A sweet butterscotch coffee made with a flavorful dark roast, velvety butterscotch sauce, and rich heavy cream!

Tis the season for comforting, sweet coffee drinks. Personally, I love a cup of fresh brewed butterscotch coffee. There’s only one problem with most of the recipes I’ve found. They use butterscotch Schnapps. Unless I’m on vacation, I try to avoid booze first thing in the morning. So, we decided to share a non-alcoholic version.

Our drink has all the flavor of a regular version without the bite of booze. To create the drink, Kim used her homemade butterscotch sauce and a high-quality dark roast coffee. With only 3 ingredients and 2 steps, it a super easy recipe to make. So, shall we get started?

An aerial view of the garnished coffee in a mug.

How to make butterscotch coffee without alcohol:

First, start by brewing 12-ounces (1.5 cups) of coffee. Feel free to use a flavored variety if you want.

Check out the tips section for suggestions. Once the coffee is ready, grab 2 mugs.

Heavy cream being poured into a mug of butterscotch sauce.

Next, add 2-ounces of butterscotch syrup (or sauce) into each mug. After that, pour in 1-ounce of heavy cream.

I recommend using heavy cream if you choose a dark coffee. Milk and half and half will work just fine light roast or coffee house blends.

Coffee being added to the cream and butterscotch.

Last, pour in 6-ounces of the fresh brewed coffee. Use a spoon to stir everything together.

The garnishes in photos are optional. Kim and I love the extra toppings, but they’re not a necessity. That’s it, your non-alcoholic butterscotch coffee recipe is done. We hope you enjoy it and wish you all the best.

The ungarnished coffee drinks in glass mugs.

Recipe Tips:

Dark roasted coffee beans might be a little too heavy in flavor for you. If that’s the case, then consider using a French vanilla or caramel flavored coffee instead. Toasted pecan and hazelnut coffee are great options as well.
A lot people tend to shy away from dairy based creamers. Full-fat coconut milk makes a great substitution for heavy cream. Almond milk won’t be heavy enough to cut through the other flavors.
Now, if you want to add butterscotch Schnapps to the recipe, then go for it. With that being said, I only recommend adding about 1.5 ounces (or 1 shot) per drink.

Butterscotch sauce being drizzled over whipped cream.

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