A few years ago while living in India, the severe lack of interesting drinks options led me to search for DIY versions of cream liqueurs. So yesterday I felt nostalgic and inspired to look for such recipes again and I came across the most amazing sounding one ever. Nutella Liqueur.  I absolutely love Nutella, although it’s been ages since I’ve eaten it as intended. Whenever I pick up a jar it makes me feel guilty so I put it away in a kitchen cupboard, only to be excavated again to have a spoonful or two when I am in particular need of Nutella goodness. But of course this I had to try, so off I went buying a new jar….

Nutella Liqueur

400g Nutella

Some vanilla essence

3-4 Tbsp Hot water

2 Tbsp instant coffee (optional)

250g powdered sugar

400ml single cream (I used cream with a long shelf life rather than fresh cream)

700ml dark rum

It’s rather tricky dissolving nutella in cold cream and rum, hence the hot water. If you’re using coffee, mix the coffee and water first, then add nutella and stir until you have a smooth paste. Then add sugar and try to dissolve it as well as you can. Then the rum (more stirring) and the cream. If you’re finding it hard to get a smooth liquid, you might want to use a mixer or blender before adding the cream. You don’t want to beat it to death after all!

Then fill in bottles and store in the fridge. It should develop its flavour within a day or so, although I felt it was already quite delicious straightaway.

Feel free to adjust the quantities – in fact I used slightly less rum because I was worried it wasn’t particularly good quality rum and would taste too sharp. If in doubt, start with smaller quantities and keep tasting and adjusting.

Actually this has come out so well, I am tempted to try more flavours – how about heating some cream and dissolving fudge in it for a vanilla / fudge flavoured liqueur? Oh the possibilities are endless!

Cheers!

UPDATE: When I tried this recipe, all I had was double cream and the original recipe didn’t specify which to use. After a day or so in the fridge the liqueur is now of a custard type consistency, a bit thick for my liking. So I’ve amended the recipe to say single cream should be used.

Vanilla Fudge Liqueur

I’ve also made a different flavour – Vanilla Fudge Liqueur which has come out perfect (even after refrigeration).