From-scratch Dairy free Irish Cream Liqueur Recipe

This from-scratch dairy free Irish Cream Liqueur recipe is a satisfying, healthier, non dairy version of Bailey’s Irish Cream that can be made easily and quickly at home. It makes for a wonderful treat or gift any time of year. It is especially great to make for St. Patrick’s Day!

If you have never made your own Irish cream before, you need to change that. It tastes SO much better when it is from-scratch. And if you need a dairy-free version, then today is your lucky day because this dairy free Irish cream liqueur is satisfying!

This recipe literally takes 5 minutes to make, can be easily customized, and is made of only our favorite ingredients. It’s a lighter dairy free Baileys recipe, and we are here for it.

Check out our collection of St. Patrick’s day recipes, if you want some lighter recipe ideas.

Why you will want this recipe

• It is a lighter baileys recipe that is simple to make.
• It is dairy free and gluten free!
• It comes together in less than 5 minutes.
• It is DELICIOUS.
• It is a fun gift to make for someone else. It is also just fun to make for yourself.
• It’s a great recipe to make for St. Patrick’s day.

Recipe ingredients

• Irish whiskey– use a good quality Irish whiskey, ideally one that you like the taste of. We like Proper Twelve, Bushmills, or Kilbeggan.
• coconut cream– use a good quality coconut cream. We like Savoy because it has no preservatives and doesn’t taste too much like coconut.
• almond milk– make sure your almond milk is not flavored and doesn’t have added sugar.
• cocoa powder– a good quality unsweetened cocoa powder works best here.
• vanilla– your favorite vanilla extract works.
• dark coffee– it can be made fresh or leftover from the morning.
• maple syrup– use a 100% a pure maple syrup.

See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

Additions/ Substitutions

• Instead of coconut cream, you can use any non dairy or Vegan heavy cream alternative.
• Instead of almond milk, you can use any non dairy milk, like oat milk or cashew milk.

Step by step instructions

Step 1

Step 1: Add all of the ingredients into a large bowl.

Step 2

Step 2: Whisk everything in the bowl well, until there are no lumps.

Step 3

Step 3: Pour the mixture into an airtight bottle and refrigerate. Shake the bottle, then pour into glasses as needed.

Note: Natural separation of ingredients will happen based on the nature of almond milk and coconut cream. And also because there are no gums or thickeners or preservatives inside. Just shake it all together before serving.

Recipe FAQs

As is! We love adding it to a glass with ice in it and drinking it cold.

You can also add it to your coffee or to your favorite cocktail. It would taste great in an espresso martini. We've had our eye on this Espresso Martini by Texanerin and want to try making it using Irish cream.

You can use it to bake with! You can make brownies or cake or frosting with it. YUM.

According to Beyond Celiac, the way that it is distilled does make it gluten-free.