Irish Cream Cold Brew Recipe

Rating 5.0
| 2
| Last Updated on March 19, 2024
Wake up to St. Patrick’s Day with Irish cream cold brew. Homemade Irish cream syrup is blended with bold cold brew, topped with a cloud of vanilla foam and dusted with a kiss of cocoa powder.
Utensils Breakfast
Globe New American
14
ingredients
6
steps
67
minutes
Giselle is a recipe developer and content creator that loves all things sweet and savory. She runs her own food blog, The Busy Spatula, and her work has been featured on Yahoo!, Marvel Studios and the Kitchn.

Ingredients

Servings:
1
1/2 cup(s)
granulated sugar
1/2 cup(s)
water
1 tbsp
unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp
vanilla extract
1/2 tsp
almond extract
a tiny pinch of salt
1 1/2 tbsp
Irish cream syrup, see above
1 1/2 cup(s)
cold brew coffee
3 tbsp
heavy whipping cream
1 tbsp
2% or whole milk
1 tbsp
confectioners' sugar
1/4 tsp
vanilla extract
ice
unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting
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Directions 6 steps | 67 Minutes

Step 1

Make the Irish cream syrup. In a small pot over medium heat, combine the sugar and water together. Once the sugar has dissolved, whisk in the cocoa powder, vanilla extract, almond extract and salt.

Irish Cream Cold Brew Recipe: 
Make the Irish cream syrup.
Step 2

Once the mixture is smooth, transfer the Irish cream syrup to an airtight container and refrigerate until completely chilled.

Irish Cream Cold Brew Recipe: 
Once the mixture is smooth, transfer the Irish cream syrup to an airtight container and refrigerate until completely chilled.
Step 3

Make the Irish cream cold brew. In a tall glass, stir together the cold brew coffee and the Irish cream syrup until well combined. Fill the glass with ice.

Irish Cream Cold Brew Recipe: 
Make the Irish cream cold brew.
Step 4

Prepare the vanilla foam. In a small bowl, add the heavy cream, milk, powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Use a milk frother to froth the mixture until a fluffy foam is formed, about 30 seconds. Do not overmix.

Irish Cream Cold Brew Recipe: Prepare the vanilla foam.
Step 5

Top the cold brew with vanilla foam.

Irish Cream Cold Brew Recipe: Top the cold brew with vanilla foam.
Step 6

Use a fine-mesh strainer to dust cocoa powder on top of the cold brew before serving. Enjoy!

Irish Cream Cold Brew Recipe: Use a fine-mesh strainer to dust cocoa powder on top of the cold brew before serving.
Nutrition Per Serving
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CALORIES
691
FAT
18 g
PROTEIN
2.9 g
CARBS
133.8 g
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Sarah D.

Sarah

26 Jul 2022

The added cocoa is perfect!

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Sandra G.

Sandra

13 Jul 2022

creamy goodness -my new favorite

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