I don’t feel it very wise to emulate or find anything in common with Hollywood celebrities, especially if they are of the Charlie Sheen persuasion. Charlie, I am convinced, is either whacked out on his own special brand of crazy, medicated or not, or a media genius and indeed the warlock that he claims to be. He has been dominating headlines and entered every arena including cooking with his Charlie Sheen “Winning Recipes.” Yes I am not making that up and he has now taken his show on the road where ticket sales broke all records.
I don’t know if you could have much more winning than making your own liqueur. And I’m pretty sure Charlie is making a batch of this with this goddesses as we speak although I am not sure what else he might be popping in this magical potion. I probably committed some sort of culinary cultural crime by using scotch whisky but I was just sent a bottle of Monkey Shoulder scotch whisky literally this morning so in it went!
I first saw the idea for make your own Bailey’s on Xiaolu’s lovely site and I instantly loved the idea of making a home spun version of anything well known. Yes you’ll find me trying to make delicious home versions of popular food and drink. While mixing this a strange little recipe (which really only requires a spoon as equipment) a thought popped in my head. It was borne of receiving an email from a happy reader who had made my 5 minute chocolate mug cake at work and now calls it one of his ways of coercing his colleagues into doing late afternoon tasks for him. Yes, given a trip to the shops, you too could make this at work*!
OK a suggestion like this is perhaps how Charlie started so I shall conclude with a have a happy St Patrick’s Day and if you should wish to make this either at work, with or without goddesses or just because you love the stuff please do. It’s fabulous stuff and a doppelganger for the real thing!
So tell me Dear Reader, what do you think about Charlie?
*Disclaimer: please don’t blame me if you get in trouble mixing up your own moonshine at work
Make Your Own Bailey’s Irish Cream
Recipe adapted from 6bittersweets
- 1 teaspoon espresso coffee
- 2 teaspoons unsweetened natural cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 to 1 1/2 cups Irish whiskey (I used Scotch whisky)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
1. In a small bowl or cup, mix together instant coffee, cocoa powder, and 2 tablespoons of the heavy cream until smooth. Using a conventional or hand-held immersion blender, combine the coffee cocoa mixture, remaining heavy cream, milk, sweetened condensed milk, honey, Irish whiskey, vanilla extract, and almond extract and blend on high for 20 to 30 seconds or whisk until thoroughly combined. Transfer to a container, seal tightly, and store in the refrigerator. For the best flavour, let chill at least overnight to allow the flavors to meld together. Shake well before using. This should keep for up to 2 months.
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Oh Lorraine I am just so tickled that you were inspired to try this! I bet it’s just as fabulous with the Scotch whiskey haha. Now I guess we’ve both committed blasphemy ;p. I think it’s part of the bad side of human nature to be fascinated with extreme things, especially self-destructing things/people. I almost hope he is putting on a show merely because if he really is this crazy, there is bound to be great detriment to his 5 kids and anyone who loves/is close to him.
Wonderful! I’m a big fan of this drink, but never had the homemade version.
Cheers,
Rosa
Aaah yes, back when I was more lactose tolerant, we use to make our own Bailey’s, and it was delicious! Our recipe used melted Belgian milk chocolate and evaporated milk in place of the fresh milk. I remember smuggling little bottles of it into the mothers when the boys had Saturday morning swimming training.
What a brilliant idea! My mum loves baileys – so I am sure a homemade version would be a well received gift
What a grand idea, and it sounds delicious with all those ingredients.
I love it, this post, I mean, Lorraine.
Charlie. Where do we start? He’s on his own planet. It just saddens me when there are young children involved. Adults can do whatever they want to their own lives but when their actions start impacting their children, that’s just not on.
SSG xxx
Love the Charlie Sheen intro. Hilair!
YUM! I made my own a couple of years back as its Stud’s fave drink in Winter. One of my grans friends gave me the recipe – haha love the seniors and their booze
Surely not in Sober Valley Lodge?!
My friends make their own baileys and are very secretive about the ingredients – now I can fool them by tasting and ‘guessing’ correctly. Thanks Lorraine!
Looks great, perfect for St Patrick’s Day. I didn’t know Charlie cooks! He is definitely in another world.
Magic Michele’s sister, the nun, loves this recipe! I’m overdosing on St Patrick’s Day cupcakes
Good on you for making your own Bailey’s! Its so tasty eh? But yeah, making it with the scotch whiskey is a bit dodge, but that’s ok. If its free, its ok this time
There are a hundred million worthwhile things to do with one’s life – following the sad, self-destructing route of Charlie Sheen is not one of them!!!
The ‘Bailey’s idea has merit – but it is kind’a funny coming from a virtual non-drinker like you!! Now I would try it with a good Irish whiskey myself? And a very happy St Paddy’s Day to all blogging! Have a good one (or three)!
This is going into the ‘recipes to try after baby arrives’ folder! I love a baileys, and I dont really drink lol!
What a clever idea! My Mom used to make Kahlua and Amaretto liqueurs,which I took for granted, but I never thought to make Irish Cream. Now I will! Thanks, Lorraine.
Lorraine! You evil woman!
Bailey’s on ice is one of my all time favourite drinks and now a recipe made from cupboard/fridge staples?! It will be all to easy to get a little ‘happy’ 
As for Charlie Sheen, I think it’s pretty sad. It seems he’s surrounded by people who’ll say yes to whatever he wants to do and as a result we’re watching his sad decline. Hopefully his family will step in before it’s all too late.
Where does that Droste cocoa powder come from, Lorraine? Thanks!
Oh my mum always makes this around christmas time and gives to people for presents. I reckon it is ten times better than the bought stuff. How crazy is charlie. His right nostrel looks like a golf ball has come out of it too!
Thanks for the Irish cream recipe. It is my husband’s favorite after dinner drink. Charlie Sheen is one typical example of celebrities with too much money, ego, and drugs. At this point, he thinks that he is invincible. I hope Chuck Lorre hires someone more deserving of the role in “Two and a Half Men.”
I saw the same post and told myself that I have to make it too. too easy.
Nic dearHeart – will you please qualify and quantify! As a certain ‘hated politician’ said ‘explain, please!’ I daresay I belong in the category to whom you allude: may I pertain we just may know more about the ‘waters of life’ than many of the younger gen?! Happy Paddy’s!!
Making your own baileys… wow!!! My mum loves the stuff and it’s here Birthday next week. I guess I know what she’s getting.
Charlie? Well, it took an earthquake to knock him off the news. Good riddance. Cheers and here’s to the Irish, a culture with a rich history of poetry, song, dance and a little drink.
Yum, again, basic ingredients to create something so not basic! Thanks for the recipe!
Now, Charlie? I want to say a lot but I probably shouldn’t!
Wow – although I do wonder how many places of work have stick or stab blenders?
I feel sorry for Charlie’s kids. Not that he’s being a particularly good role model now but if things continue on as they are now, he won’t be around to watch them grow up and they’ll have to face life without a dad. And that is an intense shame. For a smart guy he is really incredibly stupid.
Angela – I DO wish I had your way with the words! Agree 100%
Honestly although I do sometimes love Hollywood gossip I haven’t taken the time to find out muck about what he has been doing. I guess if anything I feel sad for the fact he has children who must endure him.
My husband’s grandfather used to like making something similar to this, although as I do not drink I never tried it.
Another recipe goes on the to do list! thanks Lorraine
And on Charlie, very sad to see someone lose their mind in front of the world!!
Can I say yum?!? Thank you very much for posting this… I will definitely keep it in mind for when my bottle of real Baileys (from you!) has finished
Oh, Lorraine! Baileys is my most favourite drink
I can’t wait to make my own, thank you!
Happy Paddy Day Lorraine
Lovin’ the sound of this little concoction to be sure, to be sure 
Charlie Sheen……, thinkin’ he must be some weird warlock., coz I really can’t see why people are even slightly interested in his shenanigans.
Yum yum! My friend only recently gave me a recipe to make Bailey’s. I have been meaning to mix up a batch. Great for presents!
Wow, you total genius! My friends are going to love me!
Power may corrupt, but fame messes with your mind. Poor Charlie’s mind has been thoroughly messed with. I like the look of the home made Baileys.
very original! There is something so satisfying about making well-known things you would normally purchase at home.
Hell, this is something here!
I feel the same way about Charlie. I thought he was mad and/or whacked out on drugs, but now I suspect he might be very clever and laughing all the way to the bank!
Brilliant! Thanks for this! I didn’t know that it’s so easy to make Irish Cream at home
How perfect for St Pat’s Day
Oh how interesting! Never thought of making my own grog
Oh goodness, seriously I have heard and read enough about my Charlie Sheen. Please let’s put our energy into something more meaningful, like saving the world perhaps.
I like the idea of doing this, but I also like the idea of buying it cheap duty free
Oh Charlie, you crazy cat. I’m so sick of his face!
Yumyumyum, I love a glass of Bailey’s with ice, and I bet it tastes even better knowing you made it yourself!
Oh my, this could be trouble! So delicious looking too!
My opinion is if CS is suing his producers for loss of income for sacking him, the other actors should sue him in return for loss of income for getting the show canned in the first place!
I’m afraid I’m a bit of a purist and would HAVE to use Irish whisky but then again my favourite thing to do with it is to make Irish Coffee into which a bit of Irish Creme would do no harm at all! Charlie who?
Happy St. Patty’s day!
Love Lu’s site as well
The irish cream looks truly wonderful and perfect for the season of St.Patricks.
Lovin the pics , always wonderful.
Oh, how I looove “Not Quite Nigella!!!”
xxx
Ok, I don’t care how the whiskey tastes, I want the bottle!!! How adorable. I think it’s great to make ‘Baileys’ at home… then you know the quality of the ingredients going in. It is like a liquid dessert, isn’t it? Thanks for the recipe, I know a few friends who are going to love this!
This is so brilliant! I’m a huge Bailey’s lover (every weekend I add some to my coffee–best drink of the week =) and I would love to try making this at home! Yum.
I remember making this when I was a kid. OK, maybe not a kid, because that would be illegal. LOL But I remember my friends and I in college whipping up our own version of Bailey’s. It’s so great when you make it with fresh cream like that. YUM!
wow, never thought of making my own baileys!
Charlie? Charlie who?
You know, if it were possible, my mom would fill her swimming pool with Irish Cream. So, I guess, the next best thing would be for me to make her some. Thank you dear.
Monkey Shoulder – LOL – never heard of it before. Charlie – well, I have some definite views but I will keep them to myself.
Your 5-minute mug cake is how I ensure my dad never stops loving me
Absolutely in awe of this homemade Irish Cream! Too bad I’m such a pansy when it comes to spirits
Very 1980s darl – I remember drinking this home made version when in Melbourne from hometown Adelaide. It was delicous to a 20 year old – but now I’m more conscious of the calories
condensed milk! I am sold! Used to love a Scottish version of baileys but haven’t had it for ages – frankly I haven’t seen enough about charlie sheen to quite understand the fuss (I must be very out of the loop) but I shudder to think how I would go with any afternoon tasks at work if my boss made it for me (though I suspect she would love it)
A homemade version, how exciting..this is one of my fav winter treat!
yummy
sweetlife
I love this! I recently had my first Bailey’s drink and I think it may have been the most delicious thing that I have ever tasted! Bailey’s and Frangelico…sooo yummy!
Born and raised in southern California, in certain circles and neighborhoods, one is privy to the inside scuttlebutt. This Charlie thing is a bunch of hype.Charlie’s hype. Don’t feel sad about him. He doesn’t. This “win, win, win” thing came from a scene in the movie The Breakfast Club, which his brother, Emilio, was in. Emilio’s character had a problem with his father, who did nothing but pressure him to be a winner. He went into a tirade where he got into it intensely, chanting/yelling “Win! Win! Win!” Chilling…The one thing that bothers me is that the show went on hiatus because of Charlie’s behavior, which puts the others out of work until the producers stop hanging everything up on Charlie. He doesn’t make or break that show,..the producers do.Hollywood is dirty politics.It is an evil machine that twists our morals and force-feeds us crap. As long as we swallow it, they’ll continue to dish it out.
You do know, don’t you, that the best way to enjoy Baileys is poured liberally over a very good quality vanilla ice-cream? It’s the best ice-cream topping out there although an accompanying drizzle of a fudgy chocolate sauce will only help things…
I was wondering if this mix can break my love for Baileys….
I can’t get over there being a whisky called Monkey Shoulder? Is that what it tastes like? That’s only one step up from Baboon’s Armpit?!
Charlie Sheen was quite cute when he was younger but I prefer his father!
I’ve just made this for a Xmas treat! Very easy, very delicious!!
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