Hearth Hot Buttered Rum

Name: Hearth Hot Buttered Rum
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 mugs
Ingredients: 4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened; 0.5 cup dark brown sugar; 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon; 0.25 tsp ground nutmeg; 1 pinch salt; 12 tbsp spiced butter (3/4 cup); 1 cup dark rum (240 ml); 4.5 cups very hot water (1.1 L); cinnamon sticks

Hot buttered rum is rich, sweet and warming, and it is the drink for a cold afternoon with the whole family around. The spiced butter is made ahead and keeps for a week, so each mug is a spoonful and a pour. It is the best bit of a winter gathering.

6 mugsYield

EasyDifficulty

What you'll need

4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
0.5 cup dark brown sugar
0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
0.25 tsp ground nutmeg
1 pinch salt
12 tbsp spiced butter (3/4 cup)
1 cup dark rum (240 ml)
4.5 cups very hot water (1.1 L)
cinnamon sticks

How to make it

Beat the butter, sugar, spices and salt together until smooth.
Put 2 tablespoons of the butter into each mug and add about 3 tablespoons rum.
Pour in 3/4 cup of hot water, stir until the butter melts and add a cinnamon stick.
Glass: Heatproof mugs. Garnish: A cinnamon stick and a grating of nutmeg.

Chef's secrets

Use unsalted butter so you control the salt.

Heat the mugs with hot water first.

Good to know

Make ahead

The spiced butter keeps a week in the fridge or a month in the freezer.