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Cooks With Cocktails / Recipe Collections / Cocktail Collections / Brunch Cocktails / Kicked-up Coffee Granita with Baileys and Kahlua

Kicked-up Coffee Granita with Baileys and Kahlua

LAST UPDATED: February 22, 2019 ~ FIRST PUBLISHED: August 15, 2014 ~ By Julie & Debbie

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Coffee Granita

  You guys are in for a treat!  This coffee granita is the best version of iced coffee that we have ever tasted! 

This coffee granita is maybe a bit more time consuming to make than throwing some ice and espresso in a blender, but damn its good!  And we say its worth it!  Its not that it takes that much effort, it just takes some time in the freezer is all…

Coffee Granita with pretty espresso beans on top

We got the idea for this recipe from The Pioneer Woman’s cookbook.  Only we kicked it up a notch, CWC style!   The original recipe has just coffee on the bottom and cream mixed with sugar and vanilla bean on the top, but we thought it would be much better with Kahlua and Baileys.  We mixed Kahlua with the coffee for the bottom and we mixed Baileys with the cream for the top.  Oh ya…!

Coffee Granita in tall glasses with the cream mixture swirling with the coffee mixture

Like I said before, we had to wait a while for this coffee granita to freeze and every once in a while we had to stir it up a little with a fork so it got all nice and slushy.

A spoon scooping Coffee Granita

When we took that first bite of this coffee granita, dang it was good!  Like no ice coffee I have ever had before!  Strong coffee, slightly sweet and creamy from the topping.  You can really taste the vanilla bean in the cream too.  Its just plain heavenly I tell ya….

Coffee Granita waiting to be eaten/drank

I wouldn’t recommend having this coffee granita too often though, they are not exactly light on the calories with all that cream, but we were thinking that you could lighten it up quite a bit if we mixed the Baileys with coconut or almond milk, or regular milk for that matter.  Maybe we will try that next time.  Or maybe not…!

Coffee Granita

Kicked-up Coffee Grantia with Baileys and Kahlua

Coffee Granita with strong coffee and kahlua on the bottom, and slightly sweet and creamy cream and bailey's on the top. Its just plain heavenly.
4.50 from 6 votes
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Course: Drink
Cuisine: Canadian
Prep Time: 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 cocktails
Calories: 352kcal
Author: Julie & Debbie

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Half-and-Half Cream (or whatever milk)
  • 1 Vanilla Bean
  • 4 oz Baileys Irish Cream (or Carolyns)
  • 4 cups good Strong Coffee
  • 4 oz Kahlua

Instructions

  • Make your strong coffee and set aside in a large glass container to cool. Its best if the container is large so that the coffee is in a thin layer. It will freeze faster this way.
  • Add the cream to a freezer proof container. Glass works well.  Scrape out the insides of the vanilla bean and add it to the cream. Mix it up well with a wisk till all the sticky vanilla breaks apart.  Add the Baileys and stir!
  • Add the Kahlua to the cooled coffee and stir.
  • Put both containers in the freezer and set a timer for 45 min.
  • In 45 mins, take the containers out and scrape them with a fork or move them around a little. Then put back in the freezer and set the timer for 45 mins again.  Keep repeating this until both the coffee and the cream are good and slushy.
  • Fill up a glass with the coffee slush first and top with the cream slush and serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktail | Calories: 352kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 56mg | Potassium: 273mg | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 430IU | Vitamin C: 1.1mg | Calcium: 132mg | Iron: 0.1mg

 

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Comments

  1. Russell from Chasing Delicious says

    August 21, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    Not only does this recipe look killer but these are gorgeous!

    Reply
    • juliendebbie says

      August 21, 2014 at 7:49 pm

      Thank you Russell! You have to try one. They are absolutely divine!

      Reply
  2. Sarah says

    September 8, 2014 at 12:19 pm

    Your photography is breath-taking! I seriously just stared at these pictures for like 5 minutes. Well done ladies!

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    • Julie and Debbie says

      September 9, 2014 at 3:43 pm

      Thank you so much! We really appreciate your taking the time to tell us what you think 🙂

      Reply
  3. Rachel says

    September 16, 2014 at 6:50 pm

    Granita is spelled incorrectly in the post title. Just FYI 🙂 This looks amazing!

    Reply
    • Julie and Debbie says

      September 16, 2014 at 7:12 pm

      Haha! Wow, how bad is that lol. Well thanks for correcting me. At least now its right.

      Reply
  4. Hope says

    October 28, 2014 at 5:46 pm

    Could you use an ice cream maker for this? Speed up the process a bit maybe?

    Reply
    • Julie and Debbie says

      October 28, 2014 at 7:16 pm

      Hi Hope, I think you could use an ice cream maker, however you have to do the two layers separately so unless you have two icecream makers… Also, the ice cream maker might just make ice cream with the top and the granita is meant to be more of an icy consistency, not like ice cream. I think it would still taste amazing though! Give it a shot, let us know how it turns out 🙂

      Reply
  5. Traci | Vanilla And Bean says

    November 12, 2014 at 11:44 pm

    Oh my goodness. So here it is fall, but its feeling like winter. Never mind that! THIS is what I am craving! I’ll eat/drink this by a toasty fire. Can’t wait to give this a go… perhaps this weekend?! Thank you for your recipe, Julie and Debbie!

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    • Julie and Debbie says

      November 14, 2014 at 5:57 am

      What a great idea! Who says Granita is just for summertime 🙂

      Reply
  6. DeeDee says

    November 15, 2014 at 8:59 pm

    Looks fantastic! … Where could I find those glasses? Looks like the Libbye Catalina cordials which I am not able to find retail!! Would appreciate any link to a source! Thanks 🙂

    Reply
    • Julie and Debbie says

      November 18, 2014 at 11:43 am

      Thanks! They are the Libbey Stockholm Pilsner glasses. You can find them on amazon, but Im pretty sure I got them at Canadian Tire or Home Sense…
      http://www.amazon.com/Libbey-Stockholm-Pilsner-Glasses-Set/dp/B00005MG3P/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1416339666&sr=8-4&keywords=tall+beer+glass&pebp=1416339680301

      Reply
  7. Emily says

    September 12, 2015 at 3:04 am

    Thanks for the post. I will try to make this coffee grantia, when I will through the cocktail party. Now I keep up this post. thanks again. 🙂

    Reply
  8. Kristine Reyes says

    November 11, 2015 at 7:22 pm

    What a great recipe! Will post it in my page here http://bit.ly/ClassiqueEliteSeries

    Reply
    • Julie and Debbie says

      November 12, 2015 at 10:13 am

      Thanks for sharing Kristine!

      Reply
  9. Eden Passante says

    June 23, 2016 at 8:12 am

    Wow! This is how I want to get my caffeine fix!! Looks amazing!

    Reply
    • Julie & Debbie says

      June 24, 2016 at 6:28 am

      Haha! You and me both…

      Reply

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