First and foremost, sterilize a canning jar or a bottle.
Second, add used coffee grounds to a canning jar.
1/2 cup coffee grounds
Third, add the monk fruit sweetener and stir together.
1/2 cup monk fruit sweetener
Fourth, add vanilla or hazelnut extract.
1 tsp pure vanilla or hazelnut extract
Screw on the lid and allow the coffee grounds to sit with the monk fruit sweetener.
In the morning, the coffee grounds will be have liquid in it.
Stir ingredients together.
Next, combine the maple sugar and the water and bring to a boil.
1/2 cup maple sugar, 1/4 cup water
Cook until a heavy syrup is formed.
Allow the syrup to cool.
Pour the syrup into the canning jar.
Add in the vodka or rum and let sit in a dark place for 4 - 7 days.
1/4 cup vodka or rum
The longer it sits the deeper the flavor.
Finally, pour the ingredients into a fine mesh sieve and remove the coffee grounds.
Pour the liquid back into the canning jar or bottle.
Give it as a gift or add a little to some coffee for a treat.