A Sassy Spoon

Cooking with Rum: Best Sweet and Savory Recipes

*plus 5 rum cocktails*

Rum Toffee Pecan Sticky Buns

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Pecan sticky buns filled with cinnamon brown sugar and topped with a decadent rum toffee sauce! Think cinnamon rolls but with a buttery, ooey gooey, sticky topping.

Coquito French Toast (The Best French Toast Recipe!)

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The best french toast recipe made with brioche bread, coconut milk, spiced rum, coconut flakes and drizzled with pure maple syrup!

Baked Ham with Brown Sugar Glaze

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Baked ham made with a rum and coke brown sugar glaze which adds a hint of incredible caramelized, sweetness. Perfect for holidays or any day of the week!

Candied Sweet Potatoes

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Soft, caramelized, candied sweet potatoes are made with brown sugar, maple syrup, and warm spices. Perfect for the holidays, but so delicious you can make them all year long!

Chicharron de Pollo (Fried Chicken Chunks)

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Chicharron de Pollo is made with chicken thigh chunks, marinated in a citrusy-garlicky rum marinade, coated in flour, then fried to crispy perfection. 

Guava BBQ Sauce From Scratch

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Tangy, sweet guava BBQ sauce made from scratch without ketchup. Perfect for cooking, grilling, and brushing on chicken, pork, ribs, and more. 

Baked Apple Empanadas

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Baked apple empanadas are dessert empanadas made with a buttery brown sugar apple filling and drizzled with a spiced rum icing. It's basically apple pie on the go!

5-ingredient Piña Colada Popsicles

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Pretend like it's Summer all year long with these easy to make creamy pina colada popsicles made with just 5 ingredients!

Easy Tiramisu Recipe

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Tiramisu is a rich and creamy Italian dessert made with espresso-rum soaked ladyfingers, whipped mascarpone, and cocoa powder. The best dessert you'll ever make!

Coquito Cheesecake Bars (Puerto Rican Eggnog)

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Creamy cheesecake bars with the sweet flavors of Puerto Rican eggnog made with a buttery graham cracker crust, rum, coconut, and cinnamon.

Coquito Sugar Cookies (Puerto Rican Eggnog)

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Soft, cut-out sugar cookies topped with a coquito (Puertorican eggnog) icing made with full-fat coconut milk, cinnamon, and rum.

Classic Cuban Mojito

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This classic Cuban mojito is a refreshingly sweet, minty, and citrusy cocktail made with mint leaves, cane sugar, Cuban white rum, and fresh lime. Just 5 ingredients!

Cuba Libre Cocktail Recipe

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A Cuba Libre is a mixed drink made with Cuban rum, Coca-Cola, and fresh lime juice. Easy to make and way more delicious than your typical rum and coke cocktail.

Coconut Mojito Recipe

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Coconut mojito is a refreshing twist of the classic Cuban mojito made with coconut rum, coconut water, fresh lime juice, and a coconut lime salted rim. 

Creamy Coquito with Rum

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Easy 15-minute recipe, it blends together coconut, rum, and warming spices with sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk. Rich, boozy, and terrific holiday treat!

Crema de Vie (Cuban Eggnog)

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Crema de vie is creamy Cuban eggnog made with cinnamon simple syrup, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, eggs, vanilla, and rum.