Cinnamon Roll Cocktail
This Cinnamon Roll Cocktail is loaded with all the flavors of our favorite sweet breakfast or afternoon snack and a boozy kick of RumChata and Fireball whiskey. It’s a warm, cinnamon-infused cocktail with cinnamon roll flavor in every sip.
If you’ve been reading our blog for any amount of time, you know we love cinnamon rolls almost as much as we love cocktails, and sweet cocktails are always at the top of our list. We combined all those loves to make these amazing cinnamon roll cocktails.
We love to serve these quick and easy cocktails at all kinds of parties from Christmas and New Years to Easter or birthday celebrations. There’s never a wrong time for cinnamon rolls, and that holds true for these cocktails, as well!
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It’s a quick and easy cocktail recipe you can make in just minutes.
- It’s loaded with classic cinnamon roll flavor.
- The Fireball adds a warm kick of cinnamon.
- It’s a versatile cocktail perfect for almost any occasion.
🛒Ingredients
You’ll only need a few simple ingredients to make this recipe, and you can find them all at your local grocery store – assuming you don’t live in a dry county.
Everything you need to make these cinnamon-infused cocktail is listed here, but you’ll find the exact amounts in the recipe card at the end of the post.
- RumChata
- Fireball whiskey
- Cream soda
- Granulated sugar
- Ground cinnamon
- Light corn syrup
- Whipped cream
- Cinnamon sticks
🔪 How to Make a Cinnamon Roll Cocktail
Making this cocktail is incredibly easy. The entire recipe is simply rimming a glass and shaking up the ingredients. There’s nothing to it!
Step 1: Rim The Glass
Add corn syrup to a shallow sauce. Then, add a mixture of the cinnamon and sugar in another saucer. Dip the rim of the glass into the corn syrup and then into the cinnamon sugar.
Step 2: Mix the Alcohol
Shake a handful of ice, the RumChata, and Fireball whiskey in a cocktail shaker until combined and chilled.
Step 3: Finish the Cocktail
Pour the alcohol into the glass, then fill the rest of the cream soda. Top with whipped cream and garnish with a cinnamon stick. Enjoy!
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Fireball Whiskey: Any cinnamon whiskey will work for this recipe.
- RumChata: You can use Cinnamon Baileys Irish Cream in place of RumChata.
- Cocktail Glass Rim: Try using cream cheese frosting as a rim for this cocktail.
If you like the sound of this cocktail, then try our RumChata cheesecake pudding shots.
🥄 Equipment
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Cocktail shaker
- Cocktail glass
- Shallow saucers
🥫 Storage
This recipe makes one cocktail, so you should have no reason to store this. It’s best served when freshly made.
What to Serve with a Cinnamon Roll Cocktail
This cocktail has all the flavors of cinnamon rolls, so pair it with items that you’d normally enjoy with cinnamon rolls. Try this cocktail with:
- Chocolate mousse
- Fresh fruit
- Fruit cobblers and pies
💭 Tips
- Use a very shallow, almost flat saucer to rim your glass. You only need a little on the top of the edge.
- Shek the RumChata and Fireball whiskey vigorously to combine them well and get a good chill with the ice.
- Choose fresh, aromatic cinnamon for the best garnish and presentation.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
A cinnamon roll cocktail is a cocktail made with RumChata, Fireball whiskey, and cream soda to create an alcoholic cinnamon roll flavor.
If you use old cream soda or wait too long to serve your cocktail, it can go flat.
There are several cream sodas that are consistently ranked highest by consumers. Shasta, A&W, Faygo, and IBC are the top cream sodas.
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🧾Recipe Card
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Cinnamon Roll Cocktail
Equipment
- cocktail shaker
- shallow saucers
- serving glass
Ingredients
- 2 ounces RumChata
- 1 ounces Fireball
- Splash of Cream Soda
- 2 tablespoons Granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon Ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup light corn syrup
- Whipped cream for topping
- Cinnamon sticks for garnish
Instructions
- To rim your favorite cocktail glass, add the corn syrup to a shallow saucer.
- To another saucer add ground cinnamon and sugar, stirring a bit to combine.
- Dip the glass into the corn syrup, followed by the cinnamon and sugar mixture.
- Then, to a cocktail shaker, add a handful of ice, RumChata, and Fireball.
- Shake to combine and chill.
- Pour into the glass, then fill the remainder of the glass with cream soda.
- Top with whipped cream and garnish with a cinnamon stick (optional).
- Enjoy!
