Let’s put the Rum in Pa-Rum Pum Pum Pum

 

We all love the holidays, but they can also be stressful. Buying presents, decorating the house, dealing with…oh, I mean enjoying the company of in-laws. Let’s admit it; we love family but when everyone comes together for Christmas, we can’t help but get a little Kris Kringle crazy. 

From our family to yours, here are a few holiday rum drinks to lift everyone’s spirit, calm the moment, and really bring on the holiday cheer. We guarantee these will make your holidays merry and bright. We also include a few recipes that serve a larger group, just in case those holiday guests stay a little longer than expected.

 

Candy Cane Cocktail

Ingredients:

• 1 shot* of vanilla rum – try using Ole Nassau Light Rum 
• 1 shot* of white chocolate liqueur (Godiva is recommended to use)
• 1 shot* peppermint schnapps
• Candy Cane for garnish

* 1 shot is 1.5 ounces

Directions:

1. Add all liquid ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake well and strain into a martini glass.
3. Garnish with a candy cane.

 

 

Rudolph’s Buttered Rum – Serves 4 (it may give you a red nose)

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature
• ¼ cup honey
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves
• pinch of salt
• ¾ cup spiced rum - try using Pusser’s Spiced rum 
• 2 cups boiling water
• 4 sticks of cinnamon for garnish

 

Directions:

1. Using an electric mixer, beat the brown sugar, butter, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt in a medium bowl until blended and smooth.
2. Transfer the mixture to a 4-cup (or larger) measuring cup.
3. Add the rum and then 2 cups of boiling water. Stir until the butter mixture dissolves.
4. Divide the buttered rum among 4 mugs. Garnish with the cinnamon sticks and serve.

 

Hot Ho Ho Cocoa (makes 6 to 8 servings)

Ingredients:

• 3 cups cold milk
• ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
• ½ tsp. cornstarch
• ¼ tsp. pure vanilla extract
• kosher salt
• 1 tbs. rum - try using Myers’s Legend Rum rum
• Optional toppings (which we recommend!): whipped cream for garnish, toasted coconut for garnish
• Optional add in- 1 tbs peppermint schnapps

Directions:

1. For the base: Whisk together the milk, sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, vanilla, and a pinch of salt in a medium saucepan.
2. Cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, until the mixture boils, about 2 minutes.
3. Reduce the heat to medium, and continue whisking until thickened, about 30 seconds more.
4. Mix in rum and additional add-ins, add the garnish, serve immediately and enjoy!!

 

Holiday Rum Pum Pum Punch (Party size recipe – makes 1 gallon)

Ingredients:

• 64 ounces cranberry juice
• 48 ounces spiced rum - try using Pusser’s Spiced rum
• 2 cups lime juice
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 3 cinnamon sticks 
• 1 tangerine sliced

Directions:

1. It doesn’t get much easier than this.
2. Mix the cranberry juice, spiced rum, lime juice, nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, and tangerine slices in a punch bowl and chill.
3. Serve over ice, and add an optional cinnamon stick to each glass.

 

Country Christmas Tea – (Makes 10 servings)

Ingredients:

• 8 cups of water
• 16 Chai tea bags
• Half a cup of spiced rum - try using Pusser’s Spiced rum
• Half a cup of vanilla flavored vodka
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 cups sweetened condensed milk

Directions:

1. Boil the 8 cups of water, and pour into a slow cooker
2. Add the 16 chai tea bags and cover with the tea bag tabs hanging outside
3. Steep for 10 minutes
4. Remove the tea bags
5. Stir in the spiced rum and vanilla-flavored vodka and 2 cinnamon sticks
6. Cover and cook in the slow cooker on low for two hours.
7. Stir in the sweetened condensed milk
8. Set the slow cooker to the warm setting until ready to serve
9. Ladle into mugs, and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Enjoy a little Holiday cheer…try them all or just one and let’s toast to the most wonderful time of the year!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipe help from the food network