Mother shares a genius hack that helps her make TWO bottles of her own Baileys-like drink at home

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Mother sends Baileys fans into meltdown as she reveals how she makes her own version of the Irish cream at home for a fiver using just six ingredients

  • Civil servant Kristi Carver, 41, has produced her own version of Baileys at home
  • Kristi, from Carlisle, Cumbria, spends just £10 to produce two bottles of drink
  • She shared her recipe on Facebook and it was an instant hit with other people

By Sam Baker For Mailonline

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A mother has sent the internet into meltdown after sharing the recipe she uses to make her very own Baileys at home – for just £5 a bottle!

Kristi Carver, 41, from Carlisle, Cumbria, has been making her own version of the Irish cream liqueur drink every Christmas for years, and recently decided to share her secret recipe on Facebook.

The mother-of-one creates her own version of Baileys for just £5 a bottle – a fraction of the £15 that the original sells for in supermarkets. 

Kristi said that her recipe can be adapted to suit vegans and non-alcoholics.

Civil servant Kristi Carver, 41, from Carlisle, Cumbria, shared her recipe for homemade Baileys on Facebook last week

Using just six ingredients and a blender, Kristi produces two bottles of the Baileys-like drink for £10

Using just six ingredients and a blender, Kristi produces two bottles of the Baileys-like drink for £10

Kristi’s recipe for homemade Baileys 

Blend all of the following ingredients together until smooth:

  • Half a bottle of whiskey
  • Six eggs
  • One can of condensed milk
  • One can of evaporated milk
  • One teaspoon of vanilla essence
  • One teaspoon of coffee or hot chocolate powder 

Serve over ice and store the rest in a sterilised glass bottle in the fridge for up to a week.  

The civil servant said: ‘We’ve made it for years; it’s a recipe that has been in our family for ten years and my dad passed it down to me.

‘When I serve it to friends and family, they always say its so much nicer than Baileys and they tell me I should turn it into my own product.

‘It’s fun that you can mix it up and make different versions. 

‘When I was pregnant I was always drinking the non-alcoholic version and my 10-year-old daughter loves it as well.

‘If you want to make it vegan, just swap the milk out for full fat coconut milk and the eggs for a vegan alternative.

‘You can make it with whatever value whiskey you can find and I get two big bottles out of it for £10.

‘You just blend all of the ingredients together and it can keep in the fridge for a couple of weeks.

‘It’s delicious and definitely a Christmas favourite in our household.’

Kristi spends £10 on her ingredients and produces two bottles

She spends a fraction of the price she would normally spend on a single bottle of Baileys

Kristi said that by spending just £10 she is able to produce twice as much as if she had spent £15 on a single bottle of Baileys

On her original Facebook post in the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group, Kristi said that her own version is good for up to 10 days after making it if it is kept in the fridge

On her original Facebook post in the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group, Kristi said that her own version is good for up to 10 days after making it if it is kept in the fridge

Kristi (pictured) also said that for extra flavour, you could add mint or orange essence in place of the vanilla that she used

Kristi (pictured) also said that for extra flavour, you could add mint or orange essence in place of the vanilla that she used

While sharing the recipe, Kristi said that after making the drink it is fine to drink for up to 10 days later as long as it is kept in the fridge.

She also added that for additional flavour, you can try adding mint or orange essence instead of vanilla. 

Kristi shared her recipe on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group on Facebook last week.

It has since been liked more than 6,000 times with more than 5,800 people also leaving comments on the post.