Making homemade Kahlua gives you the flexibility to choose which coffee you would like in your coffee liqueur. Better yet, making homemade Kahlua is easy! You may even have the homemade Kahlua ingredients sitting around your house: coffee, vodka, light brown sugar, and vanilla extract. I can guarantee that you will impress your peeps when you show up to your New Year's Eve party with a bottle of homemade Kahlua rather than a six-pack of Bud Light. The only thing that might be more impressive would be a bottle of homemade Baileys Irish Cream.Homemade Kahlua Recipe
A Google search for Kahlua recipes will reveal that there are several different ways to make homemade Kahlua. Many of the recipes call for instant coffee. I rejected those because I wanted to be able to use good quality freshly ground coffee. Others call for letting the recipe steep for several weeks; I rejected those because I don't have the patience. I ended up using a variation of a recipe that I found on a forum about Orchids. What do orchid growers know about Kahlua? Apparently, a lot. The end result of this Kahlua recipe is blissful. It has a sweet yet strong coffee flavor and it goes down super smooth.
Makes about 1.5 liters
- 6 cups brewed coffee (Use your favorite kind! I used Goshen coffee since I know that Bride and Groom 3.0 and many of my coffee connoisseur friends love it.)
- 1 pound light brown sugar
- 3 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 liter of vodka (If you have access to a pure grain alcohol like Everclear, you may want to use that. I simply used SVEDKA Vodka and it worked just fine.)
- While the coffee is still hot, mix in the brown sugar.
- Let cool.
- Mix in vanilla and vodka.
- Serve over ice, in mixed drinks like a frozen mudslide, or use to make a cupcake (post coming soon).
41 comments:
sounds yummy! my dad makes his own Limoncello (a lemon liqueur) and Amaretto. I'll try the coffee one some time for sure!
wow! who knew it could be so simple? thanks for posting this. looking forward to your kahlua cupcakes! Happy Holidays!
And I thought making Kahlua was this massive project... I will certainly be making a few gallons. Thanks for the recipe(?)... Looking forward to Irish Cream. Its another favorite...
Oh, can't wait for the Irish Cream recipe!
I made it yesterday and it turned out great!
Cool! Now, I can make a virgin Kahlua! haha
While I am not a big coffee drinker, I am a sucker for coffee flavored alcoholic beverages.
This sounds good. Do you know how long it will keep and should it be refrigerated?
Thanks!
Jess - It does not need to be kept refrigerated. I think it should last several months at least. But, I haven't had it that long enough to report.
Yum! I'll make this as soon as I finish with the Kahlua in my liquor cabinet (I'll go work on that in just a minute.)
I made homemade Irish cream just before Christmas. I used a recipe my sister gave me, but substituted to make it vegan. I'm going to make it again for New Year's Eve guests. Can't wait to see what you come up with.
Who knew you could make it yourself? Thanks for the recipe!
sounds good and easy. However I am going to try to reduce the coffee and sugar to make it thicker. And I will brew that coffee harsh strong!
Well I did what I said. I actually reduced the coffee/brown sugar for a bit to make it thicker,(about 10 minutes in high simmer) I splurged and ground, in the store, some Starbucks coffee beans (on very fine) and brewed it strong. I used Stollichnaya Vodka, yet another splurge and the result kicks butt over the original. Serious! very bright flavor, cuts right through any mixes an stands on it's own!
This recipe is so easy. You got a finished batch in under 30 minutes! I got em buzzin on facebook about this post. Thanks for the info!
I made the Kaluah and Irish Cream recipes and had them available New Year's Day. All of the guests raved about them. Said they were better than the original blend you can buy in the store. I did use the best ingredients I could afford. I fresh ground the coffee beans the day of and used Stollichnaya vodka and Bushmills Irish whiskey. I brewed the coffee extra strong and reduced the coffee and brown sugar for about 10 minutes. Came out so fantastic.
Made this with Golden Grain (an Everclear analog) instead of vodka and only used 375 mL. Still a bit strong on the alcohol flavor, but it is truly delicious.
Oh yum!!! (Profound, I know, but fitting...)
I made it exactly as you've described, down to the vodka brand (coincidentally) with some chocolate truffle flavored coffee, and it was just perfect. Thanks!
This is so cheap! I think this ended up costing me around $8 for $20-30 worth of Kaluha! and it's GOOOOOOD. It actually gets better over time if you can resist for a month or so.
Just made my first batch, only used about 4 cups of coffee - as I had a little less than a half litre of vodka, so also used a little less brown sugar - Had a bottle of Kaluha so I was able to compare, don't know how much more tast testing I can handle this early in the day, lol - Mine came out good, but not as thick and syrupy as the Kaluha, added a fair bit more sugar and that got it closer. Think next time I might try to reduce the coffee/sugar solution down to make it a little thicker as suggested. Sure is drinkable though! Thanks
i've just finished making my own kahlua!
i actually didn't even know what kahlua was until some months ago, but since i've been collecting and making anglo-saxon recipes since i was 15 years old, one day i stumbled upon a recipe calling for that ingredient, and i started looking around, to get information about it
i had a look at several recipes, and in the end i chose yours!
it is REALLY delicious! :) now next time i wanna make a recipe calling for kahlua i'll be able to make it! with my own! :)
(the main problem with foreign recipes is that you never are able to follow the recipe exactly, you have to adjust and adapt it on the basis of the ingredients available in your country)
if i manage to take a nice pic of my kahlua, i'll publish a post on it on my blog :)
thanks for the recipe
greetings from Italy
Serena
a tip, to make real coffee liqueur, use vodka instead of water to brew the coffee. you will keep enough of the alcohol to give you a buzz and it'll have the nice coffee flavor. add milk or ice and you have a great mixed drink.
I make Baby Guinness with Kahlua poured into a shot glass and then just tilt the glass and gently pour Irish cream in, which should float on top giving the appearance of a small guinness! nice! Jane x
Can you explain the brewing of the coffee in a little more detail please! I don't know whether to use espresso cups or cups cups(235ml).
Stephen - I mean cups as measured in a liquid measuring cup.
Wouldn't this work better with rum since Kahlua is actually made with rum? Still, I've got to try the recipe before I knock it.
I just finished making a half batch with this mornings leftover coffee and Bacardi rum (3 parts superior, 1 part 151). The result was fantastic! Enough to fill a fith and about a cup leftover for the samplers. Thanks for the quick recipe.
FYI Tia Maria is made with RUM... Kahlua is VODKA based.
Would a cheaper vodka work too? Such as Grey Goose or Absolut?
Anon - Yes, that would be fine.
Kahula is RUM based. Says right on the bottle.
This sounds so great! I want to make it and give as gifts. Does it need to be refrigerated? I assume so...
Actually, I just read somewhere else that it doesn't need to be. Do you know? Thanks!!!
Regarding vodka or rum based...kahlua is vodka based. I don't know what bottle the previous poster is looking at but I'm looking at a bottle right now and it clearly says infused vodka.
Hey my name is Steve Campagna, I was wondering if anyone may have tried this recipe with a whiskey base and am curious as to how it turned out. Any speculation would be helpful as well. Thanks!
haha, im sure any strong alcohol would make it wonderful, all slightly different, think i will try different ones too, great recipe thanks x
Kahlua is a RUM based liquor. It says right on the newer bottles, you can easily find that information on their website and places like wikipedia. I am sure the vodka is darned tasty as well!!
I used to have a Cook 'Em horns cookbk whose recipe I used years ago. It called for vanilla bns and rock candy! Huh! I am going to try deb's recipe soon. I like the suggestion of using your favorite coffee. Great idea.
silly question!? Do u mean tsp or tbs of van? U have T. Not sure what that means. Thanks!
Can you use vanilla beans instead of vanilla extract? Or does it not make much of a difference using one over the other? Just got some fresh vanilla beans from JR Mushrooms and can't wait to use them!
hi,
Do you actually mean to use six cups of water measured in a liquid measuring cup,as this is ten cups when placed in the coffee maker? Thanks.
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