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Makes

1 drink

Ingredients

For the Maple-Rum Sauce

  • cups heavy cream
  • cup packed dark brown sugar
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • cup plus 3 tablespoons spiced rum
  • 3 teaspoons corn starch

For the Drink

  • Maple rum sauce recipe follows
  • 1 ounce brewed espresso espresso roast brewed drip coffee will work, just make it dark
  • 1 ounce espresso-infused vodka
  • Seeds from 1 fresh vanilla bean
  • ½ ounce Amaro Montenegro
  • ½ ounce coffee brandy
  • ½ ounce Kahlua
  • Coffee bean garnish

Instructions

For the Maple-Rum Sauce

  • Combine the cream, sugar, maple syrup, and ⅓ cup rum in a medium saucepan and bring to a slow boil over low heat. Dissolve the corn starch in the remaining 3 tablespoons of rum. Whisk in the cornstarch mixture, cook on low for another 2 minutes, until thickened. Remove from heat and let cool.
  • For the leftovers, store in the refrigerator (after it’s cooled) for 4–5 days or freeze for up to 3 weeks. Simply reheat in the microwave on low to warm if you want to serve warm over ice cream or in hot coffee.

For the Drink

  • Using the squeeze bottle, drizzle the chilled rum sauce on the inside of a martini glass. Mix espresso, vodka, vanilla bean seeds, Amaro, brandy, and Kahlua over ice in a cocktail shaker and strain into the martini glass. Garnish with espresso beans. You could also dip the rim in the rum sauce and then into crushed espresso beans.