How To Make Home Made Baileys : Better Than The Real Thing

Ok, I will admit it. I used to LOVE Baileys, so I am pretty excited to try my hand at making some.

So how do you make Baileys Irish Cream? I scoured the internet and found a promising-looking recipe. But I am not happy with that. Let's make it, taste it & improve on it!

Thats right you get 2 for one today, two recipes. Then a BJCP judge is going to taste it and see which he prefers. Spoiler, it's not the baileys.

Internet Recipe for Baileys:
1 cup cream
1 14oz can (400g) can of condensed milk
1. 5 cups of Irish Jamerson's
2 tablespoons of chocolate syrup
1 teaspoon of instant coffee
1 A teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 teaspoon of Almond Essence

My BETTER than Baileys Recipe:
1.25 cup cream
Condensed milk to taste (around 3/4 of a can)
1.75 cups of homemade spirit at 50% (ideally a whisky with coffee/chocolate tendencies)
2.5 tablespoons of chocolate syrup
1/2 shot of espresso
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
1 teaspoon of Almond Essence

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[cynzix]

I made the first recipe but replaced half of the condensed milk with dulce de leche. That gave it a touch of caramel, and it came out incredible.

[aenamabag]

I've always made it with straight up cocoa powder rather than a chocolate syrup, which will add a nice bitterness rather than adding to the sweetness.

[thomasneal]

bailey's always tastes best on ice to me. the ice keeps it cool, while slowly diluting it as you drink. it's just too thick on its own.

[adamw]

If you want longer term stability, you can mix in soy lecithin or egg yolk (lecithin) to stabilize the emulsion between the cream and the alcohol. It should be able to last a few months without separating, as long as you keep it relatively cool, like under 20C, and out of sunlight. You can also use sodium caseinate, which is a sodium based version of casein milk proteins (the milk proteins found in mammal milk). Supposedly caseinate is a stronger emulsifier than the lecithins.


As for the weird taste, who knows what caused it. I've noticed it before in cheap coffee creamers though. It can be quite pronounced sometimes.

[nlo]

I used to use similar recipes for getting rid of cheap coarse whiskey: In a half-pint glass put 1/4 pint cheap spirit, 1/4 pint single-cream, 2 teaspoons of demerara sugar and one of instant coffee. Stir until all blended and sugar dissolved. Chill and serve. Do this when these are the only ingredients in the house and the offy is shut. Don't waste a decent whiskey!

[r.w.h.]

1 can condensed milk
3 cans evaporated milk
2 teaspoons chocolate syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup brewed coffee ( i save some coffee from my morning pot, stick it in the fridge for this purpose)
1/4 cup or so, irish whiskey. (1/2 cup if you like it strong)

Makes the perfect early morning golf drink.

[canadianwhiskysmith]

My mom found a recipe for homemade Irish Cream many, many years ago. She would make up a few batches at Christmas.

One of the contractors my dad worked with would give everyone a bottle of Crown Royal for Christmas and mom would use it for the Adult Version (she always made some without the whisky for us kids) 😊 Not a bad use for classic CR.

I've carried on her tradition of Irish Cream at Christmas.

Last year, I whipped up a batch to give out as presents, and it was well received.

[weselliott]

i used this tonight changed it up a little but amazing reslults
3 cups 6o% munich malt whiskey
1 L 35% cream
two 13 oz cans of carnation evaporated milk
three tablespoons cholate syrup
4 teaspoons vanilla ext
1.5 tsp almond ext
1 cup white sugar
end result is amazing on ice one of the best drinks ever

[EricHonaker]

It's pretty common to use almond extract along with vanilla in baking, too.

[Alwis-Haph-Rytte]

If you don't like seeing the film on the glass, just rinse it around with a shot of your spirits that was used to make it, and toss it back. After a few glasses you wont mind the film, it will be your friend, LOL. Using fresh and very strong coffee will always work better, it just thins it down a tiny bit. (I use a cup of strong coffee in a chocolate cake I make.) I knew you'd rethink on the Almond extract, it's a hidden flavor at times that merges the rest. I use to make Almond pancake syrup when I was a kid, that's when I learned some people don't like Almonds. All the more for me.

[justaguylou]

Just found you and Breaded & Bored. I'll probably never make any of these myself but I sure enjoy watching how it's done!

[Liberalgenius]

Yes! Try next time using cocoa powder (unsweetened) instead of the Hershey’s chocolate syrup, I think you will love it!

[BeardedBored]

This is awesome! Always wanted a solid Bailey's recipe. Also, really looking forward to the brewing/distilling stuff:-)

[maggiediamond]

Great recipe, going to try espresso. I got lazy and gave coffee condensed a try and it worked, I added an egg york.

[haydenholmberg]

I use evaporated milk and espresso shots to make mine with the chocolate sauce and vanilla.
It takes the sweetness down a notch and has a similar glass appearance like the comercial.

[wansto]

Good blend, I will try this one. I have always made my Baileys like this:
1 glass of whiskey
1 glass of caster sugar
Leave this for a day or two.
Add one 500ml can of condensed milk
Add 1 tablespoon spoon of liquid coffee (Camp Coffee).
The Camp Coffee can be purchased here in the UK, no idea on other parts of the world sorry. Google it....
I have never added cream due to the life / storage and feeling sick after a full glass... lol
My blend is good in a coffee in replace of milk. My mum love that....

[PieterPatrick]

I make my own cream and condensed milk (without sugar) at work.
And I love Irish whiskey... Thanks for inspiring me!

[liquidminds]

Pro-Tip when filling bottles with a funnel is not to close the bottle with your fingers, preventing air from getting out of the bottle.
If you just pull it out a little bit, letting the air pass between the neck of the bottle and the funnel, you'll get a much better filling-experience.

[ginaauten]

Microphone attached to your neck was spot on! I can hear every gulp. Nailed it bru!

[DS-iysd]

Great video mate. I made a cherry vanilla cream a while back - take out coffee and chocolate, replace whiskey with home made pot stilled cherry spirit and add extra vanilla. It was delicious!