By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 8
207 cal · 10 min
Homemade Irish Cream
Recipe GLPR8037ef4c63d769
A smooth, rich Irish cream liqueur made by blending whiskey with creamy dairy and cocoa. This homemade version is perfect for sipping over ice, mixing into coffee, or adding to dessert cocktails. Store in the refrigerator and shake before serving.
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Ingredients
1 2/3 cups Jameson Irish whiskey
1 cup half and half
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Directions
Pour the whiskey, half and half, sweetened condensed milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract into a blender.
Blend on high speed until the mixture is completely smooth and well combined, about 1 to 2 minutes.
Transfer the Irish cream to glass bottles or jars and refrigerate.
Before each use, shake the bottle vigorously to recombine any settled ingredients. Serve over ice or stir into cocktails and coffee drinks as desired.
Comments
All ingredients are stocked at any major Charlotte chain—whiskey at Food Lion or Walmart, half and half and condensed milk at any grocery, cocoa powder and vanilla at Harris Teeter or Kroger. The ten-minute claim is honest: you're mixing five ingredients in a jar. At roughly $1.50 per serving for quality whiskey, this beats a $25 bottle of Baileys by a factor of four and tastes just as good. The real strength is that it keeps for weeks in a cool pantry, so one batch covers your holiday entertaining or weeknight pours without waste.
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