Homemade Coffee Liqueur

Name: Homemade Coffee Liqueur
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 11
Ingredients: 500 ml of Espresso; 300 ml of Grain Alcohol; 350 g of Sugar; 1 Vanilla Beans

Homemade Coffee Liqueur is a delicious liqueur to serve at the end of a meal as a digestif.

Difficulty Easy
Preparation 15 minutes
Cooking 15 minutes
Servings for 1 bottle (1 liter)

Homemade Coffee Liqueur is ideal to serve after a meal or as a digestif, much like the famous Italian Caffè Borghetti. Making Coffee Liqueur at home is very simple and quick: all you need is some coffee and, of course, alcohol.

With the Recipe for Coffee Liqueur you’ll get a liqueur that, besides being served straight or on the rocks, is also great for making cakes, ice cream or, more generally, any dessert you want to flavor with coffee. Plus, this liqueur is so good and so popular that you can also turn it into a gift idea for family and friends, for birthdays or the holidays.

Homemade Cappuccino Liqueur

The Recipe for Cappuccino Liqueur is an indulgent variation on Coffee Liqueur that we definitely recommend trying. Just add 150 ml of fresh liquid cream (it’s thinner than classic cooking cream) to the coffee you make for the liqueur, and you’ll get a fantastic thick, creamy coffee liqueur that tastes like cappuccino.

Ingredients for 1 bottle (1 liter)

500 ml of Espresso
300 ml of Grain Alcohol pure
350 g of Sugar
1 Vanilla Beans

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Method

To make the Coffee Liqueur, start by brewing the coffee with a moka pot or an espresso machine.
Once the coffee is ready, put it in a small saucepan with the sugar and the vanilla bean cut in half.
Turn the heat to the lowest setting and let the sugar dissolve completely, stirring constantly for about 5 minutes.
Remove from the heat and let the coffee cool almost completely. Then remove the vanilla bean and add the pure alcohol, stirring all the while.
All that’s left is to bottle it, taking care to strain the coffee liqueur through a sieve before pouring it into the bottle. We recommend letting the liqueur rest in the pantry for at least 2-3 days, or ideally a week, before serving. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Tips

Coffee Liqueur obviously contains alcohol. You can still adjust the amount of alcohol by increasing or decreasing the quantity called for by 50 ml.

Storage

Homemade coffee liqueur keeps in the pantry or in the fridge for about 3 months, and in the freezer for up to 6 months.