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Crème de cacao: cocktail uses and amounts

Find a drink to make with crème de cacao, see how much you need and check the other ingredients before you start.

Short answer

Poppy Cocktail, Sweet Tooth, and Aunt Jemima use crème de cacao. Poppy Cocktail lists 22.5 ml for 1 serving. Compare the 66 recipes below for the remaining ingredients and preparation steps.

By Kokto EditorialCatalog reviewed 24 September 2026Kokto recipe catalogHow we review recipes

Page updated 11 October 2026. Recipe quantities retain the catalog review date above.

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Tempus Fugit Crème de Cacao à la Vanille

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At a glance

Start with Poppy Cocktail

Poppy Cocktail takes about 4 minutes and lists 22.5 ml of crème de cacao.

A balanced shaken cocktail combining gin, creme de cacao.

The strongest signals in Kokto’s five-axis profile are strength (3/5) and sweetness (2/5).

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Methods represented5

Measurements and preparation

How much crème de cacao should you use?

Start with your chosen recipe’s amount. These examples show how the quantity and preparation change between drinks.

22.5 ml

Poppy Cocktail

For 1 serving · Shaken · 4 minutes

Full recipe and measures

60 ml

Sweet Tooth

For 1 serving · Built · 4 minutes

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15 ml

Aunt Jemima

For 1 serving · Built · 4 minutes

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66 cocktails using Crème de cacao

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19th Century cocktail on a dark studio background

22.5 ml · Shaken

Empellón Cocina's Fat-Washed Mezcal

5 min · View recipe →

Fireside Cheer cocktail on a dark studio background

15 ml · Shaken

Heavens Above

5 min · View recipe →

King Ghidora cocktail on a dark studio background

1 teaspoon · Shaken

Please & Thank You

6 min · View recipe →

1 teaspoon · Stirred

Savoy Corpse Reviver (by Joe Gilmore)

5 min · View recipe →

Spyglass cocktail on a dark studio background

5 ml · Stirred

Winnebago

7 min · View recipe →

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What to mix with crème de cacao

These ingredients appear together in the recipes above. Follow the full recipe for quantities and balance.

Heavy Cream

Used with crème de cacao in 12 of the linked recipes.

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Coffee Liqueur

Used with crème de cacao in 8 of the linked recipes.

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Bourbon

Used with crème de cacao in 7 of the linked recipes.

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Red bitter aperitif

Used with crème de cacao in 7 of the linked recipes.

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Amaro

Used with crème de cacao in 6 of the linked recipes.

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Cognac

Used with crème de cacao in 6 of the linked recipes.

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Quick answers

Crème de cacao cocktail questions

Which cocktails use crème de cacao?

Poppy Cocktail, Sweet Tooth, and Aunt Jemima use crème de cacao. Poppy Cocktail lists 22.5 ml for 1 serving. Compare the 66 recipes below for the remaining ingredients and preparation steps.

How much crème de cacao do I need for a cocktail?

Poppy Cocktail lists 22.5 ml for 1 serving; Sweet Tooth lists 60 ml for 1 serving; Aunt Jemima lists 15 ml for 1 serving. Use the amount in your chosen recipe: these examples are different drink specifications, not interchangeable ratios.

What else do I need to make Poppy Cocktail?

Alongside crème de cacao, the required ingredients for Poppy Cocktail are 45 ml gin. Its shaken preparation takes about 4 minutes. Open the recipe for optional garnishes and the complete method.

Is crème de cacao required or optional?

Crème de cacao is required in 66 of the 66 linked recipes. Every recipe in this collection lists it as a required ingredient.

Evidence

Sources & editorial note

Recipe amounts, preparation notes and ingredient combinations come from Kokto’s dated 3006-recipe catalog. Counts cover this published set. Recipes are listed alphabetically; the quick starting point uses preparation time, then required-ingredient count. Taste scores are Kokto’s recipe profiles, not customer ratings. Ingredient combinations describe the linked recipes rather than substitution advice.

Poppy Cocktail: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B045
Sweet Tooth: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B047
Aunt Jemima: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B061
Kokto governed 3006-recipe catalogIngredient identity, required/optional status, amount and method

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Tempus Fugit Crème de Cacao à la Vanille

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