The Best Irish Cream Coffee
The best Irish cream coffee is here, and it's a homemade version of the popular seasonal Irish cream cold brew at Starbucks.
Equipment
- Milk Frother
Ingredients
Irish Cream Syrup
- 1 cup filtered water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
Sweet Cream Cold Foam
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Irish Cream Coffee
- ¼ cup whole coffee beans
- 8 oz boiling water see notes
- ice as necessary
- 1 ½ oz Irish cream syrup or less/more, to taste
- ¼ to ½ cup sweet cream cold foam
- cocoa powder for dusting
Instructions
Irish Cream Syrup
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, pour in the water and let it come to a rolling boil. Add in sugar and stir over medium low heat until it completely dissolves. Remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla and almond extracts and cocoa powder. Whisk well to ensure there are no clumps remaining. Pour into a storage container and set aside.
Sweet Cream Cold Foam
- Add heavy cream, maple syrup, and vanilla to a bowl. Use an electric mixer or frother to froth together until it looks like lava. You do not want peaks to form as it will be too thick and more like whipped cream instead of cold foam. Set aside.
Irish Cream Coffee
- Add about ¼ cup of whole coffee beans into a coffee grinder according to the brewing method you are using. I like grinding fairly course to brew in a French press. I use ¼ cup whole beans to 1 cup boiling water. Let steep and brew. Chill in the refrigerator for a few hours to cool immediately.
- Add a generous amount of ice into a large glass. Pour in about 1.5 oz of Irish cream syrup depending on sweetness preference, pour in iced coffee, and top off with sweet cream cold foam. Dust with cocoa powder and enjoy.
Notes
- Brewed coffee: You will need to use chilled brewed coffee. Alternatively, you can purchase a HyperChiller or something like it, which will save you a lot of time and instantly make your hot coffee ice cold.
- Irish cream syrup: You can alternatively find Irish cream syrup at most grocery stores. I like making it homemade more, as it isn't as viciously sweet. It will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 month.
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