Ingredients

• 1½ tablespoons instant coffee granules
• 1 tablespoon roasted whole coffee beans, optional
• ¾ cup water
• ¼ cup dark rum or coffee liqueur
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 2-3 teaspoons arrowroot

Method

1. Into a small saucepan, put the coffee granules, coffee beans if using, water, rum or liqueur, sugar and vanilla essence.
2. Simmer over a low heat for 3-5 minutes or until the sugar has dissolved.
3. If wishing to thicken the syrup further, mix the arrowroot with a dash of water to make a thin paste and stir into the hot coffee syrup and simmer for 1 minute until thickened a little. Remove from the heat, cool and serve.