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Frozen Irish Coffee
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- Total Time
- 5 minutes, plus freezing
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Ingredients
- ½cup vanilla ice cream
- 1¼cups whole milk, frozen in an ice cube tray
- 4ounces strong coffee or cold brew, chilled
- 2ounces brandy
- 2ounces coffee liqueur
- ¼teaspoon fresh coffee grounds, for garnish
Preparation
- Step 1
Add ice cream, frozen milk cubes, chilled coffee, brandy and coffee liqueur to a blender. Combine on high until the ice is crushed and the drink is smooth. (It will have the consistency of a thin milkshake.)
- Step 2
Divide between highball glasses and swirl �� teaspoon coffee grounds on the top of each drink.
Private Notes
Cooking Notes
For small, recipe-type amounts of alcoholic beverages, you can always buy nip bottles at the liquor store.
This sounds amazing. But I don't have coffee liqueur and am reluctant to buy just for one recipe. How would it be with 4 ounces of Bourbon instead? And I think I will garnish it with shaved bits of dark chocolate, not coffee grounds.
If you have bourbon and a bit of time to plan ahead, you can easily infuse bourbon with coffee beans: mix a tbsp of beans (decaf if you want) + 1/4 c. (or so) bourbon in a small jar for a day or two (two is best), shaking gently when you think of it. Strain the beans out before you use it. Coffee liquor is very sweet, so a bit of extra sweetener may be in order...or not, as you choose.
I'm sorry, but English brandy in Irish coffee? ;) Please use Irish Whiskey or maybe Irish cream liqueur and then reduce the milk a little. <3
Kahlua liquer can be addictive (in a good way!) It is great added to a tall glass of milk or drizzled over vanilla ice cream. Trust me - it won't go to waste.
A little too mellow for my tastes but freezing the milk first was genius! Next time I will use Irish whiskey.
I agree w the above “English brandy?” It must be Irish something if you want to call it a frozen Irish Coffee! Great recipe though. Hint: pour the milk into ice cube trays and freeze. (Do the same w coffee/espresso.) You’ll have a thicker shake. Add an ounce of Irish cream too.
I made it with Coffee Pisco. Delish. Very frozen espresso martini vibes.
I was making many mini servings of this for a party and part way through ran out of brandy so switched to cognac - really took the flavor up a notch ! People loved these as a little cocktail dessert. The consistency was just right to slightly soften as it was being passed around.
For those with dietary restrictions, I made this with non-dairy vanilla (cashew milk) ice cream and oat milk, and it turned out great. I swapped the brandy for Irish whiskey.
I imagine that a vegan version of this would be delicious with non-dairy ice cream alternative and coconut or oat milk.
Because morning can never be coffee enough, I used coffee ice cream (love the 3 1/2 oz. Häagen-Dazs cups), a double-shot of cold espresso, St. George NOLA coffee liqueur & a pinch of instant espresso on top. Uh-huh!
At the risk of coffee liqueur snobbery, if you get something more flavorful than Kahlua, you won’t have an issue finishing it. An espresso martini or frozen cafe drink w/good liqueur & fresh espresso or coffee will ruin you for stuff that tastes 98% sugar…
Followed the recipe to a t. So good!!
I'm sorry, but English brandy in Irish coffee? ;) Please use Irish Whiskey or maybe Irish cream liqueur and then reduce the milk a little. <3
Yum, tastes just like Molly’s! I’ve been craving it for awhile and St. Patrick’s Day felt appropriate :)
Anyone tried this with non-dairy milk? I’m thinking oat would be good.
Absolutely!! We made with almond milk with great success!
I used bourbon (because that's what I had), doubled the coffee liqueur (because why the heck not?), and shaved dark chocolate on top instead of coffee grounds (because chocolate). Very refreshing and enjoyable. I now have a couple more ice trays of milk queued up.
where is the Irish Whiskey ?!
Omg. Just like Molly’s. Didn’t change a thing. Like a passport to New Orleans.
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