This creamy Salted Caramel Irish Coffee combines creamy caramel and kosher salt with my rich, decadent Irish Coffee Recipe. It is the ultimate afternoon pick-me-up.
If you’ve tasted anything made with the popular salted caramel flavor you’re probably firmly on the bandwagon. And who can blame you? There are SO many ways to incorporate this sweet and salty combination in desserts and yes, even cocktails!
Whether you are looking for a great dessert at the end of a long day or you are looking for a nice little pick me up treat on a weekend morning, this Salted Caramel Irish Coffee is going to be the answer to all your problems. It is a sweet salted caramel twist on the traditional Irish Coffee Recipe.
Irish Coffee Recipe
Salted Caramel Irish Coffee Ingredients
These simple ingredients combine to create a sweet and decadent coffee cocktail. For the full recipe including all measurements, see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Coffee: Your favorite freshly brewed coffee makes the perfect base for this drink. Use decaf coffee for a caffeine-free cocktail.
- Caramel sauce: You can find several kinds in the ice cream topping section of your grocery store.
- Irish Whiskey: Because you can’t have Irish coffee without Irish whiskey, grab a rich Irish whiskey like Jameson.
- Vanilla ice cream: The ice cream settles in nicely over the hot Irish coffee, resulting in the most divine frothy cream topping.
- Salt: Kosher salt perfectly complements the sweetness of the ice cream and caramel and gives this cocktail its salted caramel touch.
How to Make Salted Caramel Irish Coffee
Grab a pair of your favorite mugs and prepare to fall in love with this coffee cocktail. Here is a brief overview of how it comes together. For the full recipe including all measurements, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Make the caramel coffee. Brew a pot of coffee and divide it into two mugs. Stir in the caramel sauce, it will dissolve in the hot coffee.
- Add the whiskey and ice cream. Stir in the whiskey then top your mug with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- Garnish and enjoy! Add a caramel drizzle and a pinch of kosher salt on top of the coffee. Enjoy!
How to Serve
This Irish coffee cocktail is built and enjoyed right in your favorite mug. The ice cream will cool the coffee, so enjoy it right away. A sprinkle of kosher salt and drizzle of caramel sauce are the perfect garnish.
Make it Iced!
To make this an iced or frozen coffee cocktail, use cold brew or iced coffee and add ice to the coffee after you mix the caramel in.
You could also combine all of the ingredients in a blender with ice for a frozen cocktail.
Other Coffee Cocktails
If you love coffee inspired cocktails, here are some other classic recipes to try!
If you make this salted caramel Irish coffee recipe or any of our other recipes, leave a comment and let us know what you think. We love hearing from you and how you enjoy our cocktails!
Salted Caramel Irish Coffee
Ingredients
- 16 ounces coffee
- 2 tablespoons caramel sauce
- 2 ounces Irish whiskey
- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
- kosher salt
Instructions
- Divide the coffee between two mugs.
- Stir one tablespoon of caramel sauce into each coffee.
- Stir one ounce of Irish whiskey into each mug.
- Top each mug with vanilla ice cream. Top with additional caramel sauce and kosher salt.
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Salted Caramel Irish Coffee
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