Coffee with blackcurrant & almond is a fantastic flavour combination. Try it in my liquid dessert or in my liqueur coffee. Both recipes are quick & easy and perfect for a cosy night at home.
If you enjoy liqueur in coffee give my coconut liqueur coffee, Baileys Irish latte or boozy gingerbread latte a try.
I have two takes on the theme of coffee with blackcurrant & almond to present here. One I’ve classed as a liquid dessert. The other is an unusual liqueur coffee. Both are like a cosy hug in the middle of winter. I could imagine myself sitting in a big country house, enjoying either one of these drinks in front of an enormous log fire and feeling very content with life.
However… back to real life. I do not live in a mansion. I cannot sit around all day doing cross stitch and getting slowly drunk. It is only 11am… boo. I’ll just make believe I’m sipping one whilst I write.
I’ll start with the ABC liquid dessert – named because of the flavours (almonds, blackcurrant, coffee) and also because it’s as easy as ABC to make and drink. And um, yes, you heard me correctly, there’s blackcurrant liqueur in there with the coffee. Trust me – the blackcurrant marries beautifully with the coffee.
I topped this heady mix of coffee with blackcurrant & almond with some very lightly whipped cream, which balances the sweetness of the drink nicely. It is a sweet, indulgent drink to linger over, so in my mind, you could use it in place of dessert.
The liqueur coffee uses the same flavours, but the blackcurrant is much more subtle. It’s a dark, warming glass of sweet coffee heaven with an intriguing nutty, fruity edge.
Which version of coffee with blackcurrant & almond should I go with – the ABC liquid dessert or the blackcurrant & almond liqueur coffee? Tough decisions never end. Which will you try first?
Have you made this recipe for coffee with blackcurrant and almond liqueurs? I hope you enjoyed it. Please let me know what you thought of it by leaving a rating.
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📖 Recipe
Coffee with Blackcurrant & Almond: ABC Liquid Dessert
Ingredients
For the ABC Liquid Dessert
- 60 ml/ 4 tablespoon Amaretto
- 15 ml/ 1 tablespoon Creme de Cassis
- 60 ml/ 4 tablespoon Kahlúa coffee liqueur
To serve: whipping cream & 1 crushed coffee bean
For the Blackcurrant & Almond Liqueur Coffee
- 300-400 ml/ 1¼ – 1¾ cups Freshly brewed coffee
- 2 teaspoon Light brown sugar (optional)
- 75 ml/ 5tbsp Amaretto
- 10 ml / 2 tsp Creme de Cassis
To serve: whipping cream and 2 coffee beans
Instructions
For the ABC Liquid Dessert
- Pour the alcohol into a jug, mix well and divide between 2 small glasses
- Whip the cream to the ‘soft peak’ stage. It should be very softly whipped and just hold its shape
- Pipe or spoon a generous amount of cream over the top of the drinks. Sprinkle the crushed coffee bean over the top and serve immediately
For the Liqueur Coffee
- Warm 2 glasses or mugs
- Add the sugar to the coffee and stir to dissolve
- Briefly whip the cream, just until it has thickened slightly and looks bubbly, but has not reached the soft peak stage
- Divide both alcohols between the 2 serving glasses and top up with the hot coffee
- Gently pour the cream over the top of the drink – holding an overturned spoon just above the coffee and pouring the cream over this helps it to float
- Top with the coffee beans and serve immediately
Lori
These drinks are gorgeous! I’m always looking for new ways to use Kahlúa and I love creme de cassis. I can’t wait to give this these a try!
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Thankyou Lori. I do hope you like them. I’m with you on Kahlúa – it’s is such a fab ingredient. Have a great weekend.
Thalia @ butter and brioche
Wow this coffee definitely puts any I have ever made before to shame.. looks beautiful and delicious. I definitely am curious to know what the addition of cassis tastes like too.
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Hi Thalia. Hope you get to try one soon – I’ve used the cassis sparingly, as too much can overpower the other flavours. Now I’ve discovered the coffee-blackcurrant combination I have some baking ideas in mind too. I was taking a look at your site the other day. You have some beautiful recipes on there. Jane