Candy cane cream cocktail
Makes: up to 8 cocktails
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Kris Kirkham
Candy cane cream cocktail
Accompany your gift wrapping with this creamy cocktail with all the flavours of an American candy cane
Makes: up to 8 cocktails
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
0Kcal
Tamsin Burnett-Hall
Tamsin learned the tricks of the trade from cookery legend Delia Smith. A trusted recipe writer for the magazine for over 25 years, in her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
Tamsin Burnett-Hall
Tamsin learned the tricks of the trade from cookery legend Delia Smith. A trusted recipe writer for the magazine for over 25 years, in her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
Ingredients
For the candy cane vodka, and to decorate
- 5 candy canes, plus extra to garnish
- 250ml vodka
- 50g melted white chocolate
For each cocktail
- ice cubes
- 30ml candy cane vodka
- 60ml Irish cream liqueur
- 60ml single or whipping cream
Step by step
- At least a few hours ahead of serving, break 5 candy canes into a clean jar and top up with the vodka. Leave to dissolve, shaking every so often. The candy cane vodka will keep indefinitely if it’s in a sterilised jar or bottle.
- To decorate the glasses, crush at least 1 candy cane finely. Put the melted white chocolate on a saucer or small plate then dip in the rims of the cocktail glasses before pressing them into the crushed candy cane pieces. Chill to set.
- To make the cocktails, add ice cubes to a cocktail shaker then add the measured candy cane vodka and Irish cream liqueur and shake for 30-60 seconds until well chilled. Remove the lid, add the cream and swirl to mix rather than shaking. Strain into your cocktail glass and decorate with a candy cane if you wish.
