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Irish Coffee recipe

I love the Irish. I love coffee. And I double love whiskey. Together? Slay me now.

Lanet's guide to the best Irish coffee you can make for yourselfat home!

Another coffee recipe in our vast collection of coffee recipes. You might say we have a “thing” for coffee. And you would be right :)! No apologies here. This Irish Coffee is one of our favorite coffee “recipes” because it requires little skill, equipment, or special ingredients. Most likely you have everything you need already at home to make this coffee drink saving you a trip to the coffee shop! We like to keep it easy and accessible!

It’s one of the coffee drinks that you can make at home with just a coffee maker and some booze.  Having said that…there’s a couple of things you should know about Irish Coffee:

  • It’s a strong as you want it to be.  If you make Irish Coffee at home, you get to decide how strong the alcohol flavor is.  For this recipe, we made it a little lighter because we want the coffee flavor to come through more.  If you want the alcohol flavor a bit stronger, add more booze!
  • The glass matters.  Yes, your coffee will cool more quickly in a glass than in a cozy mug.  But Irish coffee is about the experience.  You need to see those lovely layers and feel fancy.
  • The lightly whipped cream, versus regular whipped cream, does make a difference.  Remember, to make it (and you will need to make it yourself!), you just need to start making whipped cream and stop whipping sooner than you otherwise would.  This type of cream makes the perfect barrier to drink the coffee through, as the coffee really isn’t very sweet.

 

[yumprint-recipe id=’173′] I know that knowing this recipe won’t replace the need to head to your coffee shop often. Let’s face it, coffee shops do something for busy women similar to what a beer does for many men. It’s just our thing. However, if you are trying to cut back and save a little money OR next time you have a girl’s night…try this recipe. The combo of alcohol and coffee just can’t be beat. 

Speaking of which, I may have a recipe that beats this Irish Coffee Recipe…

Baked Coffee Donuts with whiskey icing. Easy, fast, and yummy!

I KNOW…right!?! Best of all, those donuts are FAST. So you can whip up a batch of donuts to have with your coffee next Saturday morning. You’ll have the BEST day, ever :))!!

Coffee Donuts with Whiskey Icing

Coffee, Whiskey, and donuts. Need I say more? Okay…easy, fast, baked!

Baked donuts. Baked COFFEE donuts, no less. EASY baked coffee donuts. EASY FAST baked coffee donuts with, wait for it… WHISKEY ICING. I know, I just can’t. Can’t go on without these in my life. Oh wait, I have them in my life. It’s YOU I’m worried about. These are fast and easy and all sorts of Saturday morning good! 

These coffee donuts with whiskey icing are incredibly easy and an utterly decadent start to your weekend morning!

I’m all about donuts these days. Guys, there is just something about knowing that I can create these special little pastries in my own house, with my own home, in a short period of time, and my family LOVES them that is incredibly satisfying. To be able to make coffee donuts with whiskey icing? Nothing short of #BakingGoals. 

No really, who wouldn’t want the words DONUT and WHISKEY and COFFEE in the same sentence. 

Ummm…. nobody. 

These donuts are the perfect way to start your Saturday morning! They whip up in under 30 minutes (INCLUDING that fabulous whiskey icing) and are terrific with coffee!

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I chose to use liquid coffee versus coffee granules because that is what most of us have on hand. I’m not interested in searching for special ingredients so I assume you aren’t either.

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Any good whiskey will work fine for this frosting, but let me tell you…

I headed to the little liquor store on the corner near my house on the hunt for whiskey. When I walked in the door there was a little older gentleman talking with the owner of the store. They paused while the owner asked me what I was looking for. “Point me to your good Irish whiskey, please,” I said. That older gentleman lit up and said to me, in a full Irish lilt, “What a fantastic question, lass” (no joke, he even said lass!). He eagerly led me to the whiskey and shook his head when the owner suggested Jameson. “No, what you need is Powers whiskey. Good Irish stuff.” he said.

So, my friends. Powers whiskey is what I used. I figure you can’t get much better advice than from an older IRISH gentleman about proper Irish Whiskey.

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These donuts aren’t for kids. Like my salted chocolate pistachio cookies, they are for the older ones in the house. Make them on a Saturday morning and sit down for coffee with your person and enjoy a few moments. Sure, you can let the kids try them but I’ll guarantee they’ll take a bite and not want anything to do with that whiskey frosting.

Yes!! More for you. 

TIP:

If you want to include the kiddo’s you can simply mix up 1 cup of powdered sugar with about 4 tablespoons of milk (add more or less to get the correct icing consistency) and a teaspoon of vanilla for a kid friendly icing.

These donuts are our secret, mmm-kay. Let’s not tell everyone about this recipe. They can wonder why we have an extra bounce in our step. Or we can be that person with “the donuts” that everyone wants the recipe for. These are that special.

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