This Peppermint Holiday Cocktail recipe is creamy n’ smooth, and tastes exactly like the inside of an Andy’s mint! It’s gorgeous color and peppermint flavor make it the perfect cocktail for your holiday and New Year parties!
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Update: This post was originally published in December 2015. I made edits to the photos and added a recipe video to show you how easy this holiday cocktail is to make! However, the actual story and written words below in this post remain the same.
Happy Christmas Eve’s Eve, friends! Hopefully you guys are ready for the big day, because hate to break it to you, but if you aren’t… well, you might not ever be. At least not this year. Which is totally fine! Because, we can be friends who aren’t doing anything together!
Okay, that isn’t entirely true. Boy and I are going out to a romantic dinner tomorrow and then I am going to cook us a nice surf n’ turf meal (in my pajamas) on Christmas. So, we are celebrating… we are just doing it in low key style.
Anyways, since I’m hoping most of you have your menu planned out, I thought it would be a great idea to share a fabulous cocktail perfect for Christmas or Christmas Eve! *Drum roll please…
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Peppermint Holiday Cocktail: recipe overview
Ya’ll this libation is deliciously legit. It is the perfect nightcap as you kickback and enjoy the company of your loved ones, after you have devoured your holiday meal.
This holiday hustler is creamy, smooth, peppermin-tastic, and has the consistency of a thin milkshake.
It tastes exactly like the inside of an Andy’s mint or like a boozy version of a Shamrock Shake.
Not only is this libation a party for the taste buds, it also is festively fun and gorgeous. Just look at that minty green color!
#SlurpFest.
If you want to get really Christmas-y with it, I suggest adding a candy cane to the glass as a stirrer. And if you really want to indulge, a little whipped cream on top never hurt anybody. 😉
How to make a Peppermint Holiday Cocktail? (Notes, tips & tricks)
- If you can’t find Peppermint Irish Cream, you can substitute plain Irish Cream and add 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract.
- The Crème de menthe is a sweet, mint flavored liqueur, and it’s what gives this cocktail it’s minty green color, so I do not advise you skip it! However, there are Crème de menthe syrups that you can substitute if you would like, just make sure you are using the green colored variety and NOT the colorless syrup!
- While I used Original (plain flavored) Almond Milk in my Peppermint Holiday Cocktail, you can absolutely use regular milk. Or, if you are looking for an even more indulgent, rich drink, you can use half-and-half!
This cocktail is a fabulous alternative if you are sick and tired of eggnog, or if you are like me and detest eggnog. I urge you to add this Peppermint Holiday Cocktail to the desert portion of your Holiday evening, I pinkie promise you are going to gulp it up!
Until next time, Cheers and warmest wishes for a very Merry Christmas, friends!
XOXO
Cheyanne
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**Disclosure: I received free bottles of various flavored Irish Cream from my friends over at Saint Brendan’s for my own personal tasting. I loved their holiday flavors of Irish Cream so much I freely chose to develop a drink with it. For more flavors and great recipes check out their website here.
The best Peppermint Holiday Cocktail recipe and step-by-step video👇
Peppermint Holiday Cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Saint Brendan's Peppermint Bark Irish Cream
- 1 ounce Green Crème de Menthe
- ½ ounce Chocolate Hazelnut Vodka
- 3 ounces Original Almond Milk
- 1 cup Ice
- Mint Sprig for garnish
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
- Pour into desired glass and garnish with mint sprig.
- Optional - top with whipped cream and crushed candy canes.
Video
Notes
- If you can't find Peppermint Irish Cream, you can substitute plain Irish Cream and add 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract.
- The Crème de menthe is a sweet, mint flavored liqueur, and it's what gives this cocktail it's minty green color, so I do not advise you skip it! However, there are Crème de menthe syrups that you can substitute if you would like, just make sure you are using the green colored variety and NOT the colorless syrup!
- While I used Original (plain flavored) Almond Milk in my cocktail, you can absolutely use regular milk. Or, if you are looking for an even more indulgent, rich drink, you can use half-and-half!
Nutrition
*Recipe adapted from Saint Brendan’s.
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This was so tasty and a hit at our NYE party! Thanks! I don’t normally like overly sweet drinks, so I was skeptical at first. It was perfect. I did not have the green version of the creme de menthe, so it ended up being beige. No matter- still pretty. I also could not find chocolate hazelnut vodka and had to use vanilla instead. I added 1/2 tb of cacao powder. I imagine it was close enough to the original recipe because it was absolutely delicious.
Looks delicious! Has anyone tried this on the rocks instead of blended? Wondering if that would turn out well.
Hi LL,
While I’ve never tried this cocktail on the rocks versus blended, I don’t really see why you can’t serve it like that. I’d imagine it would taste kind of like a holiday peppermint version of a White Russian. Sorry I can’t be more help. If you try it, let me know how it goes! Cheers!
Love the color! What a great way to finish a meal. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
Wow, this cocktail colour looks Awesome!!!sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas!!!!
LOVE! Andes mints are so good. And while I’ve never actually had a Shamrock Shake, I can totally get into drinking a boozy one :). This sounds delicious, Chey!
That color is everything!! And that Irish Cream sounds amazing! How festive and delicious! Take care.
Can’t beat a boozy version of a shamrock shake Chey! Looks delicious and perfectly festive for the holidays! Can’t believe it’s one week away! Eeeeep! Time’s flying! Cheers and have an awesome week!
Okay so even though the holiday is over, I’m still allowed to make this cocktail for myself, right?? Because this looks SO dreamy!! You had me sold at the shamrock shake reference…mmm!!! And P.S. your version of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day sounds fantastic!! A nice dinner and then PJ’s the next day is how life should be!!!
I freakin’ love low-key holiday seasons. Hope you had a wonderful relaxing time and drank many many many cocktails!! This one looks soooo good I’ve been really boring with my baileys this year and haven’t really tried it in cocktails, mostly coffee but I totally want this NOW! 🙂
I love mint and alcohol so I think I would love this drink. How sweet you two going out for a romantic Xmas Eve dinner. I didn’t think married couples did anything like that. lol! I’ll be at home, munching on my bag of Canadian tater chips. Hope you guys had a fantastic Christmas 🙂
Technically Christmas is over but this dreamy drink is making me feel like I need a little (more) Christmas, right this very minute…
I detest drinking eggnog and this sounds stellar, Cheyanne – and – just look at how pretty it is! Almost too pretty to slurp – ALMOST! BTW – I love your iea of low key celebrating with a nice surf n’ turf meal! Hoping it was wonderful!
xoxo
That’s a pretty color :). I am making your blackberry bramble again tonight! Merry Christmas!
first of all, I need peppermint irish cream. Second…i will make this cocktail all winter long!! Love the color, the freshness and it all. Have a great Christmas and holiday weekend dear. Low key is our style too 🙂
I don’t drink, but if I did… Wow! This looks so inviting, beautiful and that flavored vodka sounds off da hook good. Enjoy your quiet and romantic dinner with Boy and Merry Christmas Chey. It’s been great getting to know you this past year. xoxo
such a gorgeous color! love the pictures! Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas Cheyanne! Have a wonderful 2016! 🙂
I will definitely be kicking back with a glass of this tonight! What a perfect holiday cocktail to feel fun and festive with 🙂 THAT COLOR! Ahh, killing it. Love that it’s a minty end as well to help clear all the heaviness from the food. Glad to hear that you are going low key this year. You have a fun and yummy holiday girl! XXOO
I have everything to make this…except for the Crème de Menthe…and the Irish Cream…perhaps the almond milk…I can use a little Hazelnut Vodka…and the mint too. Okay, all I have is ice, but I really need to have this drink! It sounds and sounds DIVINE!! Enjoy your romantic dinner and low key Christmas. I know you will be eating well! xoxo
Even though I’m not sick and tired of eggnog, this lovely green coctail sounds amazing to me. But indeed I got sick just today, and due to my neck and back pain I will likely be celebrating my Christmas in bed, literally:) Indeed, spending Christmas in bed (aka pyjama Christmas) is my dream. Well, I prefer to be a bit more flexible though. Why am I saying that? I hardly can move so please consider sending something delicious including this coctail to me! Merry Christmas! Cheers. Xoxoxo.
Being the good Irish girl that I am, i LOVE Irish cream! Love this peppermint cocktail, this is just what I need for curling up next to the fire on Christmas eve! I hope you have a very happy holiday Cheyanne!
Hahaha! I’m part Irish too, Meghan! Gotta love that Irish cream, right?! I’ve said it before, but I totally wish we were neighbors – we could have a cocktail and appetizer exchange! You should move. lol 😉 Warm wishes for a beautiful holiday, sweets! <3
shamrock shakes are my guilty pleasure and a boozey version is like a dream come true. pinned for sure!
If shamrock shakes are you guilty pleasure you will definitely love this cocktail, Cathy! Thank you so much for the comment and pin! Warm wishes for a fabulous holiday! Cheers!
It’s confirmed. Actually, it was confirmed long ago but I’ve just now decided to say it out loud… You rock. Your recipes rock. This drink is the bomb. And you are masterful in the food AND drink department! I can’t wait to have this. A boozy Andes Mint? I’m in! Enjoy your dinners, my dear…will see you next week! xoxoxo
Lol, well thank you so much for making my day, Annie! You know the feeling is completely mutual! You rock in the food, drink, blogger and friend department! I just adore you and you always make me smile! Thank you so much for being you! Warm wishes for a beautiful Christmas, my dear friend! xoxoxoxoxo
I’m suuuuper into mint and not super into eggnog, so I MUST try this! A boozy Andes flavored milkshake? YES, please!
Sounds like we have the same taste, Rachel! You will definitely love this cocktail! Cheers, doll and warm wishes for a beautiful holiday! 🙂
There’s nothing wrong with doing things low-key! Sounds like a relaxing and romantic time. 🙂 Enjoy your dinner together!! Praying you soon get the present you really want (a new fur baby!!!) Love you dear! Merry Christmas and cheers to these beautiful cocktails!! XOXO
Thank you so much, Lauren! I got permission to get the fur baby!! Now I just have to find a good breeder in NC! Yay to puppy twinning! 🙂 I hope you, hubby and Reese have a beautiful Christmas! Lots of love and hugs your way, my sweet friend! XOXO
These look fantastic, Cheyanne! The eve before Christmas eve in Newfoundland is commonly referred to as ‘Tibb’s Eve.’ #FunFactoftheDay 😉 Every year for quite some time now hubby and I make seafood chowder. I can’t wait to make and dig into that this evening and I’m sure one of these awesome cocktails will be involved! Merry Christmas!
I happen to love fun facts of the day, Dawn, so thank for sharing that one! 🙂 Seafood chowder sounds like a pretty fabulous tradition… I know I would devour a few bowls of that right about now!! Thank you so much for the comment love! Warm wishes to you and the hubs for a beautiful Christmas, my friend! Cheers!
Dude. This holiday hustler is totally my jam! I’m all about a boozy shamrock shake and surf and turf in jammies. I hope you and Boy have a wonderful and romantic Merry Christmas, Chey!
Lol, I am SO glad I have your approval on this one, Rachelle!! Thank you so much for the love! Warm wishes to you and the hubs for a beautiful Christmas! Cheers, sweets! <3
I could definitely use this for my Christmas Eve’s Eve! I need to get my holiday spirit on and relax, and this will do both. That color is amazing! Have the best holiday ever, Chey!
Yes(!) to getting your relax on, Mir! Thank you so much for the sweet comment, my sweets! Warm wishes to you and your family for a fabulous holiday as well! Cheers! <3
You got that right Cheyanne…who wouldn’t totally love a boozy shamrock shake?! The color is so festive and your photos are beautiful. Sounds like you and Boy are going to have a cozy, romantic holiday together. Perfect! Enjoy! XO
Lol, Thank you so much, Mary Ann! I am definitely looking forward to a little down time! I hope you and your family have a beautiful Christmas, my dear friend! Cheers! Xo
Booze and the holidays go together like milk and cookies. And this cocktail is probably THE Christmas cocktail. Great recipe C.
Have a wonderful Christmas my friend!
Haha! I couldn’t agree more, Mike!! Thank you so much for the kind comment, buddy! Warm wishes for a Merry Christmas to you as well!! Cheers!
As if your description weren’t enough, this is my favorite color! Well done. Merry Christmas! 🙂
Thank you so much, Adam! Warm wishes for a Very Merry Christmas to you and your wife as well! Cheers!
I love Andes mints! I can’t wait to try this drink! Merry Christmas, Cheyanne!
Yay! So glad you like Andes Mints, Kathy! You will definitely love this drink, then! Warm wishes for a Very Merry Christmas, my friend! Cheers!
I knew I could rely on you to turn my favorite thin mint into a holiday treat! I’m going to need a couple of these as I navigate through the merry whirlwind of the next few days! Peace and joy to you, my friend!
My pleasure to provide the minty cocktail treat for you, Kate! Thank you so much for the comment, my dear! Warmest of warm wishes to you and your family for a beautiful Christmas, lovely! Cheers! xo
Sounds like you will have a nice and relaxing Christmas, Cheyanne! You deserve it! And this drink…wow! I absolutely love the color and flavor. I think I could drink this all year long! Pinned, of course! 🙂 I hope you have a very Merry Christmas, friend!
I am most definitely looking forward to a little R & R over Christmas, Gayle! Thank you so much for the drink love and the pin! Warm wishes to you and your family for a beautiful Christmas as well, my friend! Cheers! <3
Even though i am not a cocktail drinker, the colour of this holiday drink simply makes me HAPPY, Cheyanne.
Thank you so much, Angie! Glad I could make your eye balls happy! 😉 Cheers, my dear!
Wow, this cocktail looks amazing! I LOVE the flavours! Beautiful photos!
Thank you so much for the sweet comment, Marsha! Cheers!