New England Polar Bear

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• 4 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups dark rum
• 1 1/2 cups brandy
• 8 cinnamon sticks

Recipe

• 1 place brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in food processor. scrape in seeds from vanilla bean. process until blended. do ahead butter mixture can be made 1 week ahead. wrap in plastic and chill.
• 2 bring 4 cups water to boil in large saucepan. add rum, brandy, and butter mixture; stir until butter melts. ladle into mugs and garnish with cinnamon sticks.