Turtle Coffee Cocktail
How can you not love this turtle? Coffee, chocolate, ice cream, whipped cream, caramel, pecans, wow! Thanks to Amy Latta (hmm) for concocting this beverage.
Turtle Coffee Cocktail Ingredients {for one drink}:
1/4 cup {2 oz} brewed coffee – we used Pike Place, which is a medium roast
1/4 cup {2 oz} Bailey’s Original Irish Cream
1/2 cup {4 oz} milk
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
chocolate and caramel syrup
whipped cream
crushed pecans
Pour coffee (make sure the coffee is cold, or throw some ice in), Bailey’s, and milk into a blender and add 2 scoops of ice cream. Squeeze chocolate and caramel syrup in, as much as you like. Blend until smooth. Drizzle chocolate and caramel syrup on the inside of your glass, then pour the mixture in. Top with whipped cream, a drizzle of chocolate and caramel syrup, and crushed pecans.
Variations
Of course, as with any recipe, there are variations you can make for your dietary needs and preferences.
ALCOHOL FREE: Substitute Bailey’s non-alcoholic Irish Creamer for the actual Bailey’s.
LOW-FAT: We actually did this for ours; we used nonfat {skim} milk and lowfat ice cream. You can also get light whipped cream or leave off the whipped cream altogether.
GLUTEN FREE: To the best of our knowledge and research, this recipe is gluten free as is. However, always check the labels on each individual product you’re using to be sure, since there are a huge variety of brands when it comes to ice cream, whipped cream, syrups, etc.
NUT FREE: Simply leave off the pecan topping and you should be good to go! As always, though, double check the ingredient labels on your specific products to be sure.
CAFFEINE FREE: Use a decaf roast, as we did, or leave out the coffee {sad!}. Additionally, chocolate has a small amount of caffeine, so you may also want to leave out the chocolate syrup and just enjoy the caramel.
DAIRY FREE: Sorry, this one isn’t easy. Ice cream, milk, Bailey’s, whipped cream, and caramel all have dairy in them. There aren’t a ton of good substitutions, but your best alternative is probably to use soy milk and soy ice cream, leave off the caramel and whipped cream, and substitute Kalhua for the Bailey’s. Or you could just brew yourself a cup of coffee. Probably easier.
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