Homemade Kahlua — by Sue Wobken

Ingredients:
6 cups granulated sugar
4 cups water
1/4 cup instant coffee granules
1 cup water
1 (750 ml) bottle vodka
1/2 cup vanilla extract

Directions:
• Dissolve sugar in 4 cups water in a pan over medium heat. Once dissolved, boil for 10 minutes then set aside.
• Dissolve coffee granules in 1 cup water in a pan over medium heat. Once dissolved, boil for 8 minutes.
• Combine sugar mixture and coffee mixture.
• Let cool to room temperature.
• Stir vodka and vanilla into cooled coffee mixture.
• Store in sealed, decorative bottles.

If you are planning on giving this as a gift, you can can garnish with one whole vanilla bean inside the bottle. The recipe yeilds approximately 10 cups.