![CONNELLY'S COWLUA [Kahlua]](http://www.vanillapura.com/cdn/shop/articles/shutterstock_1052535086.png?v=1639457231&width=1024)
Cowlua... a little farm humor from Nebraska! You gotta try this Kahlua recipe. It takes a little longer to brew, but all good things come to those who wait. Sweet Cowlua dreams!
Ingredients:
-2 1/2 Cups Strong Black Coffee
-2 1/2 Cups of good Vodka
-2 Cups Sugar
--1/2 Cup Vanilla Bean Sugar
-1oz Whole Vanilla Beans
1/4 Cup Whole Coffee Bean
Instructions:
-Start by adding the sugar to the brewed coffee, stir until dissolved. Brew your coffee strong but not bitterly. A good medium bodied arabica coffee is a great option. Or use your favorite kind of coffee. Adding whole coffee beans enhances the flavor. And decaf is always an option if that’s your preference.
-Add vanilla beans, cool completely
-Add whole coffee beans (optional)
-Stir in the alcohol
**You can make this in a gallon jar then strain and re-bottle for gifting. The brew time is about 6-8 months giving the vanilla time extract. When bottling, you can remove the vanilla beans and keep them for yourself or divide the beans between the bottles and gift them with the Kahlua. Starlette makes a different version each year for her adult kids.
Thanks so much for sharing Starlette!
Comments
Thank you for all of the questions about making this Cowlua! I’ll do my best to answer each one…
- It’s recommended to leave the vanilla beans whole but for a more prominent vanilla flavor, and caviar in your Cowlua, then you can split them open.
- The 1/4 cup coffee beans are optional and in addition to the brewed coffee, add them to the coffee once it has cooled. Strain the beans out when brewing is complete.
- Glycerin can be used to make extracts (a ratio of 1 pint of glycerin to 6oz of water). Using it to make this liquor based drink would alter the taste somewhat though.
- You’ll need 2 cups of sugar plus 1/2 cup vanilla sugar if you have it for this recipe, so 2 1/2 cups in total.
- With a high alcohol content this brew should keep for a long while, if you can resist drinking it! Keep it in the fridge to extend the shelf life.
- The Cowlua is best served with some milk/cream as a drink, or used in your favorite recipes that call for Kalhua!
Hi ! There are alot of questions on this post that aren’t answered. I was wanting to make, but I have the same questions.
Do you add this extract to cream or is this the entire drink served over ice? Thank you
Love this concoction so far. It won’t be done for a while, but the flavor is already intense. The aroma is quite heavenly!!!
Not that it will last, but how long is the shelf life? Or does it have one?
The recipe says 3 cups sugar and then 1/2 cup vanilla sugar. Is that 2 1/2 cups total or 1/2 c vanilla sugar is part of the 2 cups. At what point do the whole coffee beans get strained, after the completion of the brew time ? Thank you
The recipe says 3 cups sugar and then 1/2 cup vanilla sugar. Is that 2 1/2 cups total or 1/2 c vanilla sugar is part of the 2 cups. At what point do the whole coffee beans get strained, after the completion of the brew time ? Thank you
Where do the whole coffee beans come into the recipe? I would love to give this a try.
Could this be made with glycerin and if so, what glycerin/water ratio would you recommend to rep,ace the alcohol?
What do we do with the whole beans??
1/4 cup coffee beans? are what you brew, or go into the extract whole?
Do you split the vanilla beans open or leave them whole?
Thanks for the recipe!
I would love to make this. I just need to know when and what to do with the whole coffee beans.
Thanks in advance
How much alcohol?
Hey, when do the coffee beans go in n come out?? Sure sounds good!