Polar Bear

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/4 cups packed golden brown sugar
• 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.
• 2 scrape in seeds from vanilla bean.
• 3 process until blended.
• 4 bring 4 cups water to boil in large saucepan.
• 5 add rum, brandy, and butter mixture; stir until butter melts.
• 6 ladle into mugs and garnish with cinnamon sticks.