Recipes: Irish Redeye Shots

• Prep Time:20 minutes

 

Tagged:
beverage, irish, pub, redeye, shots, st. patrick's day,

You may not make it to an actual Irish pub for St. Patrick's Day, but you can be there in spirit with these Irish Redeye Shots.

This is part of our St. Patrick's Day series of recipes. See them all here!

 

Foodie Byte

To make mint whipping cream, just add a little mint flavoring to your usual whipped cream recipe.

Ingredients

1/2 cup Irish cream
1/2 cup coffee liqueur
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons creme de menthe
1 tablespoon green sanding sugar (optional)

Preparation

Begin by making a simple whip cream out of heavy whipping cream.
Place a steel mixing bowl in a freezer for 15 minutes, then add a cup of heavy whipping cream once removed and beat on high.
Gradually add a half cup of sugar.
Add 2 tablespoons of creme de menthe.
Keep beating until soft peaks form; set aside in refrigerator.
In a measuring cup, combine half a cup of Irish cream and half a cup of coffee liqueur. Mix well and pour into shot glasses.
Top with homemade mint whipping cream.
Garnish with green sanding sugar if desired

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