Cooking with Rum: Elevate Your Recipes with the Perfect Pour
Rum isn't just for sipping or mixing into cocktails—it’s a fantastic ingredient that can add depth, sweetness, spice, and complexity to your cooking. Whether you're creating rich marinades, indulgent desserts, or flavour-packed sauces, the right rum can take your dish to the next level.
Here are five delicious recipes that showcase the versatility of rum, each paired with the perfect bottle from our collection.
1. Spiced Rum & Honey-Glazed Pork Ribs
Best Rum to Use: Saint Ives Island Barrel Aged Black Spiced RumSaint Ives Island Barrel Aged Black Spiced Rum
The deep, treacle-rich flavours of Saint Ives Island Barrel Aged Black Spiced Rum complement the smoky, caramelised crust of these slow-cooked ribs. Aged in ex-Bushmills Irish Whiskey barrels, this rum brings notes of spiced raisin, vanilla, and citrus that work beautifully in a sticky glaze.
Ingredients:
1 rack of pork ribs
3 tbsp honey
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 cloves garlic, minced
Salt & pepper to taste
Method:
Preheat the oven to 160°C.
Mix all ingredients (except the ribs) in a bowl to create the glaze.
Coat the ribs with half the glaze, wrap in foil, and bake for 2 hours.
Remove the foil, brush with the remaining glaze, and grill for 10 minutes until caramelised.
Serve with coleslaw and enjoy!
2. Welsh Witch Rum Chocolate Lava Cake
Best Rum to Use: Welsh Witch Spiced Rum
For an indulgent dessert, add Welsh Witch Spiced Rum to your chocolate lava cakes. Its notes of dried fruit, candied orange peel, and warming spices like ginger and cinnamon make this the perfect addition to a rich, molten chocolate centre.
Ingredients:
100g dark chocolate (70%)
100g unsalted butter
50g caster sugar
2 eggs
1 tbsp Welsh Witch Spiced Rum
40g plain flour
Pinch of salt
Method:
Preheat oven to 200°C and grease two ramekins.
Melt chocolate and butter together over a bain-marie.
Whisk eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy.
Stir in the melted chocolate, then fold in the flour, salt, and rum.
Pour into ramekins and bake for 9 minutes until just set but gooey in the middle.
Serve immediately with vanilla ice cream.
3. Mutiny Spiced Rum Caribbean Jerk Chicken
Best Rum to Use: Mutiny Spiced Rum – The Spirit of Rebellion
The bold, fiery flavours of jerk seasoning need a rum that can hold its own. Mutiny Spiced Rum—with its rich toffee, orange peel, and nutmeg notes—adds complexity to this classic Caribbean dish.
Ingredients:
4 chicken thighs
50ml Mutiny Spiced Rum
2 tbsp jerk seasoning
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp soy sauce
Juice of 1 lime
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Scotch bonnet pepper, finely chopped
Method:
Mix all ingredients in a bowl and marinate chicken for at least 2 hours (overnight is best).
Preheat the grill or BBQ and cook chicken for 6-8 minutes per side until charred and cooked through.
Serve with rice and peas for the ultimate Caribbean feast.
4. Beckford’s Folly Salted Caramel Banoffee Pie
Best Rum to Use: Beckford’s Folly Caramel Rum
Rum and caramel are a match made in heaven, and Beckford’s Folly Caramel Rum is the perfect addition to a luxurious homemade banoffee pie. With creamy salted caramel, scorched orange, and toffee notes, this rum enhances every bite.
Ingredients:
200g digestive biscuits
100g melted butter
1 tin of condensed milk (to make caramel)
2 ripe bananas, sliced
100ml Beckford’s Folly Caramel Rum
300ml double cream, whipped
Dark chocolate shavings (for garnish)
Method:
Crush biscuits and mix with melted butter. Press into a pie dish and chill for 30 minutes.
Simmer condensed milk in a saucepan for 5-10 minutes, stirring constantly, until it turns golden. Remove from heat and stir in the rum.
Pour the caramel over the biscuit base, add banana slices, and top with whipped cream.
Garnish with chocolate shavings and chill before serving.
5. Devil’s Bridge Rum & Ginger Hot Toddy
Best Rum to Use: Devil’s Bridge Spiced Rum
Perfect for cold nights, this warming Devil’s Bridge Spiced Rum hot toddy features notes of ginger, vanilla, cinnamon, and cardamom, making it a deeply comforting drink.
Ingredients:
50ml Devil’s Bridge Spiced Rum
1 tbsp honey
Juice of half a lemon
1 cinnamon stick
1-inch piece of fresh ginger, sliced
200ml hot water
Method:
In a mug, mix rum, honey, and lemon juice.
Add the cinnamon stick and ginger slices.
Pour over hot water, stir well, and let infuse for 5 minutes.
Enjoy by the fire for the ultimate cosy drink.
Cooking with rum unlocks a world of rich, complex flavours in both sweet and savoury dishes. Whether you’re slow-cooking meats, baking indulgent desserts, or crafting warming winter drinks, choosing the right rum makes all the difference.