Home Made Irish Cream (Baileys) Recipe

[jobaby]

As requested, here is my recipe for home made Irish Cream (Baileys).

Because it has real cream and eggs, this has to be used within a week of making it, but that's never been a problem in my house

Ingredients:
1 can Sweetened condensed milk
300ml Thickened cream
250ml Scotch whiskey
1 tablespoon Chocolate topping
1 tablespoon Instant coffee granules
2 eggs

Instructions:
Dissolve the coffee in 1/2 cup warm water.
Mix all ingredients together and beat until smooth.
Refrigerate to thicken overnight.

Serving Suggestions:
Irish Cream on the Rocks - pour over ice cubes
Irish Coffee - add to hot coffee, sweeten if necessary
C*** S****** Cowboy - 3/4 fill a shot glass with Butterscotch Schnapps, top with Irish Cream.

You will probably need to refine this recipe to your own preferences, particularly the chocolate topping/coffee quantities.

[Alex]

Cheers

But how many mLs is "1 can" of sweetened condensed milk?

[jobaby]

Originally posted by Alex
But how many mLs is "1 can" of sweetened condensed milk?

You know, I have absolutely no idea

I think it's around 300ml or 300g, give or take.
The cans are about the width of a soup can, but not as tall.
If you find the sweetened condensed milk in the supermarket, I'm pretty sure it only comes in tubes or one-sized cans. It's usually near the UHT/powdered milks. I usually throw in Carnation or Nestle brand, depending on what's available.

Edit: Just checked woolworths online shopping - it comes in 395g cans (around $1.86).

[rwburke]

i rekon this would taste really good with some brewed coffee.. you think it's a goer?

[jobaby]

Originally posted by rwburke
i rekon this would taste really good with some brewed coffee.. you think it's a goer?

It is great with fresh brewed coffee (see Serving Suggestions above )

It's also really good poored over ice-cream.

You can mix this with fresh cream, and use it as a sweet dip for fruit too.... yum!



I think I've got a recipe somewhere for home made Kahlua, I'll post that one shortly. That one is also excellent in coffee.

[Evasive]

The recipe sounds great, Jobaby. I'll give it a go myself.

But surely... Bailey's Irish Cream needs a fine Irish whisky such as Jameson's?

Scotch is a little harsh IMHO for the smoothness of Bailey's.

E

[jobaby]

Originally posted by Evasive
But surely... Bailey's Irish Cream needs a fine Irish whisky such as Jameson's?

Scotch is a little harsh IMHO for the smoothness of Bailey's.

E

If your budget stretches to Jameson's, I would recommend that over scotch any day... the recipe I posted is the cheapest way to make this, feel free to adjust to your preferences.

[Evasive]

Originally posted by jobaby

If your budget stretches to Jameson's, I would recommend that over scotch any day... the recipe I posted is the cheapest way to make this, feel free to adjust to your preferences.

Ahhh... sorry... forgot where you were posting from! Jameson's is dirtcheap here, being just over the water from Ireland.

E

[Baker]

jobaby you've done it now, you've got me wanting to make some. I try not to make my Irish Cream too often as normally when I do I drink the whole bottle (it makes about a litre) and it's so luuverley.

Anyway here's my recipe.

600 ml thickened cream
3 eggs
2 dessertspoons Bushells Coffee & Chicory Essence
3 dessertspoons Condensed Milk
175 - 200 ml Whisky depending on taste (add 175 ml and add the other 25 ml for a stronger taste)

First of all put the 3 eggs in a mixer and mix well, add all other ingredients and mix well again. Strain into a bottle (this gets rid of any bits of egg that haven't mixed well). This normally makes a litre plus a glass that the chef has to drink to make sure it's turned out well. Can be kept in the fridge but it tastes so nice it's best to just drink it and get rid of the temptation, well that's my excuse anyway.

Ma