Colonial Hot Buttered Rum

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Description

A warm, spiced beverage made with butter, brown sugar, and dark rum. A cozy drink for chilly evenings or holiday gatherings.

Ingredients
  • 2 cups brown sugar 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 quarts hot water
  • 3 cinnamon sticks
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 2 cups rum
  • 1 cup sweetened whipped cream ground nutmeg to taste
Directions
  1. Combine the brown sugar, butter, salt and hot water in 5 quart slow cooker. Add cinnamon sticks and cloves. Cover and cook on Low for 5 hours. Stir in rum.
  2. Ladle from the slow cooker into mugs, and top with whipped cream and a dusting of nutmeg.