There are plenty of awesome butterscotch schnapps drinks you can easily make at home that require only a few ingredients and a couple of minutes of prep work. As you can see in these recipes, you can combine the smooth, sweet flavor of butterscotch schnapps with practically any ingredient to create a drink that tastes like dessert in a glass.
Deliciously Sweet Butterscotch Schnapps Drinks
If you love the sweet, buttery flavor of butterscotch, then these butterscotch schnapps drinks are sure to please.
1. Slippery Egg Cocktail
This is a delicious holiday drink or winter cocktail.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Irish cream
- 2 ounces butterscotch schnapps
- Nonalcoholic eggnog (Store-bought nog is fine), chilled
- Freshly grated nutmeg
Instructions
- In a rocks glass, combine the Irish cream and butterscotch schnapps.
- Fill to the top with chilled eggnog. Stir to combine.
- Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.
2. Butterscotch Martini
This deliciously smooth martini turns the classic cocktail into the best post-dinner desert.
Ingredients
- Orange wedge
- Demerara sugar
- 1 ounce RumChata
- ½ ounce lemon-lime soda
- ¾ ounce butterscotch schnapps
- ¾ ounce vanilla vodka
Instructions
- Run an orange wedge around the rim of a martini glass. Dip the glass in the sugar.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the RumChata, lemon-lime soda, schnapps, and vodka. Add ice and shake to chill.
- Strain into the prepared martini glass.
3. Butterfinger Cocktail
This delicious, creamy, buttery cocktail is sweet and satisfying.
Ingredients
- Ice
- 1½ ounces Irish cream, chilled
- 1½ ounces butterscotch schnapps
- Chocolate milk (Enough to fill the rest of the glass), chilled
Instructions
- In a rocks glass filled with ice, combine the Irish cream, butterscotch schnapps, and chocolate milk.
- Stir to mix.
4. Grownup Buttermilk
For a taste of the deep south just add a bit of butterscotch schnapps to whatever milk product you prefer, and sip away.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces butterscotch schnapps, chilled
- Whole milk, chilled
Instructions
- In a highball glass, pour the butterscotch schnapps.
- Add milk, to taste. Stir.
5. B-28 Cocktail
This classic cocktail is delicious and creamy.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces Irish cream
- ¼ ounce coffee liqueur
- ¼ ounce amaretto
- ¼ ounce butterscotch schnapps
Instructions
- In a mixing glass, combine the Irish cream, coffee liqueur, amaretto, and butterscotch schnapps.
- Add ice and stir.
- Strain into a cocktail glass.
6. Butterscotch Cocoa
If you're looking for a winter warmer, this one is sweet, creamy, and delicious.
Ingredients
- 6 ounces hot chocolate
- 2 ounces Irish cream
- 1 ounce butterscotch schnapps
- Whipped cream and cinnamon for garnish
Instructions
- In a large mug, combine the hot chocolate, Irish cream, and butterscotch schnapps. Stir.
- Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon for garnish.
7. Blind Russian Cocktail
Enjoy this boozy coffee flavored creamy confection.
Ingredients
- Ice
- ¾ ounce Irish Cream
- ¾ ounce butterscotch liqueur
- ¾ ounce coffee liqueur
- ¾ ounce chocolate liqueur
- Milk
Instructions
- Fill a rocks glass with ice.
- Add the Irish cream, butterscotch liqueur, coffee liqueur, and chocolate liqueur.
- Fill to the top with milk and stir to combine.
8. Pecan Pie Cocktail
For a perfect cocktail to pair with Thanksgiving dinner, take a slice out of this pecan pie cocktail.
Ingredients
- ¾ ounces hazelnut liqueur
- ¾ ounces butterscotch schnapps
- 1 ounce vanilla vodka
- ½ ounce RumChata
- Ice
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the hazelnut liqueur, butterscotch schnapps, vanilla vodka, and RumChata.
- Add ice and shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass.
9. Christmas Cookie Martini
If you love a Christmas cookie, try out this creamy, buttery martini style cocktail.
Ingredients
- 1 orange wedge
- Rainbow sprinkles
- 1 ounce RumChata
- ¾ ounce butterscotch schnapps
- ¼ ounce orange liqueur
- 1 barspoon coffee flavored liqueur
- Ice
- Christmas cookie for garnish
Instructions
- Run the orange wedge around the edge of a martini glass. Dip in the sprinkles to rim the glass.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the RumChata, butterscotch schnapps, orange liqueur, and coffee flavored liqueur.
- Add the ice and shake.
- Strain into the prepared martini glass.
Butterscotch Schnapps Recipes for Shots
With sweetness, a little goes a long way, so these butterscotch schnapps shots recipes are a great way to enjoy big sweetness in a small package.
10. Butterball Shot
Layered shots are always fun to make, and the butterball shot is a classic layered combination of butterscotch schnapps and Irish cream.
Ingredients
- 1/2 shot butterscotch schnapps
- 1/2 shot Irish cream liqueur
Instructions
- Pour the butterscotch schnapps into a shot glass.
- Carefully and slowly pour the Irish cream over the back of a spoon to gently layer it on top of the shot.
11. Golden Nipple
Here's another great shooter that adds spicy cinnamon to a classic buttery nipple shot.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce cinnamon schnapps
- ½ ounce butterscotch schnapps
- ½ ounce Irish cream
Instructions
- Pour the cinnamon schnapps into a shot glass.
- Slowly and carefully pour the butterscotch schnapps over the back of a spoon on top of the cinnamon schnapps.
- Slowly and carefully pour the Irish cream over the back of a spoon to layer on top of the butterscotch schnapps.
Mixers for Butterscotch Schnapps
Don't have all the ingredients for the above cocktails? Here are some mixers you can add to the liqueur to make a quick at-home buttersctoch liqueur drink.
- Club soda
- Coffee
- Apple cider or apple juice
- Sparkling apple cider
- Hot apple cider
- Chocolate milk
- Cocoa
- Pineapple juice
- Moscato wine
- Port wine
- Pear juice or sparkling pear juice or cider
- Ginger beer
- Ginger ale
- Cream, half and half, or milk
- Nondairy milk
- Irish cream
- Whiskey
- Vodka
- Eggnog
- Cream soda
- Root beer
- Cola
- RumChata
Drinks With Butterscotch Schnapps Offer Delicious Results
There are a lot of ways to incorporate the buttery, rich taste of butterscotch schnapps to create delicious cocktails. Whether you use a recipe or come up with your own potion, there's sure to be a butterscotch schnapps drink you'll love. Next, get ready for some really fun alcohol shots.
