Cozy Hot Toddy Recipe
This Cozy Hot Toddy Recipe blends boiling water with honey, dark rum, lemon juice, and warming spices like cinnamon and cloves. The resulting drink is the perfect warm beverage with a balance of sweet, citrus, and aromatic notes, ideal for sipping on cold days.
Ingredients
- 2 cups water or hot tea, boiling
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3 ounces dark rum or whiskey or bourbon
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice fresh
- 2 cinnamon stick
- 2 clove whole
- 2 lices lemon
Instructions
- Add cinnamon sticks and cloves to two mugs.
- Pour boiling water and let steep 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in honey, rum and lemon juice. Add lemon slices and serve.
Notes
- Add tea bags with spices while steeping for added tea flavor if desired; remove before serving.
- Substitute rum with whiskey or bourbon to vary the base spirit.
- Serve immediately while hot to enjoy the drink’s warmth and aroma fully.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 cocktails
Amount Per Serving
Calories 142
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 142 | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 14mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.