Homemade Coffee Liqueur
Why yes, I did make this coffee liqueur on December 28th and I am just now getting around to sharing it some 4 months later. I’m so sorry, because this was so good, you really need to make it now! This homemade coffee liqueur recipe is so easy and tastes so much better than the coffee liqueur that you buy. Plus you get to have the fun of making your own.
There are many different ideas for how to make a coffee liqueur. The one I settled on was from The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making
It’s so ridiculously easy and so good!
Coffee Liqueur
Sure you can coffee liqueur, but it's so much fun to make your own and it tastes so good!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 40
Calories 96kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 1/2 tablespoons instant coffee
- 4 cups cheap vodka
- 2 vanilla beans
Instructions
- Combine the water, sugar, and instant coffee in a large saucepan and bring to a high simmer, but not a boil. Cover and cook for 1 hour, taking care that it continues to simmer without coming to a boil.
- Let the mixture cool and add the vodka, stirring to combine. Transfer to a bottle or jar, add the vanilla beans, screw on the lid, and keep in a cool, dark place for at least 2 weeks before serving (though it will taste even better as time passes).
Notes
Ages for 2 weeks or longer.
Nutrition
Calories: 96kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 19mg | Sugar: 9g | Calcium: 0.2% | Iron: 0.2%
Pete Sloan says
January 25, 2019 at 7:09 amI love everything coffee. I found a post for coffee bourbon. It used crushed coffee beans.
I like to add a few slices of Granny Smith apple to my infusions a few weeks into the steep
It a mellows the bite.
( https://www.manmadediy.com/three-words-diy-coffee-whiskey-let-s-do-this )
Michelle @ Oblogoff says
June 7, 2016 at 4:12 pmI better get started so I can use it in the ice cream! Love it!
Thanks!
Michelle
Cheryl Kohan says
April 22, 2015 at 4:47 pmI’m going to make this! I love White Russians but Black Russians would be way healthier, right? Not all that cream, y’know. 🙂 So I will definitely want homemade coffee liqueur. Thanks!
Pam Greer says
April 23, 2015 at 10:56 amOnce you make homemade, you’ll never buy store bought again, and you’ll start finding all kinds of ways to use it!
Kimberly Ann @ Bake Love Give says
March 6, 2015 at 1:07 amWhat a fabulously simple recipe! We’ve been having fun making our own coffee syrups as of late. I should definitely add some alcohol to the fun. 🙂
Laura @MotherWouldKnow says
March 5, 2015 at 11:01 pmFabulous idea! I’ve made homemade limoncello (lemon liqueur) and homemade vanilla extract, so this is a natural next step. Plus I adore anything with coffee in it. Going to try it with instant espresso.
Joanie @ ZagLeft says
March 5, 2015 at 8:48 amWith such few ingredients, this recipe sounds so easy to make. Bookmarking this to work on this weekend.
Lisa @ Garnish with Lemon says
March 5, 2015 at 7:21 amOoh, this sounds fabulous! Perfect to go with my coffee tonight!
Angela {Mind Over Batter} says
February 3, 2015 at 10:03 pmGiiiiirl – I made a batch of chocolate liqueur once, forgot about it for a year, and never shared it on my blog. So… You’re good. Love this! Think I could get away with spiking my coffee at work? Hmm…
Heather / girlichef says
February 3, 2015 at 6:31 pmI’ve made coffee liqueur before, but I used whole ground beans. I like the idea of using instant coffee SO much better – I think it’d be much less expensive. I’ll be trying this next time, thanks Pam :).
Tara Moseder says
September 6, 2017 at 7:15 pmHow do you make this with regular coffee instead of instant?
Kristen @ A Mind Full Mom says
February 3, 2015 at 10:25 amPinned! this is such a great money saving recipe!! LOVE!!
Miranda @ Cookie Dough & Oven Mitt says
February 3, 2015 at 9:56 amThis is brilliant! I have got to pin this little gem of a recipe. I also sometimes don’t end up posting recipes until months later.
Lisa says
January 31, 2015 at 12:00 pmI really need to try this!! Perfect for this time of year! Pinning so I don’t forget! 🙂
grace says
April 21, 2014 at 7:40 pmoooh, i like this! i like my alcohol to taste like anything except alcohol, and coffee will do quite nicely.
Jessica J says
April 20, 2014 at 12:57 pmOh my gosh, DONE! I will be making this for sure! I love flavored liqueurs 🙂
Marjie says
April 18, 2014 at 6:21 pmI like that you specified “cheap” vodka. That’s pretty funny.
Happy Easter, Pam and Mr. S.S.
Barbara says
April 18, 2014 at 3:33 pmPlaying catch up here….
Really must have that Donna Hay cookbook…sounds wonderful. I have to STOP buying cookbooks!!! Help!
And if I drank coffee…I’d be drinking this. Thanks for small favors. 🙂
Joanne says
April 18, 2014 at 10:42 amWho’s going to be sneaking this into all her morning coffee from now on?!? I don’t think you even need to answer that.
Melynda Brown says
April 18, 2014 at 12:44 pmThis looks like something to add to the list of weekend “cooking” that we do, thanks.