homemade spirits~ a holiday tradition

every season my husband and i make several batches of irish cream to gift to our friends, family and neighbors. it is super simple, and has become a super popular gift with our crowd. we collect bottles throughout the year~ after trying empty bottles from different types of liquor we decided our favorite containers are empty flavored syrup bottles. you can ask your local coffee shop to save them for you. we also go through a few of the smaller syrup bottles in our home thanks to our new espresso machine! the smaller bottles are the perfect gifting size.

homemade irish cream

2 eggs (i use an egg substitute)

2 TBSP instant coffee

2 TBSP chocolate syrup

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 tsp. almond extract

2 cups whipping cream (one pint)

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 cup irish whiskey
(rum also works, and i have even used vodka in a pinch!)

blend, then pour into bottles. voila! homemade irish cream! i can usually fill 3-4 small bottles with one batch. you can also leave out the liquor and the almond extract and add some flavored syrup for a yummy coffee creamer. peppermint is really good! this will last 2-3 weeks stored in the refrigerator, but seriously, who is going to let this sit around that long?!

i print out little tags to tie around the neck of each bottle and we gift them with a bag of coffee and some biscotti. they make wonderful host/hostess gifts!

and yes, that little bottle has been, um, sampled...

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