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Irish Cream

Source of Recipe

From "Food Gift Love" by Maggie Battista


Recipe Introduction

"Between my parents' diverse backgrounds, our dinners when I was growing up overflowed with amazing Latin and Italian food. Sweet plantains were served with finger-thick slices of whole-milk mozzarella, and homemade refried beans were sprinkled with Parmesan cheese. Distinct foods from their cultures mingled quite happily. My husband, born in America but of Irish descent, added yet another unique food history to the mix. Alas, Irish cream wasn't one of them. Only created in the 1970s in Dublin, Ireland, the whiskey and cream-based liqueur is rather young by spirit standards. Anecdotally, it's considered a ladies' drink, but in my family, Irish Cream ends practically every celebration and remains the nightcap of choice. A holiday party is a success if everyone leaves with a tiny bottle of my Irish Cream. It's thick and extravagant, whether made with whole milk or coconut milk. Choose your favorite whiskey and don't make it too fancy. If a bottle of Amaretto is more than you need, buy a small nip behind the liquor store counter."

List of Ingredients

• 1¾ cups (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup whole milk (or unsweetened coconut milk)
• 1 cup good whiskey
• 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 Tbsp amaretto
• 2 Tbsp chocolate syrup
• 2 tsp instant coffee
• 2 large eggs


Recipe

Place all the ingredients in the container of a blender. Blend 30 seconds or until the chocolate syrup streaks disappear in your blender.

Funnel into four sterilized 8-ounce glass bottles with airtight lids and store in the coldest part of your fridge, ready to give away to guests. Store up to 2 weeks in the fridge.

Makes about 4 cups.


Gift Wrap:

• Glass bottle with airtight lid
• Masking tape
• Ribbon

Transfer the Irish Cream to a clean pretty bottle. Wipe the rim and seal. Write the label on a piece of a tape and adhere it to the bottle. Trim a small length of ribbon, fold it in half, and wrap it around the neck of the bottle, tucking the tips through the loop.