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

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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

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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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Prep: 3 mins

Cook: 0 mins

Total: 3 mins

Serving: 1 serving

Yield: 1 cocktail

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The orange creamsicle is a liquid version of the popular frozen treat, complete with a creamy orange flavor. You can enjoy it as a sweet cocktail or martini, a boozy float, a blended drink, or a tempting shot. However you pour it, they all have three things in common: vodka, orange (either juice or soda), and cream (cream, ice cream, or cream liqueur). All three ways to make it are sure to be delicious.

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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

“Talented bartenders in the early 2000’s could bend flavored vodkas to their will and make delicious concoctions. This is one such concoction.If you are a fan of an Orange Creamsicle this cocktail does the trick.The recipe is balanced and allows the ingredients to play their parts.”—Sean Michael Johnson

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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

  1. Gather the ingredients.

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  2. 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.

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  3. Shake well.

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  4. Strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with fresh ice.

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  5. Garnish with an orange slice and serve.

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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)
189Calories
3g Fat
12g Carbs
1g Protein

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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories189
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3g4%
Saturated Fat 2g11%
Cholesterol 11mg4%
Sodium 19mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 12g5%
Dietary Fiber 0g2%
Total Sugars 11g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 26mg129%
Calcium 43mg3%
Iron 0mg1%
Potassium 131mg3%
*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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