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Hot Buttered Rum

Cathy Roma Published: Jan 2, 2020

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Hot buttered rum is warmly spiced and soothing on a cold winter's day. Make-ahead butter, warm cider, and spiced rum make a cozy mug of comfort.
Hot buttered rum is warmly spiced and soothing on a cold winter’s day. Make-ahead butter, warm cider, and spiced rum make a cozy mug of comfort.
Hot Buttered Rum

Oh January. The holidays in the rearview mirror and brusk, cold days ahead. You know what that means right?

Time for a warm, comforting drink like hot buttered rum. Traditionally hot buttered rum calls for pouring boiling water over a spiced butter mixture and dark rum.

My version calls for spiced rum, a combination of apple cider and water, and a little lemon zest and orange juice for balance.

It’s spicy, zingy, and will warm your bones. So grab the fuzzy slippers, throw a couple logs on the fire, cozy up with a movie, and a piping hot mug of hot buttered rum!

Hot Buttered Rum

Tips for success

  • Room temperature butter is key for blending the spiced butter. But be sure to pop it in the refrigerator to set before making your hot buttered rum.
  • The butter can be wrapped and stored in the refrigerator for several days, or several weeks in the freezer.
  • You can use regular rum in this as well, but the spiced rum really adds something special.

More Ways to Combat the January Blues

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Hot Buttered Rum
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Hot Buttered Rum in a glass mug with a frothy top.
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Hot Buttered Rum
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 

Hot buttered rum is warmly spiced and soothing on a cold winter’s day. Make-ahead butter, warm cider, and spiced rum make a cozy mug of comfort.

Course: Cocktail
Cuisine: American
Keyword: hot buttered rum
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 331 kcal
Author: Cathy Roma | What Should I Make For…
Ingredients
Spiced Butter
  • 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 Tbsp dark brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • pinch of cloves
  • 1/4 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
Hot Buttered Rum
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups apple cider
  • 8 oz Captaiin Morgan’s Spiced Rum
  • 4 Tbsp orange juice
Instructions
  1. Mix together the butter, sugar, spices, salt, and lemon zest until well combined. Store mixture in the refrigerator until ready to use. (Butter can be wrapped tightly and frozen for several weeks.)

  2. Combine water and cider and heat until just boiling.
  3. Divide butter mixture and rum evenly between 4 mugs and pour the cider/water into each mug.
  4. Add 1 Tbsp orange juice to each mug and whisk well. Sit back, sip, and enjoy!

Recipe Notes
  • Room temperature butter is key for blending the spiced butter. But be sure to pop it in the refrigerator to set before making your hot buttered rum.
  • The butter can be wrapped and stored in the refrigerator for several days, or several weeks in the freezer.
  • You can use regular rum in this as well, but the spiced rum really adds something special.
Nutrition Facts
Hot Buttered Rum
Amount Per Serving
Calories 331 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Cholesterol 30mg10%
Sodium 162mg7%
Potassium 139mg4%
Carbohydrates 24g8%
Sugar 21g23%
Vitamin A 390IU8%
Vitamin C 10mg12%
Calcium 32mg3%
Iron 0.3mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Update Notes: This post was originally published in December 2015 but was republished with tips in January 2020.

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About Cathy Roma

My food philosophy is simple: everything in moderation. Sweet, savory, healthy, decadent…food, like life, is all about balance. I rely on my background as a trained chef/mom to create family-friendly recipes that will inspire you to cook, not complicate your life.

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  1. Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says

    December 30, 2015 at 10:37 pm

    With temps getting a little colder this will be the PERFECT New Year’s Day cocktail! Thanks for sharing Cathy!

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  2. agreso says

    December 31, 2020 at 1:29 am

    With temps getting a little colder this will be the PERFECT New Year’s Day cocktail! Thanks for sharing Cathy!

    Reply
    • Cathy Roma says

      January 5, 2021 at 1:52 pm

      These are magic on a cold, snowy January day!

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