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.