Keto Baileys Irish Cream - Divalicious Recipes (2024)

FAQs

Is Baileys ok on a keto diet? ›

Baileys Irish Cream contains sugar and other high-carb ingredients, making it unsuitable for strict keto diets. However, there are low-carb and sugar-free alternatives available that can be enjoyed in moderation on a keto diet.

It goes well with hot drinks, like coffee, hot chocolate, and even earl grey tea. You can mix Baileys with cold drinks, working wonders mixed with co*cktails like an espresso martini or a white Russian. In fact, you can mix Baileys with most spirits to make your favourite drink that extra bit yummier!

Bailey's Irish Cream (1 fl oz) contains 6.5g total carbs, 6.5g net carbs, 4.9g fat, 0.9g protein, and 102 calories.

Baileys can be easily mixed with all manner of beverages to make a simple, creamy drink. The only rule is to avoid citrus or anything with a lot of citric acid, which makes it curdle. That means avoid juices and soda.

Dry red or white wine: keto and wine go well together! One glass contains about 2 grams of net carbs. Champagne or extra dry/brut sparkling wine: one glass of bubbly contains about 2 grams of net carbs. Low carb hard seltzers: these refreshing beverages are generally pretty low in carbs.

Keto-friendly alcoholic drinks

Many low carb alcohol options are available if you follow a keto diet. For instance, pure forms of alcohol like whiskey, gin, tequila, rum, and vodka are all completely free of carbs. You can drink them straight or combine them with low carb mixers for more flavor.

It's not essential to store cream liqueurs like Baileys the fridge if you haven't got any room, but it's preferable. However, the most important thing is to avoid higher temperatures and sunlight so anywhere cool and dark will do the job.

The carbondioxide in the cola will react with the cream in the baileys, this results in the cream solidifying in your stomach which can suffocate you in high quantities.

Baileys Deliciously Light - less calories and sugar

Enjoy over ice, in coffee or blended. *Baileys Deliciously Light - per 2.5 fl. oz. serving - Average Analysis: calories-139; carbs-9.3 g; protein-0.8 g; fat-3.7 g; sugar-7.8 g.

Alcohol is high in calories. It contains around seven calories a gram - almost as many as fat. And the calories in an Irish cream liqueur don't just come from the alcohol – it's high in sugar too. A 50ml glass of Irish cream liqueur contain 153 calories – about the same as a large chocolate biscuit.

Is bailey more fattening than wine? ›

Baileys has one of the highest calorie content of most of the festive drinks. So if you're looking to reduce your calorie count, you can stick to Champagne – which has 73.7 calories per 100 ml – or dry white wine – which has 77 calories per 120 ml.

A Baileys Espresso Martini – yes, you can use Baileys in an Espresso Martini! We guarantee you'll love this recipe. An Espresso Martini is a classic co*cktail made with freshly brewed espresso, Baileys, and a splash of vodka, delicious.

Baileys™ has a best before date on the left hand side of the back label (two years from date of manufacture). Other manufacturers, such as Carolan's™ may have different recommendations. They suggest a shelf-life of six months after opening, and recommend storage in the refrigerator once the product is opened.

Irish cream liqueur is wonderfully versatile. It's so rich and full of flavour, so one of the best ways to drink it is straight or over ice, and just savour the taste of the liqueur. It's also great as an ingredient in shooters, co*cktails and warm drinks like coffee and hot chocolate.

Bailey's - 107 calories and 11 grams of carbs per shot (1 fl oz)

Original Bailey's™ Irish Cream is not sugar free. In fact, their Irish Cream has about 10g of sugar per 1.5 fluid ounces. Our keto Irish cream recipe has the same creamy taste, but sugar free! There are also sugar free store-bought syrups for Irish cream.

Double cream can be part of a well-formulated ketogenic diet for several reasons: Low in carbs - With minimal carbohydrate content, heavy cream won't disrupt ketosis. High in fat - All that dairy fat gives you energy while ramping up ketone production.