Celtic Coffee Recipes

A steaming cup of this jazzed-up coffee makes the perfect pick-me-up any time of day. Try experimenting with other liqueurs or creamers to give each cup new life. -Carol Fate, Waverly, Illinois

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 10m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 4

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 152 calories, Fat 4g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 5mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (14g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

Inspiration: The Buena Vista Cafe, San Francisco, California, 1952. There are those who wish us to believe the unlikely fact that Irish coffee was invented at Shannon Airport in the 1940s. Obviously, for any of us who have been to any airport, we know that nothing creative has ever occurred in such a place. A competing tale has it that Jonathan Swift invented the Irish coffee in 1705 through the simple genius of adding whiskey to his coffee and cream. Earlier the same day he had invented the Irish toasted cheese, Irish biscuit, Irish hat stand, and Irish stack of envelopes by inadvertently pouring whiskey onto those household items as well. Regardless of its original production, the drink did not come into its own until its appearance in San Francisco at the Buena Vista Cafe, where it became a permanent favorite of locals and tourists alike. We always knew we wanted an Irish coffee on the menu at the Dead Rabbit, as it is perhaps the best-known Irish-American classic, and this recipe was designed under the guidance of Dale "King Cocktail" DeGroff. It's a deceptively simple approach. One secret: Buy ridiculously expensive heavy cream from your favorite local dairy. Another tip: When preparing this classic, be careful not to slip on the Irish floor.

Provided by Food Network

Categories     beverage

Time 5m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 7

• Ingredients

Top the whiskey-spiked coffee with a homemade brown sugar whipped cream.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 5m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 4

• Ingredients

Indulge dinner guests with a classic Irish coffee at the end of a dinner party. Made with Irish whiskey, cream and coffee, it's a decadent finale to a meal

Provided by Miriam Nice

Categories     Drink

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 5

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 436 calories, Fat 33 grams fat, SaturatedFat 20 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 0.2 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.04 milligram of sodium