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Hot Buttered Rum

Name: Hot Buttered Rum
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 50 g unsalted butter; 125 g light brown soft sugar; Pared zest 1 lemon; 1 cinnamon stick, plus extra to garnish; 400 mL dark rum; Whole nutmeg to garnish, optional

Swap the lemon zest for clementine, for an extra seasonal twist. Spices such as clove and star anise would work well, too.

By The GH Kitchen TeamPublished: 01 December 2020

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Try our rich and warming cocktail this Christmas. Butter, lemon and sugar are heated together and then finished off with a glug of rum. Delicious!

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Yields:

8 serving(s)

Prep Time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

20 mins

Cal/Serv:

218

Ingredients

50 g unsalted butter
125 g light brown soft sugar
Pared zest 1 lemon
1 cinnamon stick, plus extra to garnish
400 ml dark rum
Whole nutmeg to garnish, optional

Directions

1. Step 1In a medium pan, heat butter, sugar, the lemon zest and cinnamon stick over low heat, stirring occasionally, until butter and sugar are melted and combined. Remove from heat and stir in dark rum. Pass through a fine sieve, discarding cinnamon and lemon. Divide between 8 heatproof glasses or mugs and top up with a little hot water. Grate over some nutmeg and garnish with cinnamon sticks, if you like.