Kahlua - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. instant coffee
4 c. brown sugar
2 c. boiling water
1 vanilla bean, slashed
1 fifth rum or brandy

Preparation

Mix together coffee, water and sugar and let cool.
Combine with vanilla bean and alcohol in a glass jar or bottle.
Let sit in a dark place at least 4 weeks, the longer it sits, the better it gets.
Shake now and then.
Remove the vanilla bean and store in sealed glass containers.
Enjoy over ice cream or in coffee.