Gluten-Free Hot Buttered Rum

Hot buttered rum is a fireplace in a mug: spiced butter batter whisked into dark rum and hot water until frothy. Distilled rum is gluten-free by nature, so this winter classic needs zero adaptation — just a batch of batter parked in the fridge for cold nights.

Yield: 1 mug (batter serves 12) · Time: 10 min

Ingredients

• Batter (12 drinks): 1/2 cup (115 g) soft butter, 3/4 cup (150 g) brown sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp each nutmeg and cloves, pinch salt, 1/2 tsp vanilla
• Per mug: 2 tbsp batter
• 2 oz dark rum
• 3/4 cup (180 ml) very hot water
• Cinnamon stick to stir

Directions

1. Beat the batter ingredients until fluffy; refrigerate up to a month.
2. Drop 2 tablespoons of batter into a warm mug.
3. Add the rum, then the hot water.
4. Whisk with a fork until frothy and finish with a cinnamon stick.

Pro tip: Batter also melts magnificently over baked apples — the jar earns its fridge space twice.

Gluten-Free Notes

Naturally gluten-free ingredients can still pick up gluten in processing, so choose labeled gluten-free versions of anything packaged here. Our label-reading checker walks through the details if you’re new to this.

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