Best Rum Syrup Recipes

GINGERBREAD PUMPKIN WAFFLES WITH BUTTERMILK-RUM CARAMEL SYRUP

Steps:

• For the buttermilk-rum caramel syrup: Combine the sugar, buttermilk, butter, corn syrup and baking soda in a medium saucepan and cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, until amber brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the rum, vanilla and sea salt. Transfer to a heat-resistant bowl, cover and keep warm.
• For the gingerbread pumpkin waffles: Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Place a baking rack on top of a baking sheet.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, muscovado sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, butter, pumpkin puree, sour cream and molasses until smooth. Add the wet ingredients to the bowl with the dry ingredients and whisk until the mixture is just combined. Fold in the candied ginger. Cover and let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.
• Preheat a waffle iron and brush the grates liberally with butter. Fill the waffle wells and cook according to the manufacturer¿s instructions until crisp and golden. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and keep warm in the oven until ready to serve. Repeat with more melted butter and the remaining batter. Serve with the buttermilk-rum caramel syrup.

TEARIMISS YOU: VANILLA RUM CAKE SOAKED WITH COFFEE RUM SYRUP AND WHIPPED CREAM MARSALA MASCARPONE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line muffin pans with 24 muffin liners. In the bowl of an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, whisk both flours, the granulated sugar, baking powder and salt until well combined. With the mixer on low speed, add the butter. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping the bowl as needed. Add the milk, rum and vanilla, and mix for about a minute until well combined. Fill the prepared muffin pans three-quarters full with batter and bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 24 minutes.
• For the coffee rum syrup: Combine the hot coffee, granulated sugar and rum in a bowl and whisk until the sugar dissolves. Refrigerate until cool.
• For the frosting: In the bowl of an electric mixer with the whisk attachment, combine the whipping cream and marsala and whip until stiff peaks form. In another bowl, mix the mascarpone cheese and powdered sugar with a wooden spoon until well combined. Fold the mascarpone mixture into the whipped cream and refrigerate until use.
• To assemble: Use a pastry brush to soak the cupcakes with the rum coffee syrup, soaking twice. Top with whipped cream marsala mascarpone frosting.

WHITE TEA AND RUM COCKTAIL WITH HONEY-LIME SYRUP

Steps:

• For the honey-lime syrup: Bring the honey, lime peel and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan; cook until reduced slightly. Transfer the syrup to a container with a lid and refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes. Remove the peel before using. (Makes about 1 1/3 cups; cover and refrigerate extra syrup for up to 1 week.)
• For the white tea and rum cocktail: Combine the tea, rum, lime juice, 1/2 ounce of the honey-lime syrup and some ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Shake for 10 seconds. Strain into a martini glass and serve straight-up. Float a lime slice on top.

CIDER-POACHED APPLES WITH CANDIED WALNUTS, RUM CREAM, AND CIDER SYRUP

Steps:

• Poach apples:
• Peel top third of each apple and rub peeled part with lemon half. Put apples in a wide 5-quart heavy pot and add cider and brown sugar. Bring to a boil, covered, over medium heat (this will take 25 to 30 minutes). Remove from heat and cool apples in cider, covered, about 1 hour.
• Make candied walnuts:
• Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in lower third.
• Stir together all ingredients with a pinch of salt, then spread on a small baking sheet into a 10-inch round. Bake, rotating sheet halfway through, until golden, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a rack and loosen nuts, then cool (nuts will crisp as they cool).
• Whip cream and assemble dessert:
• Beat cream with sugar, rum, and vanilla using an electric mixer until it just holds soft peaks.
• Drain apples, reserving poaching liquid for another use. Put an apple on each plate and sprinkle with candied walnuts. Dollop cream next to each apple and drizzle (bottled) boiled cider all over.

RUM SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and the water over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Continue cooking, without stirring, until mixture reaches a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook 5 minutes more.
• Remove pan from heat, and stir in rum. Let cool to room temperature.

RUM-RAISIN MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring raisins, syrup, and rum to a simmer in a small saucepan. Remove from heat. Let stand until raisins are plump, at least 15 minutes.

SPICED RUM RAISIN MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine raisins with rum and let stand 15 minutes. In a small heavy saucepan combine maple syrup, sugar, water, spices, and a pinch of salt and simmer, covered, and stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Add raisin mixture and simmer, covered, 2 minutes. Discard cinnamon stick and cloves.
• Serve syrup warm. The syrup keeps, covered and chilled, 1 week.

ROAST PINEAPPLE WITH LIME-RUM SYRUP OVER COCONUT ICE CREAM

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut off and discard exterior of pineapple, as well as any remaining brown spots. Core fruit; discard core. Cut fruit into one-inch cubes. Place pineapple in a large mixing bowl.
• 2. Make Sichuan pepper syrup: Bring Sichuan pepper, ½ cup sugar, ½ cup water, lime juice and half of lime zest to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring to help sugar dissolve. Cook mixture until reduced a tiny bit, 1-2 minutes. Let mixture steep, off heat, 5-10 minutes.
• 3. Pour Sichuan pepper syrup over pineapple chunks, tossing gently to coat. Spread pineapple out in one layer on a parchment-paper-lined rimmed baking sheet. Pour any syrup remaining in bowl over pineapple. Roast pineapple in oven, shaking pan occasionally, 20 minutes. Transfer pineapple and any accumulated juices back to bowl. Set aside.
• 4. Meanwhile, make lime-rum syrup: Bring ½ cup cold water, remaining granulated sugar, Demerara sugar, remaining lime zest and vanilla seeds, to a boil in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook until sugar dissolves, 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool to room temperature. Once cooled, stir in rum.
• 5. To serve, place a scoop or two of coconut ice cream or sorbet in a bowl, then top with roasted pineapple and a drizzle of boozy syrup.

VANILLA ICE CREAM WITH KIWI AND BANANA IN LIME RUM SYRUP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan simmer water with sugar, rum, and zest 5 minutes. add kiwi and simmer 2 minutes. Cut banana into 1/4-inch slices and simmer in syrup 30 seconds. Transfer fruit with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Boil syrup until reduced to about 1/2 cup and stir in fruit.
• Serve fruit and syrup over ice cream.

COCONUT MOUSSE WITH RUM SYRUP

Steps:

• Sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup of water and reserve.
• Using a whisk, mix coconut cream with yolks. Place in a heavy saucepan over low heat and cook, stirring, until mixture thickens.
• Add gelatin mixture and stir until gelatin dissolves. Set aside to cool.
• Beat egg whites until stiff, slowly adding 1/2 cup sugar while beating. Fold into coconut cream until well mixed.
• Boil remaining 1/2 cup sugar with the 1/2 cup water until thick and syrupy - 220 degrees on a candy thermometer. Cool and add rum and vanilla.
• Butter a charlotte mold. Soak ladyfingers thoroughly, one by one, in the sugar syrup and line the sides of the mold. Pour in a third of the coconut cream. Moisten more ladyfingers and layer over the cream. Repeat twice, ending with ladyfingers.
• Refrigerate at least 6 hours.
• Whip the cream just before serving, and unmold the mousse on a round platter. Garnish with candied violets and mint leaves, if desired. Serve with the whipped cream.

RUM BABA ( WITH THE BEST BABA SYRUP EVER)

Steps:

• Sieve flour into a bowl. Cream the yeast with some of the warm milk.
• Make a well in the dough and pour in the yeast mixture. Cover with a cloth and leave in a warm place until it ferments.
• Add the remaining warm milk, the currants and the beaten eggs. Knead well to a smooth elastic dough.
• Replace in bowl , cover with a cloth and allow to rise in a warm place.
• Add the sugar butter and salt, mix until well absorbed.
• Half fill the greased dariole moulds or deep muffin pan, and allow to rise.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 220 c ( 425 f) for about 20 minutes.
• Turn out when cooked. Cool slightly.
• Soak carefully in hot syrup.
• Sprinkle liberally with the rum.
• SYRUP:.
• Boil all the ingredients together and strain.

RUM SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine sugar, rum, and 5 cups water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat and continue cooking until liquid is clear, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Use immediately or reheat before soaking.

CINNAMON RUM SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine sugar, water and cinnamon in a small saucepan.
• Bring to a boil over high heat and boil until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat; stir in rum and lemon.
• Pour syrup into a clean jar with a tight-fitting lid and store in the refrigerator.

PINEAPPLE IN GINGER RUM SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring water, sugar, and ginger to a boil in a wide 6-quart heavy pot, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then boil, uncovered, 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let syrup steep, covered, 10 minutes.
• Remove ginger with a slotted spoon and discard. Add pineapple to syrup and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until pineapple is translucent, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Transfer pineapple with slotted spoon to a heatproof bowl, then boil syrup, uncovered, until reduced to 2 cups, 10 to 15 minutes. Add rum to syrup and gently boil 1 minute, then pour over pineapple. Cool to room temperature, about 45 minutes. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
• Pineapple in syrup can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.

PINEAPPLE IN LIME, VANILLA AND RUM SYRUP

Steps:

• Soak the wooden skewers in cold water for at least 30 minutes before broiling or grilling the pineapple.
• Gently heat the sugar and water together in a saucepan, until the sugar dissolves. Halve the vanilla bean, scrape the seeds from the pod, and add them to the pan. Add the rest of the bean pod, and the lime zest, as well. Simmer the ingredients gently for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the liquid is reduced and syrupy. Add the rum to the mixture, if using.
• Preheat the broiler on high or preheat a grill to medium-high, and lightly oil the grate.
• Meanwhile, remove the top and tail of the pineapple. Carve away the skin and scoop out the spiny eyes. Cut the pineapple crosswise into eighths, and discard the inner core from each piece. Slide the pineapple slices onto the presoaked wooden skewers.
• Broil the skewered pineapple pieces for 8 to 10 minutes on a baking pan lined with aluminum foil or grill the skewers 8 to 10 minutes. Spoon the hot spiced syrup over the skewers, and serve with ice cream, if desired.

MAPLE SYRUP RUM BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat over to 250F. Line bean pot with sliced port. Pour in beans and their cooking water. Roll onion in dry mustard until all mustard sticks to it. Bury it in centre of beans. Pour maple syrup and coarse salt on top. Bake covered for 6 to 8 hours, adding more hot water if needed to keep beans moist. Uncover for last hour of cooking. Cover beans with whole apples, placed as close together as possible. Cream together butter and sugar and spread on top of apples. This forms a delicious topping when beans are baked. Pour rum on top before serving.

FIG, NUT AND RUM SYRUP

Steps:

• Place figs and water in 2 batches in a blender and blend till semi smooth but still chunky.
• Place in a heavy bottom pot with sugar and spices.
• Bring to a rolling boil at 225°F using a candy thermometer for 20 minutes. Stirring almost constantly so not to burn or to boil over. Add nuts and continue stirring for 5 more minutes.
• Turn off heat and add carefully dark rum stirring.
• All the stirring over this heavenly scented syrup is so worth it and you get a facial too! ;).
• Pour into sterile jars place clean lids and process for 10 minutes.
• Store out of light. Refrigerate once opened.

GENOISE LAYER CAKE WITH RUM SYRUP AND WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter two 9-inch cake pans, line bottom with parchement paper and set aside.
• Wisk egg yolks and 1 cup sugar in the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer set over a pan of simmering water until sugar has desolved and mixture is warm, 3 to 4 minutes. attach bowl to mixer fitted with the wisk attachment. add vanilla and salt. Beat on mudium speed until the mixture is pale and thick, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a latge bowl.
• Put egg whites into the clean, dry bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the wisk attachment. Beat egg whites on medium-high speed until soft peaks form. gradually add remailing 1/2 cup sugar. Beating until stif, glossy peaks form.
• Fold one-third of the egg white mixture into the yolk mixture. Fold in the remaining egg white mixture. fold in flour, then butter, until just combined.
• Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake until a cake tester inserted into centers comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Turn out cakes onto racks, then remove the parchment paper. reinvert and let cool completely.
• For the syrup bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Cook, stiring consistantly, until sugar has dissolved. Stop stiring and bring to a boil. reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in rum, let cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the whipped cream: Put cream, sugar and vanilla into a clean bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the wisk attachment. Beat on medium-low speed until medium peaks form.
• Assemble the cake:.
• Put pastry cream into the clean, dry bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the wisk attachement. Beat on medium-low speed until smooth. Trim tops of cakes to be flat and halve each horizontally.
• Place 1 layer on a cake plate and brush top with syrup, then spred with half the pastery cream. top with the second cake layer, brush top with syrup. Top with 1/4-inch-thick layer of whipped cream. Top with the third cake layer. Bruch with syrup, then spread with remaining pastry cream. Top with final cake layer and brush with syrup. Insert a wooden skewer through center to hold layers together. Using kitchen shears, cup skewer flush with top of cake. Spread whipped crean all over the top and sides of the cake. Refrigerate 1 to 4 hours. Decorate cake plate with leaves, if desired. Discard skewer after slicing cake.
• PASTERY CREAM:.
• Bring milk, 1/4 cup sugar, the vanilla bean and seeds, and salt to a simmer in a medium saucepan over mediun heat.
• Wisk egg yolks and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a medium bowl. wisk in cornstarch, 1 tablespoon at a time. Ladle 1/2 cup hot milk mixture into yolk mixture, wisking. Add remaininf milk mixture, 1/2 cup at a time. pour mixture into a pan and heat. wisking constantly, until mixture comes to a simmer and has thickened, about 2 minutes. discard vanilla bean.
• Transfer mixture to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add butter and mix on medium speed until butter has melted and mixture has cooled, about 5 minutes. Remove bowl and plastic wrap directly on surface to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours (up to 2 days).

SPICE RUM BANANA STUFFED FRENCH TOAST WITH MANGO MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• For banana mixture
• In 8" skillet, melt 2 tablespoons I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Original Soft Spread. Add 3/4 of banana, peanut butter, rum, sugar and pinch of salt. You will get flames so be careful in handling your skillet. Bring to boil, breaking down the bananas using a wooden fork or spoon. Using same spoon, stir until bananas have cooked down and rum has infused. You want to end up with a semi-thick mixture with some chunkiness in the bananas. Set aside and cool.
• For toast
• Whisk eggs in medium bowl. Add milk, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla extract. Combine well. Drench each slice of bread until fully covered in egg mixture. Using stovetop grill pan, melt remaining 2 tablespoons of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Original Soft Spread and grill one slice of bread. Top first slice with banana mixture, the cover with the second slice of bread and press down using a spatula. Cook on each side until bread is golden brown and egg is cooked through, approximately 4-5 minutes on each side. Lastly, cook remaining bananas in same grill pan for 2-3 minutes.
• For syrup topping
• In small bowl mash mango using fork until broken down but still a bit chunky. Stir in maple syrup until both are well combined. You may add a pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg here.
• To plate
• Slice French toast diagonally. Pour mango syrup, top with remaining bananas and dust with confectioner's sugar and a dash more cinnamon.
• Nutrition Information Per Serving
• Calories 490, Calories From Fat 160, Saturated Fat 5g, Trans Fat 0g, Total Fat 18g, Cholesterol 320mg, Sodium 470mg, Total Carbohydrates 54g, Sugars 32g, Dietary Fiber 5g, Protein 16g, Vitamin A 25%, Vitamin C 20%, Calcium 15%, Iron 15%

APRICOT NECTAR BUNDT WITH HOT BUTTERED RUM SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a Bundt pan. Set aside.
• In large mixer bowl, mix together cake mix, dry pudding powder, nectar, oil, and lemon extract. Add eggs, one at a time and beat well after each addition.
• Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan and bake @ 325 degrees until top springs back when lightly touched and tester comes out clean. This should take 40-55 minutes. Mine was perfect @ 40 minutes. Do not overbake. You want this to remain moist inside.
• While cake is baking, make your buttered rum syrup: Melt butter over low heat. Add lemon juice and zest, and nectar. Gradually add confectioners sugar, stirring well to remove any lumps. Cook and stir until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and stir in rum. Your syrup will be thin. This works well to soak into the cake and all ingredients are needed to produce the flavor we want.
• After removing cake from oven, carefully poke holes in top with a skewer or chopstick. While cake and syrup are still warm, slowly pour 1/2 of syrup over cake and into holes.
• Allow cake to remain in pan for 20 minutes. Turn cake out onto cake plate. Poke holes in top of cake. Stir remaining syrup well and slowly pour over cake. Allow cake to sit and cool completely prior to slicing. Cook's tip: cake is even more moist and flavorful the next day. Kick it up a notch by serving with canned fruit on the slice or on the side.