Vanilla Liqueur

Recipe Ingredients

3 cups	711ml	Water
1 1/2 cups	240g / 8.5oz	Brown sugar - (packed)
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Granulated sugar
1		Vanilla bean - (8") - split lengthwise
		(or 2 tbspns vanilla extract)
1		Light rum

Recipe Instructions

In a medium saucepan, combine water, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla bean. Bring to a boil; boil for 5 minutes, stirring until sugars dissolve. Let cool.

Pour into 2-quart jar with a tight-fitting lid. Stir in rum; cover. Let stand at least 2 weeks at room temperature before serving. Serve as a liqueur, over ice cream or pudding, or as a flavoring for milk drinks.

Yield: 7 1/2 cups

Source:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 11-09-1998 - By Cheri Swoboda

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