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White Russian with Spiced Cream

Modified: Nov 3, 2025 · Published: Jun 27, 2020 by Nicole B. · Leave a Comment
5 from 3 votes
Total Time: 12 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
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This white Russian with spiced cream has all the great flavors of the classic plus a delicious Holiday spin from ginger, cinnamon, clove, cardamom and black pepper. To avoid a potentially gritty texture I didn't use ground spices but rather infused the cream with whole spices, then strained them out.

White Russian cocktail being poured into a glass.

Infusing cream with whole spices instead of mixing in ground spices:

The heavy cream for this recipe is cold-infused with fresh ginger, a cinnamon stick, whole cloves, peppercorns and cardamom seeds. The process is easy to do but does take a little bit of time because the cream and the spices need to chill for 12 hours. But, in my opinion, the time is well worth it to get a perfectly smooth and flavorful cream without any tiny particles of ground spice in it.

Cream, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns and cardamom.

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White Russian being poured into a glass.
Author: Nicole B.

White Russian with Spiced Cream

5 from 3 votes
This white Russian with spice-infused cream is perfect for the winter Holidays.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
Chill Time: 12 hours hrs
Total Time: 12 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Servings: 8
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Calories: 230
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition

Equipment:

  • measuring cups and spoons
  • mortar and pestle (optional)
  • knife and cutting board
  • liquid measuring cup OR bowl
  • plastic wrap
  • sieve
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Ingredients:
  

For the spiced cream:
  • 10 whole cloves
  • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • ½ teaspoon cardamom seeds
  • 1 - inch piece of fresh ginger
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 cup cold heavy cream
For the white Russians:
  • 1 cup coffee liqueur (such as Kahlua)
  • 1 cup vodka
  • 1 cup spiced cream (from the recipe above)
  • ice cubes

Method:
 

For the spiced cream:
  1. (Optional): If you have a mortar and pestle, add cloves, peppercorns and cardamom seeds to it and lightly crush them. This will help release their flavors. If you don't have a mortar and pestle, simply skip this step and use the whole seeds.
    Crushed spices in a mortar.
  2. Peel, then thinly slice the fresh ginger.
    Peeled and sliced fresh ginger.
  3. Add all spices to the cream.
    Spices and cream in a liquid measuring cup.
  4. Make sure the spices are submerged in the cream. Cover, then transfer the mix to the fridge and chill for 12 hours. After the chill time, strain out the spices.
    Spices and cream being stirred in a liquid measuring cup.
For the white Russians:
  1. Add a few ice cubes to each glass.
  2. Add equal parts of coffee liqueur, vodka and spiced cream to each glass.
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Nutrition (estimate only):

Calories: 230kcalCarbohydrates: 16.9gProtein: 0.4gFat: 5.7gSaturated Fat: 3.5gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 9mgPotassium: 25mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 16.2gCalcium: 12mg

More spiced Holiday cocktails:

  • For more cold and creamy drinks, check out this spiced eggnog or this Bourbon milk punch with heavy cream.
  • For a hot drink, try this spiced Irish coffee.

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