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This delicious spiced Irish coffee is made with freshly brewed coffee, sugar and Irish whiskey and is topped with pumpkin spice-flavored whipped cream. It’s warm and comforting and invigorating and exciting at the same time. The perfect fall drink!
This post was originally published on Oct. 6, 2014.
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 and I find that it goes with almost anything.
For the recipe here I whipped a bit of it into the cream that tops this Irish coffee. It turned out to be absolutely delicious, the spice added an unmistakable and wonderfully comforting fall flavor to the classic coffee and Irish whiskey drink.
How to make Irish coffee:
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 nice “lid” that keeps the drink warm and it adds a delicious creaminess when you drink the cocktail through it.
For the recipe here you top the cocktail with pumpkin spice-flavored whipped cream and that infuses each sip with delicious fall flavors.
Spiced Irish coffee ingredients for two:
For the pumpkin spice whipped cream:
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1.5 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
RECIPE NOTE: 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! (Needless to say, I’m speaking from experience. :))
For the Irish coffee:
- 1.5 cups freshly brewed hot coffee
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons Irish whiskey
To make the topping, add the heavy cream, the sugar and the spice into a mixing bowl and whip to stiff peaks.
To serve, divide the coffee, the sugar and the whiskey between two cups, pipe or spoon the pumpkin spice whipped cream on top and, if you like, sprinkle with pumpkin spice.
What to serve with spiced Irish coffee:
I recommend you serve the Irish coffee with these delicious these Pumpkin Spice Hazelnut Cookies:
More delicious fall dessert recipes:
- Bruleed Chai-Spiced Pots de Creme
- Maple Hazelnut Custard
- Maple Mascarpone Cream
- Maple Pecan Bread Pudding
- Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Ganache
- Pumpkin Spice Hazelnut Cookies
- S’mores Mousse Tart with Crystallized Ginger Meringue
- Pumpkin Spice Hazelnut Churros
- Spiced Eggnog
- Stovetop Apple Crisp
Spiced Irish Coffee
Ingredients:
For the pumpkin spice whipped cream:
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1.5 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice*
For the Irish coffee:
- 1.5 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.
Notes:
Nutrition
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HI Nicole, Thanks for sharing the wonderful beverage! Can we make this drink by adding Milk?
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!
Stellar picture! One of my favorites! Also, I’m SO going to make this drink…as soon as I restock my liquor cabinet!
Hey, thanks so much! :)
This is a drink I especially love in the afternoon, when I need the coffee to keep me wake up, but at the same time I want some booth too! It’s interesting to add pumpkin spice into this. Will try out next time! Beautiful picture as usual :)
I drank this Irish coffee after I photographed it in the afternoon and it made editing much more enjoyable! The pumpkin spice adds a lot of flavor and feeling to it, I really like it. Glad you like the pic, thanks, Maggie! :)
Such gorgeous looking pics!
Thank you, Ami! :)
Beautiful picture and great recipe! Thanks for sharing! :-)
Thank you, Francoise! :)
This Irish coffee looks SO good.. definitely the perfect sweet and comforting drink to warm myself up with. Perfect for the fall. Pinned!
It is a really tasty and comforting fall drink, I had another one of these last night! :)
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
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.
Outstanding image.
Thanks so much, Bob! So nice to hear from you, hope all is well! :)