Hot Buttered Rum

It has been SOOOOO cold the past few nights. As soon as the sun goes down, the temperature drop is so abrupt that it puts a chill into even the best insulated homes. I decided that a nice hot cuppa would go a long way to helping to warm our bones, so I dug out this old recipe for Hot Buttered Rum. I can't remember where I got it from, but it's easy and tasty! It makes 7 or 8 servings, depending on what size mugs you use.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 cups (1 pt) vanilla ice cream, softened
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg

For each serving you will also need:

• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 to 3 Tbsp rum
  

Cream together the butter and sugars


Beat together until light and fluffy


Mix in the ice cream, cinnamon and nutmeg


Pour mixture into a covered container and store in the freezer


For each serving, place about 1/2 cup of the butter mixture into a mug


Add boiling water and stir to dissolve


Stir in rum

This was so good and really hit the spot! I'm thinking about keeping some of this on hand in the freezer for the rest of the winter! I hope you'll try some!

Enjoy!
Christina