Coffee Drink

Amaretto Coffee: Easy Recipe, Calories & Syrup Alternatives

Name: Simple Amaretto Coffee
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 150 ml freshly brewed hot coffee; 30 ml Disaronno Originale

By Mara EllisonPublished September 27, 20266 min read

Amaretto coffee is brewed coffee mixed with a sweet, almond-style liqueur. This simple hot version uses Disaronno Originale and leaves off cream, extra sugar and garnishes. A syrup-flavored coffee can share the name, so check which ingredient is being used when ordering or following a recipe.

Dark amaretto coffee in a clear handled mug beside a small jug of amber liqueur — Generated editorial illustration of the untopped coffee-and-liqueur recipe; not recipe-test photography.

Drink Snapshot

Caffeine: About 60 mg from coffeeReference for 150 ml brewed coffeeActual coffee varies with beans, brewing and portion.
Calories: About 90 kcalNamed Disaronno product-data exampleUses complete liqueur energy, including alcohol.

Serving, sugar and sources

Serving: 150 ml brewed coffee + 30 ml Disaronno Originale; no toppings
Made with: Brewed coffee + amaretto liqueur; contains alcohol
Sugar: About 9.5 g total. From the named liqueur data; no separate sugar is added.
Preparation: About 3 minutes with brewed coffee ready

Alko Finland product 002313, USDA coffee energy and Mayo Clinic caffeine reference, checked 27 September 2026. Other bottles can differ. See the full calculation or label comparison.

Key Takeaways

1Our home recipe combines 150 ml hot brewed coffee with 30 ml Disaronno Originale. Stir in a 250 ml heatproof mug.
2The defined serving has about 90 kcal and 9.5 g total sugar, using Alko Finland product data. The coffee contributes about 60 mg reference caffeine.
3Liqueur adds alcohol; syrup is a separate ingredient. Amaretto allergen information varies by brand, so flavor alone is not an ingredient list.

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Amaretto Coffee Recipe

Makes one hot drink in about 3 minutes, with brewed coffee ready. The home starting point here is five parts coffee to one part amaretto by volume. It is a defined serving, not a universal Italian formula.

A Starbucks at Home Canada recipe illustrates the familiar pairing of brewed coffee and amaretto with additional sugar and cream. This version keeps just coffee and liqueur, so you can assess the sweetness before adding anything else.

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Ingredients

150 ml freshly brewed hot coffee
30 ml Disaronno Originale

Equipment and Preparation

Use a 250 ml heatproof mug, spoon and ml measure or jigger. A larger mug is fine; filling it to the rim would change the recipe. The 150 ml is collected coffee after brewing, not water poured onto grounds.

For an everyday filter base, follow the drip-coffee brewing guide. Choose a coffee whose own flavor you enjoy. A medium or darker roast is one starting option for a roasted, chocolate-like direction; the origin name alone does not guarantee that flavor.

Disaronno Originale is the named product used for this page's estimates. A different amaretto may change the alcohol strength, sweetness and allergens.

Method

Warm a 250 ml heatproof mug with hot water, then empty it.
Measure 150 ml prepared hot coffee into the mug. Add 30 ml Disaronno Originale.
Stir well and serve without extra sugar or toppings. Let the drink cool to a comfortable drinking temperature.

The liqueur adds sweetness without making a cream layer. Expect a dark coffee drink in this version. Milk, cream and amaretti biscuits are additions, not hidden ingredients in the estimate.

Amaretto coffee home recipe with 150 ml hot brewed coffee and 30 ml amaretto liqueur; warm the mug, add both ingredients and stir — Generated guide to our measured home recipe using Disaronno Originale as the named liqueur reference. Pictured vessels are illustrative; no cream or nut garnish is included.

Amaretto Liqueur vs. Syrup and Flavored Coffee

For this recipe, buy the liqueur. “Amaretto” describes an almond-style flavor in several product categories, but they are not interchangeable measures.

What an amaretto coffee ingredient name can mean

What an amaretto coffee ingredient name can mean
Product	What it adds	What to check
Amaretto liqueur	Sweetness, almond-style aroma and alcohol	Brand, ABV, portion and allergens
Amaretto syrup	Concentrated sweet flavoring	Alcohol statement and recommended dose
Amaretto-flavored beans or grounds	Flavoring associated with the coffee itself	Ingredient list and product directions
Amaretto cream liqueur	A creamy liqueur formulation	Dairy and a separate nutrition label

Torani describes its Amaretto syrup as containing no alcohol. That offers a different route to the flavor, but 30 ml syrup is not an equivalent replacement for 30 ml liqueur. Follow the syrup's own suggested dose and taste before increasing it.

For a nonalcoholic version, use a product explicitly identified that way. Simply reducing the amaretto portion, adding milk or stirring it into hot coffee does not make this liqueur recipe alcohol-free.

Is Disaronno Coffee the Same Drink?

Coffee made with Disaronno Originale is one named-product version of amaretto coffee. The brand also sells other products, so a reference to “Disaronno” without the full product name is not enough to copy this page's nutrition calculation.

For a short espresso with a spirit addition, explore caffè corretto. For coffee poured over ice cream with an optional liqueur addition, see affogato. Those are different serving formats from this mug of brewed coffee.

Does Amaretto Contain Almonds or Milk?

Check the specific bottle: almond-style flavor does not establish its allergens. The manufacturer currently describes Disaronno Originale as “Nut-allergy free”. By contrast, Giffard lists almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts for its Amaretto Liqueur.

These are product-specific statements, not a guarantee about every amaretto or an individual café's handling. If an allergy matters, use the bottle's current information and ask the manufacturer or preparer about that exact product.

This recipe adds no milk or cream. Choosing a cream-liqueur variant, adding a dairy topping or using an amaretti biscuit introduces a separate ingredient check. “No cream added” does not establish that every possible liqueur substitution is dairy-free.

Adjust Sweetness Without Losing the Coffee

If the amaretto dominates, reduce its portion first. Keep the coffee fixed so you change one thing at a time.

Two liqueur portions with the same 150 ml coffee base

Two liqueur portions with the same 150 ml coffee base
Disaronno Originale	Approximate calories	Total sugar
15 ml	45 kcal	4.8 g
30 ml, this recipe	90 kcal	9.5 g

These are calculations from the same named product record. Halving the liqueur also halves its alcohol contribution, while the unchanged coffee supplies the same reference caffeine.

If it tastes watery: check the coffee on its own. Adding more liqueur also adds sweetness and alcohol; it is not a substitute for brewing the coffee properly.

If you want a creamy finish: stir in a measured amount of milk or add a small whipped-cream topping. Count that addition separately, rather than using the plain recipe's calorie estimate.

If you want an iced version: chill 150 ml prepared coffee, mix it with 30 ml liqueur and pour over 100 g ice in a 350 ml glass. Starting cold limits immediate ice melt. Cold brew is another base, but a concentrate must be diluted to drinking strength and needs its own caffeine reference.

Amaretto Coffee Calories, Sugar and Caffeine

This named-product serving has about 90 kcal and 9.5 g total sugar. The brewed coffee contributes about 60 mg reference caffeine. Calories include the liqueur's alcohol energy; the absence of added table sugar does not mean the drink is sugar-free.

Serving calculation and source assumptions

Alko Finland's Disaronno Originale record, product 002313, lists 290 kcal per 100 ml, 317 g sugar per litre and 28% ABV. It is direct retailer product data, not our own laboratory analysis. Our 30 ml portion supplies 87 kcal and 9.51 g sugar. Check your bottle if its market or formulation differs.

USDA brewed coffee, NDB 14209, supplies 1 kcal and 0 g sugar per 100 g. Approximating the 150 ml coffee as 150 g adds about 1.5 kcal, giving 88.5 kcal, rounded to 90. The published liqueur energy already includes alcohol; no extra alcohol-energy term is added.

Mayo Clinic lists 96 mg caffeine per 237 ml brewed coffee. The reference contribution is 150 × 96 ÷ 237 = 60.8 mg, shown as about 60 mg from coffee. This is not a measured caffeine result for the recipe; instant, espresso, cold-brew and decaf bases need their own assumptions.

The 30 ml liqueur portion at 28% ABV contains 8.4 ml pure alcohol before mixing. That is an ingredient amount, not a verified finished-drink ABV. Our preparation does not aim to remove alcohol.

Caffeine does not reverse alcohol's effects, as the CDC explains. Switching to decaf changes the coffee caffeine, not the liqueur's alcohol or sugar.

Common Questions

Do I need to add sugar?

Not for the recipe here. The amaretto is already sweetened. Stir it into the coffee and taste before considering any extra sweetener.

Can I use espresso instead of brewed coffee?

Yes, but it becomes a shorter, more concentrated drink. Do not assume 150 ml espresso has the same caffeine as 150 ml filter coffee; use an espresso-specific serving and reference.

Can I add amaretto to instant coffee?

Yes. Prepare the coffee according to its own directions, then add the measured liqueur. The instant-coffee caffeine contribution differs from the brewed-coffee reference used here.

Is amaretto coffee the same as Irish cream coffee?

No. This recipe uses an almond-style liqueur and stays dark. Irish cream coffee uses a cream liqueur that adds dairy creaminess as well as sweetness and alcohol.

Is amaretto coffee always alcoholic?

The liqueur version is. Syrup-flavored versions may be nonalcoholic, but the product's alcohol statement and ingredients decide that, not the drink name alone.

For the creamy comparison, see the Irish cream coffee recipe.

Editor's Take

Sources and Further Reading

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Recipe context

Starbucks at Home CanadaAmaretto coffee recipePrimary coffee-and-amaretto recipe with sugar and cream; our quantities differ(opens in a new tab)

Serving estimates

Ingredient distinctions

Alcohol context

CDCAlcohol and caffeineCaffeine does not reverse alcohol's effects(opens in a new tab)