Hot Buttered Rum

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 pint vanilla ice cream (the real thing. NOT low fat)
  • Rum or Brandy

With electric mixer cream together the butter, sugars and spices until well blended. Add softened ice cream and mix again until well blended. Put into quart container and freeze.

To serve, spoon 2-4 tablespoons of mixture into mug, add 1 to 1 1/2 shots of rum or brandy, fill with boiling water. Stir. Top with a sprinkle of ground nutmeg.