By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 8
232 cal · 12 min
Homemade Irish Cream
Recipe GLPR7dbb2c946c8a49
A smooth, rich homemade Irish cream liqueur made with dulce de leche, coffee, vanilla, and whiskey blended with cream. Perfect for sipping in liqueur glasses or pouring over ice. Keep refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
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Ingredients
300 g dulce de leche
1 tbsp instant coffee
boiling water
1 tsp vanilla extract
300 ml Irish whiskey
426 ml single cream
Directions
Dissolve the instant coffee in 1 tbsp of boiling water and let it cool slightly.
Spoon the dulce de leche into a large mixing bowl.
Add the cooled dissolved coffee, vanilla extract, and Irish whiskey to the bowl.
Beat the mixture vigorously until smooth and well combined.
Gradually stir in all the single cream until the mixture is completely blended and uniform.
Pour the finished liqueur into sterilized bottles and refrigerate.
Serve in liqueur glasses or over ice. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Comments
This is a genuinely cheap homemade liqueur that costs a fraction of store-bought Irish cream and requires no specialty shopping in Charlotte—all six ingredients are standard at any Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Kroger, or Walmart. The 12-minute estimate is honest: there is no cooking, just whisking dulce de leche, instant coffee dissolved in hot water, vanilla, and cream together. It makes eight servings at roughly $1.50 per drink, driven entirely by the whiskey and cream. The main caveat is that it does not keep long once mixed; treat it as a gift to give away or a same-week drink, and store it in the refrigerator. For a holiday gift or weeknight dessert spirit, this one asks almost nothing of you.
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