# Recipe for Virgin White Russians? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886 "2010-11-16T18:27:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/1 "2010-11-16T18:27:44Z")
I’m looking for a recipe for fake (as in no alcohol) White Russians. Apparently you can’t hand out free alcohol to kids these days. Since a White Russian is just vodka and kahlua and milk, I don’t know if this can be done. Is there something out there that tastes a lot like kahlua? ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/2 "2010-11-16T18:29:59Z")
Coffee syrup? I wouldn’t know myself, as I drink neither Kahlua or coffee-milk. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/3 "2010-11-16T18:43:16Z")
That might work. We’re going to need to do some taste testing. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/4 "2010-11-16T18:52:58Z")
Some really strong coffee might do the trick. ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/5 "2010-11-16T19:04:51Z")
I think you’ll want a little dollop of chocolate syrup in there too, but not much. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/6 "2010-11-16T19:30:59Z")
Strong coffee, simple syrup, and a touch of vanilla should do the trick. Regular kahlua doesn’t have chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/7 "2010-11-16T19:37:19Z")
I always thought it had a slight chocolate taste though there is no chocolate in it. ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/8 "2010-11-16T20:27:43Z")
Yet again, another thread with alluring title and disapointing content. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/9 "2010-11-16T20:30:27Z")
There are a lot of kahlua-flavored syrups out there. I used to mix them a great deal back in my coffee shop days. They ought to work. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/10 "2010-11-16T20:32:36Z")
I don’t have an answer for you, **Marley** , but I’m feeling kind of nosy today… Why do you want to hand out White Russians to kids? ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/11 "2010-11-16T20:35:02Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I’m looking for a recipe for fake (as in no alcohol) White Russians. Apparently you can’t hand out free alcohol to kids these days. Since a White Russian is just vodka and kahlua and milk, I don’t know if this can be done. Is there something out there that tastes a lot like kahlua? I always made mine with half and half. I don’t think I’ve ever made one with milk. I guess you could substitute whole milk. I’m also thinking of some kind of combination of espresso, a dab of chocolate syrup and something like a dash of vanilla to simulate the Kahlua. Gah, beaten to the punch again, I see. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/12 "2010-11-16T20:39:05Z")
You can get flavor extracts of your favorite alcoholic beverages. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/13 "2010-11-16T20:41:50Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I don’t have an answer for you, **Marley** , but I’m feeling kind of nosy today… > Why do you want to hand out White Russians to kids? We’re having a memorial event for my brother and it’s going to be sort of Big Lebowski-themed. It’s going to be at a bowling alley, and we’re thinking about fake White Russians and maybe pigs in blankets that are cut to resemble toes. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/14 "2010-11-16T21:31:12Z")
Ah, crap. I don’t know how, but I’d missed the news. Just now caught up with your other thread. I’m so very sorry. ::_Raises White Russian_:: To Tyler. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/15 "2010-11-17T16:13:42Z")
Coffee and/or coffee syrup + milk? Isn’t that just a frappacino? ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/16 "2010-11-17T16:17:13Z")
Served in the right glass, it could substitute admirably. _Salud_. ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/17 "2010-11-17T16:48:33Z")
I was going to say “chocolate milk,” but obviously there are better suggestions. I’ve seen Kahlua-flavored Italian syrup at Cost Plus World Market. Adding that to milk or half-and-half sounds like a plan. Really strong coffee, as has been suggested here, would need to be sweetened. A lot. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/18 "2010-11-17T16:54:36Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Ah, crap. > I don’t know how, but I’d missed the news. Just now caught up with your other thread. I’m so very sorry. > > ::_Raises White Russian_:: > > To Tyler. Thank you. You know, I think I’d assumed there was chocolate in kahlua because of the color. Shows what I know. It sounds like the coffee component of kahlua is Arabica. I don’t know how far we’re really going to go for accuracy but I’ll pass the word around. ---
**Author:** ![Valerieblaise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@Valerieblaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valerieblaise)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/19 "2010-11-17T19:03:36Z")
I’ve ordered sugar-free syrups from [this company](http://www.davincigourmet.com/products/product_details/?productID=205) before, and they’ve been pretty good. Never tried the regular versions, but it’s worth a shot. I’d go w/ the syrup and milk, no chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-virgin-white-russians/560886/20 "2010-11-17T19:44:22Z")
The closest thing I can think of is [coffee milk](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_milk), the official state drink of Rhode Island (seriously!). It’s very popular there, and is perfectly appropriate for kids.