Almond Joy Cocktail | Dangerously Delicious

This is my dangerously delicious almond joy cocktail recipe. It is so good, you will need someone to save your from yourself. Trust me, I know.

This is the dangerously delicious Almond Joy cocktail!

What makes it dangerous?

The combination of the 4 ingredients is balanced and delicious that you may forget it’s a cocktail and treat it like a milk shake.  It is so smooth and has an unbelievable taste.

I will quote Christopher when he first tasted this cocktail: “I could chug this.”

Yes.  Me too.

And as a perk, you can use up your Halloween candy by making this cocktail!  🙂

Other potentially dangerous cocktails on Dishes Delish:

• Long Island iced tea – This cocktail has a lot of booze in it
• Frozen mudslide – Frozen and scrumptious that you may drink it like a shake
• Brandy Alexander – This cocktail reminds me of this almond joy drink since it’s smooth and delicious

The Mixing of the Almond Joy Cocktail

Pre-step

Fill your cocktail shaker 1/2 way with ice.  After you measure out the ingredients, pour them into the shaker.

At this time, I also open a Halloween sized almond joy candy bar and crush it in a bowl. I take some of the pieces of the candy bar and attach them to half of the rim of both glasses.

The reason you only garnish half the rim is the open space leaves a place so you can sip easily and nibble the candy bar pieces when you want.

Step one

Gather the ingredients – creme de cacao, Amaretto, coconut rum and light cream.

Step 2

Measure 2 ounces of Amaretto.

Step three

Measure 2 ounces of creme de cacao.

Step four

Measure 1 ounce coconut rum

Step five

Measure 4 ounces of light cream or half and half.

Step six

Cap shaker and shake the almond joy cocktail for 20 seconds.  Strain and divide the cocktail between the two candy rimmed martini glasses.

Bottoms Up

Look at it!  It looks good, doesn’t it?

The vertical view!

Here’s the overhead view for your viewing pleasure.

Yum.

Now, I keep repeating to myself, “I will not chug, I will nut chug.”

You see?  I’m civilized.

I hope you enjoyed this recipe and will make it soon.  Please leave me a comment and rating if you do!  It is greatly appreciated.

And as always, may all your dishes/drinks be delish!

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Almond Joy Cocktail

Prep Time

5 mins

Total Time

5 mins

 

This creamy dreamy cocktail tastes like a candy bar in a glass!

Course: Cocktail

Cuisine: Cocktails

Keyword: almond joy cocktail, candy bar cocktail

Servings: 2 cocktails

Calories: 380 kcal

Author: Elaine @ Dishes Delish

Ingredients

• 2 ounce Amaretto liqueur
• 2 ounce Creme de Cacao
• 1 ounce coconut rum
• 4 ounces light cream

Garnish

• 1 small Almond Joy candy bar (crushed in pieces for garnish)

Tools

• cocktail shaker

Glassware

• 2 martini glasses

Instructions

1. Crush Almond Joy candy bar and with your fingers, attach pieces to half of both rims of the glasses

2. Fill cocktail shaker half way with ice

3. Add Amaretto, Creme de Cacao, coconut rum and cream

4. Cap shaker and shake 20 seconds and (strain) divide between both glasses

5. Sip, don't chug
6. Smile
7. Enjoy

Recipe Notes

If you don't have mini almond joy bars, you can just sprinkle some cocoa on top!

Nutrition Facts

Almond Joy Cocktail

Amount Per Serving (1 cocktail)

Calories 380 Calories from Fat 189

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 21g 32%

Saturated Fat 13g 65%

Cholesterol 62mg 21%

Sodium 22mg 1%

Potassium 55mg 2%

Total Carbohydrates 18g 6%

Sugars 15g

Protein 2g 4%

Vitamin A 11.5%

Calcium 3.9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

First published May 2016