15 Easy Frangelico Drink Recipes You'll Go Nuts For

Frangelico is a perfect addition to classic drinks, fun shots, & sweet dessert cocktails. Find your Frangelico favorite from our delicious drink recipes.

Updated November 29, 2023
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You know may not know Frangelico by name, but you certainly know its bottle for the iconic shape and outline of a monk with a belt. And, of course, its signature hazelnut flavor. There's no other ingredient in the cocktail world that comes as close to its ability to create mixology magic. It's time to finesse your cocktail game with these Frangelico drinks. 

Hot Frangelico Drink Recipes

Frangelico lends itself beautifully to warm drinks. Its toasty hazelnut flavors go well in everything from a hot-buttered rum to a hot toddy. Or, you can try a few of our toasty warm Frantelico favorites.

Frangelico Coffee

Frangelico coffee is similar to Irish coffee, but with a nuttier, richer flavor. If you're looking for a hot drink that you'll be hazelnuts about, this is a great use of Frangelico.

Frangelico Coffee on a wooden table

Ingredients

  • 1½ ounces Frangelico
  • 4 ounces hot coffee
  • Whipped cream for garnish

Instructions

  1. Warm a mug.
  2. In a coffee mug, combine the Frangelico and coffee.
  3. Stir carefully to mix.
  4. Garnish with whipped cream.

Spicy Nutty Hot Cider

Apple, cinnamon, and nuts — we can't think of a better flavor combo. Winter never tasted so good.

Steaming hot cider on a table with apples and ginger cookies

Ingredients

  • 3 ounces hot apple cider
  • ½ ounce cinnamon whiskey
  • ½ ounce Frangelico
  • Cinnamon stick for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a coffee mug, combine the hot cider, cinnamon whiskey, and Frangelico. Stir.
  2. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Fab Frangelico Cocktails & Shots

Whether you want a highball, a party shot, or a martini-style drink, Frangelico fits all your moods. 

Frangelico Chocolate Cake Shot

Whether you simply love cake or you're looking to celebrate a birthday in a unique way, this Frangelico chocolate cake shot is the perfect sweet sip.

Sweet chocolate liqueur

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, Frangelico, vanilla vodka, and chocolate cream liqueur.
  2. Shake to chill.
  3. Strain into a shot glass.

Frangelico Martini

This Frangelico mixed drink isn't technically a martini, but since it comes in a martini glass, we won't judge if you call it one. 

Thanksgiving Place Setting with a Frangelico martini

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Chill a martini glass.
  2. In a mixing glass, add ice, vodka, sweet vermouth, and Frangelico.
  3. Stir rapidly to chill.
  4. Strain into the chilled glass.

Frangelico Sour

Similar to an amaretto sour, a Frangelico sour is a sweet and sour concoction with a nutty twist. Yes, you should absolutely try this instead of amaretto in your next sour. 

Frangelico sour cocktail on a wooden bar counter top

Ingredients

  • ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1½ ounces Frangelico
  • Ice
  • Cherry and lemon slice for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, lemon juice, lime juice, and Frangelico.
  2. Shake to chill.
  3. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
  4. Garnish with a cherry and a lemon slice.

Hazelnut Cherry Fizz

Cherry and hazelnut make a delicious flavor combo, and the lemon juice keeps this drink from getting too sweet. You can substitute any maraschino liqueur for the Luxardo cherry liqueur in this nutty cherry cocktail.

Man’s hands holding an cocktail

Ingredients

  • ¾ ounce Frangelico
  • ¾ ounce Luxardo cherry liqueur
  • ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1½ ounces vodka
  • Ice
  • 3 ounces club soda
  • Cherry for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the Frangelico, cherry liqueur, lemon juice, and vodka.
  2. Add ice and shake to chill.
  3. Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice.
  4. Add the club soda and stir.
  5. Garnish with a cherry.

Frangelico Spritz

Use a semi-sweet, sparkling white wine in this yummy spritzer, such as an extra-dry Prosecco or Moscato d'Asti. Balanced, bubbly, and nutty.

Frangelico Spritz on a wooden table

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. In a wine glass or Collins glass, combine the Frangelico, wine, and club soda.
  2. Add the ice and stir.
Quick Tip

Skip the Frangelico and use amaretto instead for a twist on this easy and fizzy cocktail. 

Hazelnut Mimosa

A traditional mimosa combines orange juice and Champagne or sparkling wine. This version adds Frangelico and makes a delicious nutty twist. For best results, select a dry sparkling wine to keep this cocktail from being too sweet.

Spring alcohol cocktail mimosa

Ingredients

  • ¾ ounce chilled Frangelico
  • 2 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 2 ounces chilled Champagne or sparkling wine

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a Champagne flute and stir.

Smoked Hazelnut Old-Fashioned

The smoky flavor of Scotch is the perfect complement to the nutty sweetness of Frangelico in this twist on a traditional old-fashioned.

Old Fashioned Cocktail in a Vintage Bar

Ingredients

  • 1 orange wedge
  • ¾ ounce Frangelico
  • 2 drops orange bitters
  • 2 ounces Scotch
  • Splash of water
  • Ice cube

Instructions

  1. In a rocks glass, muddle the orange wedge, Frangelico, and bitters.
  2. Add the scotch and a splash of water. Stir.
  3. Add the ice.

Hazelnut Dark and Stormy

The dark n' stormy originated in Bermuda, and it includes dark rum and ginger beer. This version uses Frangelico to add a nutty bite to the spicy cocktail.

dark & stormy cocktail

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces dark rum
  • ¾ ounce Frangelico
  • Ice
  • 3 ounces chilled ginger beer
  • Lime wedge for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a Collins glass filled with ice, combine the rum, Frangelico, and ginger beer. Stir.
  2. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Frangelico and Cola

Like an amaretto and Coke, the Frangelico and cola is a simple cola-based drink that's quick and easy.

cola with cherries

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces Frangelico
  • 4 ounces cola
  • Ice
  • Cherry for garnish

Instructions

  1. Fill a Collins glass with ice.
  2. Add the Frangelico and cola. Stir.
  3. Garnish with a cherry.

Envy Martini

Melon and hazelnut make a surprisingly delicious and harmonious combination in this cocktail that will leave you green with envy.

Green Martini and a shaker

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces vodka
  • ¾ ounce Frangelico
  • ¾ ounce Midori
  • Ice

Instructions

  1. Chill a martini glass.
  2. In a cocktail shaker, combine the vodka, Frangelico, and Midori.
  3. Add the ice and shake to chill.
  4. Strain into the chilled glass.

Frangelico Espresso Martini

Espresso martini

Mix up the deep and bitter flavors of espresso with the soft and sweet nutty flavors of Frangelico.

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce vodka
  • 1 ounce Frangelico
  • ¾ ounce coffee liqueur
  • 1 ounce espresso
  • Ice
  • Three whole coffee beans for garnish

Instructions

  1. Chill a martini glass or coupe.
  2. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, Frangelico, coffee liqueur, and espresso.
  3. Shake to chill.
  4. Strain into the chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with three whole coffee beans. 

Frangelico White Russian

salted caramel white Russian

Frangelico mingles so well with creamy ingredients, so why not experiment with the already creamy and easy-to-make white Russian?

Ingredients

  • ¾ ounce vodka
  • ¾ ounce coffee liqueur
  • ¾ ounce Frangelico
  • 1 ounce heavy cream
  • Ice

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, coffee liqueur, Frangelico, and heavy cream.
  2. Shake to chill.
  3. Strain into cocktail glass over fresh ice.

Beer Nuts

dark porter beer on wood table with a roasting marshmallow

No, you aren't going to be snacking on that communal bowl of nuts on the bar. But you will be absolutely nuts for this beertail.

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces stout or porter
  • 1½ ounce Frangelico
  • Marshmallow for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a pint glass, add stout or porter.
  2. Add Frangelico.
  3. Garnish with a marshmallow.

What to Mix With Frangelico

Frangelico is a versatile cocktail ingredient. You can use it in place of amaretto in amaretto cocktails for an interesting twist, and it also mixes well with other ingredients.

  • Apple cider/apple juice
  • Orange juice
  • Peach juice/peach nectar
  • Pear juice
  • Sparkling cider
  • Coffee
  • Irish cream
  • RumChata
  • Lemon-lime soda
  • Ginger ale or ginger beer
  • Chambord
  • Cranberry juice

Delicious Frangelico Recipes

Whether you like sweet dessert-style cocktails, or you prefer something sweet and sour or something a bit smokier, Frangelico is the perfect secret weapon to keep in your home bar. But with a bottle as beautiful as this, you may just want to keep it on the counter to admire.

15 Easy Frangelico Drink Recipes You'll Go Nuts For