Slow Cooker Irish Coffee Recipe

My favorite kind of party drink is one that I don’t have to play bartender for all night long. This slow cooker Irish coffee is the ultimate “set it and forget it” adult beverage. I just dump all the good stuff in, and my guests can serve themselves a warm, boozy treat while I go find the cheese plate.

This is a fabulous drink to make for a cookie exchange or evening event at home, where you need a hot drink to add to the menu that will really WOW your guests. It is made in the crockpot with Bailey’s and Andes Mints. Your guests will love a bit of a jazzed up coffee! 

We decided to bump it up a notch this year and put this classic Irish coffee recipe in the slow cooker. After the creation of the Christmas Crockpot coffee (if you haven’t tried that one, run right now and try it. DELISH!) and Crockpot caramel latte, we were looking for more options to create fun drinks in the slow cooker. 

☕ Ingredients

✅Coffee: Naturally, using coffee is the most important ingredient.

You can go for decaf, something flavored, or a traditional breakfast blend. I could go on and on with all the options. Just brew it so it’s very strong, and you will be good.

✅Bailey’s Irish Cream: To take this coffee drink to the next level, add some Bailey’s Irish Cream. It’s pure heaven!

✅Heavy Whipping Cream: We’re aiming for a decadent, velvety texture, so heavy whipping cream is a must.

✅Whipped Cream: You can’t have a hot coffee drink without topping it with some whipped cream and cocoa. I can’t wait for you to taste this insanely good drink.

✅Cocoa Powder: Coffee and chocolate go so well together. A bit of cocoa powder will tie up the flavor bouquet.

✅Andes Mints: Another optional topping, but one that we love. A sprinkle of grated Andes mints will give your drink a subtle, yet delicious minty flavor.

♨️ Instructions 

This is silly easy and I can’t wait for you to try it. Side note: this would be awesome on Christmas morning or Christmas Eve. It gives you the warm and toasty feeling all over.

👉Step 1: Combine the coffee, heavy cream and a little bit of cocoa into a slow cooker and stir.

👉Step 2: Put the lid on and cook on low for 2-3 hours. I do like to pop in and give it a stir now and again, but you don’t have to.

👉Step 3: Pour the coffee into a cup and add 1-2 tablespoons of Bailey’s Irish Cream. Top with whipped cream.

👉Step 4: This is a bonus! Grate a little bit of Andes Mints on top of the whipped cream to add a little bit of minty goodness to it. It doesn’t take much to give it the minty flavor, and that tastes so perfect with the hint of chocolate.

☘️ What Makes it Irish?

Well, the Bailey’s, of course! Without the Bailey’s Irish Cream, it would simply be jazzed up coffee in the crockpot! Still delicious but not Irish at all.

🤎Variations

⭐Add a sprinkle of salt to the recipe. Use just a little – it will amplify the taste of the drink, but it won’t taste salty.

⭐Add Kahlua to the Bailey’s in one cup. Trust me on this one, it is INCREDIBLE! If I steer you wrong here, I apologize, but I swear by this one.

⭐You can substitute the Bailey’s Irish Cream for another Irish cream liqueur, but do make sure it’s a good one.

⭐Use chocolate shavings instead of Andes Mints.

⭐If you don’t have cocoa powder, feel free to leave it out.

⭐Add cinnamon to the recipe.

⭐Add vanilla beans.

Now, I wouldn’t suggest you do ALL the suggestions at once but it gives you an idea of how to make this your own using the base recipe! 

⌛ Instant Pot Option

Use your Instant Pot for this as well. There are a couple of things to be aware of. 

🔸The biggest concern with using the Instant Pot with this recipe is that the Instant Pot heats from the bottom up and doesn’t heat all the way around like a slow cooker does. No big deal though! Just open it up every 20 minutes or so and give it a good stir and make sure it is getting warm all the way around. 

🔸You will not want this to burn, so you will:

1. Press SLOW COOKER button on the Instant Pot, then 

2. Press Normal on the settings. If you did LESS, this will keep it warm but not heat it up like you want it to. 

🥄 Meal Prep Options

You know there are meal prep options here! 

✔️Make the coffee ahead of time and put it in the refrigerator so it can be a dump and go recipe. 

✔️Measure out the other ingredients and cover. 

✔️Combine ALL of the ingredients together and put in a container in the refrigerator. When you are ready, simply dump in the slow cooker, turn to low and you are off! 

This gives you so many opportunities for hosting brunches, cookie exchanges or a cold evening in with friends that still allows you to not “be in the kitchen” the whole time! 

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