. Leftover spiced butter can be refrigerated for up to one week or frozen for up to three months.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Mixed
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mug
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: hot buttered rum, rum cocktail, winter drinks, Christmas cocktails, holiday drink recipe