Banana and Rum Loaf, Boozy Affogato: Five Alcohol-Infused Desserts for Adults

Ensure that you're of legal drinking age before trying out these desserts because they contain alcohol.

Indulge in this two-in-one combination of spirits and sweetness. Alcohol is typically incorporated into dishes to enhance dormant flavors and introduce a new depth. In baked and cooked desserts, the alcohol will evaporate, leaving behind a delightful, woody aroma and taste. So, there’s definitely no need to worry about your desserts turning bitter or having a one-note taste. You can infuse hot and cold desserts with a wide-range of spirits, including rum, brandy, whiskey, gin, and even champagne or prosecco. Try these recipes for your adults-only dinner party:

Banana and Rum Loaf

Ingredients:

• 4 overripe mashed bananas
• ½ cup melted butter
• ½ cups refined flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 2 tbsp yogurt
• ⅔ cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• ⅓ cups chopped walnuts
• 2 ½ tbsp dark rum
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup raisins soaked in dark rum (optional)

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F and prepare your banana loaf tin by buttering it.
• Then sift the flour, baking powder and soda in a bowl.
• Mix the butter, sugar, yogurt, rum, vanilla, walnuts and raisins, and mix well. Add this to the bananas.
• Pour this batter in your buttered tin.
• Bake at 350 F for an hour.

Oreo Baileys Cheesecake

Ingredients:

• 26 pieces of Oreos
• 4 tbsp room temperature melted butter
• 4 cups room temperature cream cheese
• 1 ½ cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• ⅔ cups Baileys Irish Cream
• 1 tsp vanilla essence

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 325 F and butter your springform pan’s bottom and sides.
• For the crust, crush the Oreos and add the melted butter to them. Layer the bottom and sides with this mix. Chill this in the fridge.
• Beat the cream cheese, sugar, eggs, Baileys and vanilla in a large bowl.
• Pout this batter in the baking pan and place it on a baking tray.
• Cover the pan with two layers of foil and pour boiling water in the baking tray.
• Place this carefully in the oven and bake for 1 hour 20 minutes. After that you can chill the cake for an hour.
• Before serving, you can decorate it with crushed Oreos.

Champagne and Strawberry Popsicles

Ingredients:

• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup water
• 2 cups strawberries
• ⅔ cup Champagne

Instructions:

• Puree your strawberries in a blender. Save some for later.
• Heat the water and add the sugar. Don’t boil the water.
• After you’ve made the syrup, add the strawberry puree to it and the champagne.
• Place some chopped slices in your popsicle molds and pour the strawberry-champagne syrup on them.
• Freeze for four hours or overnight.

Boozy Affogato

Ingredients:

• 1 generous scoop of vanilla ice cream
• 1 shot espresso
• 30 ml almond liqueur

Instructions:

• Scoop your vanilla ice cream in a bowl.
• Add the warm espresso, followed by the liqueur.
• Serve this easy dessert to your guests.

Bread Pudding with Irish Whiskey Sauce

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cream
• ½ cup Irish Whiskey
• ¼ cup maple syrup or honey
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp cornstarch dissolved in 2 tsp of water
• 10 slices of white bread
• 1 cup chopped Dairy Milk chocolate
• 4 eggs
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 cups milk
• Butter

Instructions:

• Heat the cream, syrup, whiskey, and ½ teaspoon of vanilla in a saucepan. Remember to not bring this mix to a boil, so keep the heat on low and stir it often. Then add the cornstarch slurry. It should look like a thick and pale sauce. Pour in a jar and keep aside.
• Preheat your oven to 350 F and grease your baking dish.
• Chop your bread slices and mix them with the chopped chocolate, beaten eggs, two cups of milk, sugar and one teaspoon of vanilla extract. If you want, you can add a splash of whiskey to the pudding batter too.
• Transfer this eggy bread batter to your greased baking dish and sprinkle some brown sugar on top if you want. It will caramelize and give a nice brown hue to the pudding.
• Cover the baking dish with foil before putting it in the oven for about 50 minutes.
• After that, bake it without the foil on for 10 minutes.
• If your sauce is a little thick, you can add some warm milk and loosen it before pouring it on the bread pudding.