So I was really craving a Toasted Almond one evening (essentially a White Russian with Amaretto), the only problem was that I didn't have Amaretto... or Kahlua. I don't know why, but I decided to Google how these were made and found them not only surprisingly easy to make, they were very good and could be made with what I had at home.
Depending on the quality of your ingredients these 2 bottles will cost you about $20, which would probably save you $100 or more. To me, the quality was much better, maybe due to freshness or quality of coffee. Plus it's really cool to make your own.
Adaptations:
Amaretto
Depending on the quality of your ingredients these 2 bottles will cost you about $20, which would probably save you $100 or more. To me, the quality was much better, maybe due to freshness or quality of coffee. Plus it's really cool to make your own.
Adaptations:
- I didn't have instant coffee, so I made a pot of drip using the 4 cups in the recipe.
- As this was a last minute thing, I did not put in the vanilla bean and wait 2-3 weeks.
Amaretto
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups vodka
- 2 tablespoons almond extract
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Combine water and sugars in a saucepan over medium heat. Heat until the mixture is boiling, and all of the sugar is dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool for 10 minutes.
- Stir vodka, almond extract and vanilla extract into the mixture. Store in a sealed bottle.
- 4 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups instant coffee
- 4 1/2 cups 100 proof vodka
- 8 cups sugar
- 2 vanilla beans
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