This Is An Orange Creamsicle In A Glass. Impress Your Friends With This 3-minute Cocktail! (2024)

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How Strong Is the Creamsicle Cocktails? Tips for Making Creamsicle Recipe Ingredients Steps to Make It Feeling Adventurous? Try This:

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Colleen Graham

Freelance writer and cocktail book author Colleen Graham is a seasoned mixologist who loves sharing her knowledge of spirits and passion for preparing drinks.

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Updated on 09/30/24

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Sean Michael Johnson

Tested bySean Michael Johnson

Sean is an award-winning bartender with over 15 years of experience in the industry. He is the head bartender at the two-Michelin-star restaurant, Gabriel Kreuther, crafting cocktail menus that have caught international attention. To date, he has made over 1 million cocktails, and counting.

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How Strong Is the Creamsicle Cocktails?

In general, the orange creamsicle is a rather gentle cocktail. With the softer foundation from a 70-proof flavored vodka, the original creamsicle shakes up to about 15 percent ABV (30 proof). That's a bit stronger than a glass of wine. You can lower thealcohol contentby pouring more nonalcoholic mixers (cream, juice, or soda) in any variation.

This recipe is a great use for vanilla vodka, which was the only sweet vodka available when the drink first became a big hit. Today, there are a number of alternatives, and whipped cream vodka is a perfect fit for the creamsicle.

Tips for Making Creamsicle Recipe

Fresh orange juice - Use eitherfresh-squeezed orange juiceor pulp-free bottled juice for the best drink. One orange will yield enough juice for two or three creamsicles.
Choose your milk - Half-and-half is not as thick as cream or as light as milk, though either makes a good substitute in this cocktail. (One made with milk would technically be called a dreamsicle.) For dairy-free alternatives, try vanilla-flavored soy or almond milk.

What you'll Need To Make This Creamsicle Cocktail Recipe

A Citrus Juicer

A Cocktail Shaker

A Slick Cocktail Strainer

Ingredients

1 1/2 ounces vanilla or whipped cream vodka
1/2 ounce triple sec
1 ounce half-and-half
1 ounce orange juice
Orange slice, for garnish

Steps to Make It

Gather the ingredients.
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, pour 1 1/2 ounces vanilla or whipped cream vodka, 1/2 ounce triple sec, 1 ounce half-and-half, and 1 ounce orange juice.
Shake well.
Strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with fresh ice.
Garnish with an orange slice and serve.

Feeling Adventurous? Try This:

Add toppings - Strain the orange creamsicle into a cocktail glass. If you like, top it with a little whipped cream.
No Triple sec, no problem - Triple sec is not essential, though it is a nice sweetener. Skip it if you don't have it or switch to an orange-flavored vodka.
Make it tall - Add more orange juice and half-and-half (2 to 3 ounces each) to make a taller drink. Serve it on the rocks in a collins glass.
Make it frozne - Enjoy a frozen creamsicle: Blend the recipe's vodka, triple sec, and orange juice with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or orange sherbet. Add a few ice cubes to give it more of a frozen margarita consistency; use 1 cup of ice when using half-and-half instead of ice cream.
Make it fizzy - Make a simple orange creamsicle: Pour 1 1/2 ounces each of vodka and cream liqueur (e.g., Irish cream or RumChata) in a tall glass filled with ice. Top it off with orange soda.
Add ice cream - Transform this cocktail into a creamsicle float: Pour 1 1/2 ounces of vodka and 1/2 ounce of triple sec into a chilled glass. Add a small scoop of vanilla ice cream and top it with orange soda.
Make it a shot - To make an orange creamsicle shot, simply strain the original recipe into two shot glasses.
Make a pudding shot - For a creamsicle pudding shot: Use 1/4 cup orange vodka, 3/4 cup RumChata, 1 cup milk, and 1 box of vanilla pudding.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
189	Calories
3g	Fat
12g	Carbs
1g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories	189
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3g	4%
Saturated Fat 2g	11%
Cholesterol 11mg	4%
Sodium 19mg	1%
Total Carbohydrate 12g	5%
Dietary Fiber 0g	2%
Total Sugars 11g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 26mg	129%
Calcium 43mg	3%
Iron 0mg	1%
Potassium 131mg	3%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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