This spiced Irish coffee is one of my favorite fall coffee drinks. It’s warm and comforting and invigorating and exciting at the same time.
It’s not a secret that I’m a huge fan of pumpkin spice. The blend (made with cinnamon, clove, ginger, allspice, nutmeg and mace) is so versatile and delicious that it goes with almost anything, including Irish coffee.
In my version of the classic drink, you whip a bit of pumpkin spice into whipped cream and use it to top the Irish coffee. The spice adds an unmistakable and very comforting fall flavor to the classic coffee and Irish whiskey drink.
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The original Irish coffee recipe:
A traditional Irish coffee is made by mixing freshly brewed hot coffee with Irish whiskey, sweetening it with sugar and then topping the drink with whipped cream. The cream basically forms a “lid” that keeps the drink warm and adds a delicious creaminess when you drink the cocktail through it.
How to make it a spiced Irish coffee:
For the recipe here you top the cocktail with pumpkin spice-flavored whipped cream and that infuses each sip with delicious fall flavors.
Ingredients:
Ingredient note:
- pumpkin pie spice – make sure you use very finely powdered pumpkin spice for this, otherwise you will end up with tiny pieces of spice in your whipped cream that will drive you nuts!
How to drink Irish coffee:
Make the topping by adding heavy cream, sugar and spice into a mixing bowl and whipping it to stiff peaks.
To serve, divide coffee, sugar and whiskey between two cups, then pipe or spoon the pumpkin spice whipped cream on top.
For a great fall treat to go along with this drink I recommend these Pumpkin Spice Hazelnut Cookies.
More delicious fall dessert recipes:
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Spiced Irish Coffee
Ingredients:
For the pumpkin spice whipped cream:
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 ½ teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice,* more for garnish
For the Irish coffee:
- 1 ½ cups freshly brewed hot coffee
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 4 tablespoons Irish whiskey
Instructions:
For the pumpkin spice whipped cream:
- Whip all ingredients to stiff peaks.
For the Irish coffee:
- Divide all ingredients between two glasses.
- Pipe the whipped cream onto each drink.
- Sprinkle with pumpkin spice.
Robotance
HI Nicole, Thanks for sharing the wonderful beverage! Can we make this drink by adding Milk?
Nicole Branan
That’s an interesting question, I have not tried to add milk to an Irish Coffee before but I can imagine that it would be quite tasty!
Steffani
Stellar picture! One of my favorites! Also, I’m SO going to make this drink…as soon as I restock my liquor cabinet!
Nicole B.
Hey, thanks so much! :)
Francoise La Prune
Beautiful picture and great recipe! Thanks for sharing! :-)
Nicole B.
Thank you, Francoise! :)
Thalia @ butter and brioche
This Irish coffee looks SO good.. definitely the perfect sweet and comforting drink to warm myself up with. Perfect for the fall. Pinned!
Nicole B.
It is a really tasty and comforting fall drink, I had another one of these last night! :)
Cheryl
It speaks to the sort of day I’ve had that when I got this in my email, I literally exclaimed, “DAMN RIGHT!” Like you could come make me one on command (which would be….. amazing). Anyway, you know I die for your shadows, and they’re put to particularly good use here to balance the über-crispness of the whipped cream! What lens do you use? Have I asked you this before? Ignore if so…. I would *not* be surprised
Nicole B.
Thanks Cheryl! This drink will definitely make a rough day better. (Needless to say if you were closer I’d bring you one in a heartbeat :)). I use an older version of this lens: AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens. The version I have is no longer being sold.