Easy Homemade Kahlua Coffee Liqueur Recipe

Learn how to make a fabulous coffee liqueur at home. Here's a quick and easy homemade Kahlua recipe that requires very few ingredients and the ingredients are easy to find. This coffee liqueur is made with instant coffee, your choice of whiskey or vodka, real vanilla beans and some sugar. You can drink Kahlua straight or use it for a multitude of cocktails and desserts. This recipe makes a nice gift for the holidays as well so make sure that you double the recipe if you are wanting to give some away because your not going to want to share.
Liz's Homemade Kahlua
4 Cups water
1.5 Cups Instant coffee
6 Cups Whiskey or Vodka
6 Cups Sugar
5 Vanilla Beans
Combine the sugar, instant coffee and water together in large pot and heat on a low to medium setting until sugar and coffee are dissolved, stirring very frequently. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature. Meanwhile, cut your vanilla beans in half and scrape out the paste inside and add to your jars. Once the sugar and coffee mixture is room temperature, add your alcohol in and stir to mix. Pour your mixture into the jars with the vanilla beans. Cap and let sit out of direct sunlight for 4 weeks. Shake the jars every few days. After the sitting time, strain and put into bottles. ENJOY!!
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[@ConstantRider]

Not all content creators have flash studios & bright lights! Love your work @Liz. I'm for defs going to try this recipe. Also have you ever tried making Fireball? Would not mind a recipe if you know how to make it.

[@keithpattison6763]

Hello from Australia, it is good to see a natural person doing this. I have never tasted Kahlua and probably never will, but it was interesting to see how you made it. You are talented like you husband and I am sure your sons will turn out that way as well.

[@lizhayes7474]

Thank you

[@Narsuitus]

Thanks for the video. I like to make my homemade Kahlua Liqueur with dark rum.

[@lizhayes7474]

Sounds good

[@haywoodjablomy1361]

Same here...but with brown sugar. Closer to the real stuff!

[@joseynoyb9467]

You're pretty awesome very good job explaining all that and showing what you're doing. I'm glad I found your channel I'm going to look at more of your videos. Thanks!! P.S. I'm a pirate so I will be making it with rum YUM

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Your videos are super helpful! I watched your meat canning video several times before attempting it myself and it worked perfect for canning the scrap pieces from my elk. I usually just burger all the scraps but I’m excited to have a wider variety. Thanks for sharing, can’t wait to try your Kalua recipe!

[@lizhayes7474]

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[@TN-mb9rx]

I use 1:1 white and brown sugar. I also add 2 tablespoons of ground coffee beans. If you have dried coffee cherries, you can also add a tablespoon. I find this makes the liqueur more balanced. A colleague also uses a cup of blackcurrant liqueur.

[@ElsaRhae]

Awesome video, I’m excited to see more!

[@lizhayes7474]

Thank you

[@FeralMTLady]

Thanks for the tip on vanilla beans! I had no idea I had these options and what to do. Great video.

[@lizhayes7474]

Thank Yana!! I love using vanilla beans and I usually buy a bunch at one time.

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[@floridaman5411]

Looks great, we’ll be trying this!

[@lizhayes7474]

Thank you and Enjoy your Kahlua!!

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[@shannonludwick5738]

Awesome presentation I make a lot of Kahlua

[@lizhayes7474]

Thank you and so do I.

[@notapplicable531]

Seagrams Vodka ... "on the bottom shelf", meaning cheap? Priceless. I wonder how many Canadians are going to be having fits at that suggestion. Now don't come after me, I'm Canadian. And I'm one who is under no illusions that Canadian spirits: rye, rum and/or vodka are superior to those from most other places. I'd definitely take Jack Daniel's over any Canadian rye whisky. On another note. Great presentation form. Too bad you got distracted at the end. Best and enjoy.

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[@webb618]

Well done! Thanks

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[@mmyers3970]

Hope you do more of your adult beverage making. I've brewed beer and cider but haven't done anything else

[@lizhayes7474]

😉 there will be more!! I’m working on Peanut Butter Whiskey right now 🤗

[@danweeks1980]

Definitely going to try this! What size are the jars? Thanks for the recipe!!

[@lizhayes7474]

They are half gallon jars

[@samasiaskipperable]

Have you thought about putting the beans in vodka so everything in flavor is infused into vodka??

[@lizhayes7474]

Yeah I do. That’s how you make homemade vanilla. You put vanilla beans in vodka and let it sit until it gets as strong of a flavor as you want it to have . And it’s so much better than store bought vanilla.

[@BuddyBellTree]

Thanks for the video. Kalua is made with Rum btw. It says on the bottle.

[@lizhayes7474]

Yea that is true. I’ve made it with rum before but for some reason it doesn’t taste like the store bought stuff 🤷‍♀️ I just prefer it with vodka.

[@TN-mb9rx]

HI, What is the volume percentage of alcohol?

[@benmaynard3059]

Great video 👍

[@lizhayes7474]

Thank you.

[@MindFreeWay]

This looks like fun but I would prefer to use real coffee rather than instant. Do you know how many shots of Express coffee would equal the Jar of instant ?

[@lizhayes7474]

I’m sorry but I have no idea.

[@darlenerothery4487]

How long does a bottle of Kahlua last I found a 20-year-old bottle in my dad's pantry when he passed away. Is it safe to drink?

[@SonOfMorning]

Is it opened? If yes, then don't.

[@thequeenprivatebutreal8684]

Can I use fresh espresso from coffee beans?

[@johnvineyard67]

you did good ,, lo[ ,

[@lizhayes7474]

Thanks 😂 can’t go wrong with Kahlua!

[@escalobba]

Have you ever tried this with brown sugar? Also how about coffee made from freshly ground beans using a french press or something? Would it be 4 cups of that instead of 4 cups of water + 1.5 cups instant?

[@lizhayes7474]

I have not but my sister uses brown sugar in hers and she really likes it . As far as the instant coffee goes, if you just use regular coffee, even strong French press, it doesn’t give it the coffee taste. The only thing I’ve found to get the really strong coffee taste is to use instant coffee. I don’t drink instant coffee 🤢 but I prefer it in my Kahlua.

[@escalobba]

@@lizhayes7474 Thanks! Appreciate the reply. Really cool channel btw.

[@lisamanning586]

Can you use brown sugar???

[@lizhayes7474]

Yes you can. My sister uses brown sugar in hers. It does change the taste though . It’s good but doesn’t taste like the original Kahlua. It has more of a molasses taste to it . Still really good though.

[@marthamiller5299]

Always wonder, do you sterilize the bottles you use?

[@lizhayes7474]

No. I just wash them out. The liquor is going to kill anything that’s in the bottles.

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The alcohol has to be at least 60% to kill bacteria. Your liquor is not killing anything. But if you wash your bottles well they're sterile enough. Any remaining bacteria will be killed by being in an anoxic (oxygen free) condition.

[@lnccarpenter]

Why does vanilla extract not work? Why vanilla paste over extract?

[@lizhayes7474]

It’s just my preference. You could use vanilla extract but it could change the flavor of it, especially if you use the imitation vanilla. And a good quality vanilla can be expensive (unless you make it yourself) I couldn’t tell you how much you would need because I’ve always used beans.

[@DSMattitude]

Weird. My bottle of Kalua, made by Kalua, says its made with rum. not vodka or whiskey.

[@lizhayes7474]

When you make it homemade you can make it with whatever you want!!

[@cancelchannel3394]

Why can't you just use pure vanilla extract to make things simple and easy "/

[@lizhayes7474]

I just prefer vanilla beans and it’s cheaper to buy the beans than to buy enough pure vanilla extract to use.

[@shelleylangley3247]

Kulula is a rum-based liquor so you need rum not whiskey not vodka rum

[@lizhayes7474]

Yes it is normally rum based I like to make it with rum but I also like to make it different ways to give it unique flavors. My favorite way is with vodka and whiskey.

[@squirrelcovers6340]

Kahlua is made of RUM, not vodka.

[@lizhayes7474]

When you make it homemade you can use whatever liquor you like. I rotate between vodka, whisky and rum when I make it for gifts. We prefer it with vodka or whisky.

[@gigib.965]

How did it sit for a month?? You left everything on the counter in the same position for a month? And you wore the same shirt?? Lol

[@lizhayes7474]

Multiple batches at different times going on

[@maquinas2000]

you lost me at "instant coffee" I left

[@TKOrchids]

That's what the majority of homemade Kahlú is made from.

[@skepticfucker280]

I want to make a pint, how much instant coffee should I use? Is the amount of coffee 2x strength of a normal cup of coffee? 3x, 4x, 5x? If I have that as a refrence I could measure out myself, just not sure how strong the coffee part should be. Also, being that it's instant coffee and sugar could I just use all alcohol instead of water and keep the proof high? I'm hoping to make it tonight so it has enough time to sit before giving as an Xmas gift. Cheers, thanks for your time and much love to all.

[@lizhayes7474]

That’s a hard one for me to answer because I’ve never done it . I will say DO NOT simmer alcohol in a pot to dissolve the sugar in because alcohol is highly flammable and you could set your kitchen on fire. It also evaporates quickly so you are going to lose the liquid. In my recipe you are heating the water up to dissolve the sugar and coffee and then pouring the alcohol in only once the water is cooled off. So you would need a little water to dissolves those things in. The instant coffee makes it very strong. It’s not coffee that I would want to drink. It’s probably 5x as strong. But you could easily make it stronger with coffee. If you made it and it didn’t taste enough like coffee then you could just heat a tiny bit of water up and add some instant coffee to it and then once it’s dissolved, add it to the rest of it. Or if it’s too strong just add some more water to even it out. It’s really adaptable but I’m hestitant to give you any measurements because it’s not something I’ve done and I would not want to tell you to do it and it taste terrible. So really bottom line is you are gonna have to experiment with it. Sorry I can’t be of more help.

[@skepticfucker280]

@@lizhayes7474 thank you, I basically took 2 cups of sugar, half a vinalla bean and enough instant coffee to make 6-7cups and added just enough hot water to get everything to desolve. Then I tasted it and felt it needed more sugar and coffee so I added more instant coffee till there was a little bit not desolving and then did the same with the sugar. I finished filling the pint bottle I already filled half way with 78% liquor. Hoping that cause I used minimal water for the syrup that it stays around 35proof. Only about half my coffee/sugar syrup was used so I saved the rest to drink in the morning with a good amount of milk. Lol The alcohol I used was a peach/nectarine brandy that was unaged (peach moonshine) and I'm hoping the brandy flavors get covered up with the coffee. My parents are a fan of coffee liquors and Irish Cream ect, not so much of a mason jar filled with peaches and rocket fuel (my sister's Xmas present) so I'm hoping this works well. In 2 weeks I'm going to put in a different jar and hopefully leave the stuff that settles at the bottom and filter out the vanilla bean. Thank you for the time spent replying, you reply has made me more comfortable with the decisions I took while making this. Cheers and much love to you and your family/friends.

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