Description
This Homemade Baileys Irish Cream recipe saves money, avoids preservatives, and tastes even better than store-bought. With just six simple ingredients, you’ll create a velvety, chocolate-kissed cream liqueur that’s perfect for sipping, gifting, or adding to coffee and desserts.
Ingredients
Scale
Essential Ingredients:
- 1 cup heavy cream or half-and-half
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1⅔ cups Irish whiskey (Jameson recommended)
- 3 tbsp chocolate syrup
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ tsp instant coffee granules
Optional Substitutions:
- Evaporated milk instead of cream
- Bourbon or Canadian whiskey instead of Irish
- Cocoa powder instead of chocolate syrup
- Flavored instant coffee for variations
Instructions
- Prepare coffee base: Dissolve instant coffee in 2 tbsp whiskey until smooth.
- Combine bases: Add heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, and remaining whiskey to blender.
- Add flavors: Mix in chocolate syrup, vanilla, and dissolved coffee.
- Blend: Blend on low for 20–30 seconds. Do not over-blend.
- Store: Pour into glass bottles with lids. Refrigerate 2 hours before serving.
Notes
Shake well before each use. Store in refrigerator for 2–3 months. Natural separation is normal.
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Drinks, Cocktails, Homemade Liqueurs
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Irish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 oz
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 7.5g
- Sodium: 25mg
- Fat: 4.5g
- Saturated Fat: 2.8g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1.2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: homemade Baileys, Irish cream recipe, cream liqueur, DIY liqueur, Baileys copycat recipe