Alcohol-Infused Desserts For Any Party (Even A Party Of 1)
When hosting or just having a party for one, it's integral to have the best cocktails for sipping and the best desserts for sweet snacking. So why not combine them? These sweet treats include ingredients from your favorite cocktails for a little booze-infused fun.
Aperol Spritz Bars
Aperol spritzes are one of the trendiest cocktails right now, and these Aperol spritz bars infuse the best flavors from this drink. What makes this recipe even better is that it includes some sparkling wine.
Old-Fashioned Pound Cake With Orange Bitters Glaze
Wouldn't you love to be able to eat your favorite dessert and drink your favorite cocktail at the same time? This pound cake mimics a classic Old-Fashioned cocktail by mixing bourbon in the cake mix. Orange bitters complete the dessert.
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Red Wine Snack Cake With Goat Cheese Frosting and Candied Olives
Instead of making retro snack foods like a cheese and olive platter, candy your olives and use them as a garnish for this chocolate cake with goat cheese frosting.
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Bourbon Balls
You don't have to splurge on expensive store-bought desserts for parties. Save money by making this simple and easy dessert at home. These small balls packed with bourbon and covered in chocolate will have all of the adults wanting more than just one.
Frosé Pops
When the weather becomes too hot, don't just cool down with a simple frozen fruit treat. Add some booze with frozen fruits, leave it in the freezer for at least four hours and then enjoy a nice alcoholic dessert after a long day.
Double Date Cake With Whiskey Butterscotch Sauce
Sure, you can make your usual pies for your family during the holidays, but why not try something new? This cake recipe is full of bold flavors using whole pitted dates mixed with rye whiskey.
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Instant Pot Pumpkin Bourbon Cheesecake
Let the Instant Pot do most of the work for you when making this fall-flavored cheesecake. Once it's done, all that's left for you to do is enjoy the sweet taste of canned pumpkin spiked with whiskey or bourbon.
For the Instant Pot Pumpkin Bourbon Cheesecake recipe, click here.
Tart Cherry Amaretto Pie
This cherry dessert has a special ingredient that makes it different from the others: amaretto liqueur.
Rum-Glazed Dried Plum Mini-Cakes
Using a boxed cake mix doesn't have to be boring. Take it to the next level with this recipe by adding dried plums, nuts and a dark rum glaze to drizzle on top for a Christmas-y treat you can enjoy year-round.
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Torrijas
Make your breakfast extra fancy and fun by soaking your bread in a rum mixture before cooking in this Spanish-style French toast recipe, which will help you finish off a loaf of bread.
Biscochitos
Biscochitos are among the most iconic desserts in America. In fact, New Mexicans can't get enough of these cookies made with an unexpected ingredient — white wine.
Red Wine Poached Pear Tart
The sweetness from the pears poached in red wine in this tart will take you to the dream state of relaxation.
Lemon Shandy Cupcakes
If you have some lemons laying around, instead of making lemonade, bake this refreshing cupcake recipe with some shandy to make it boozy.
Brandy Pumpkin Pie Milkshakes
This pumpkin dessert goes beyond the traditional pumpkin pie. Blend up some baked pumpkin pie chunks, ice cream and brandy to serve for your guests during the fall.
Jack-O’-Lantern Milkshake
Get spooky during Halloween when you make this tasty milkshake recipe that uses canned pumpkin and a splash of bourbon.
Cosmo Cocktail Cookie Bars
There are plenty of easy cocktail recipes that you can pair with dinner, as well as ones that pair well with dessert. These cookie bars are both cocktail and dessert, and mimic the flavors found in a cosmopolitan.
Sugar Rimmed Margarita Cookies
This cookie dessert recipe has all the flavors that you can find in a margarita, from the sugar on the rim down to the tequila.
Mimosa Cookies
You can't have a perfect brunch without mimosas. But instead of having them as a drink, turn your mimosas into cookies using Champagne and an orange juice glaze.
Pecan Pie Bao With Chocolate Bourbon Sauce
If you love eating savory baos from your favorite Chinese restaurant, then you're going to adore making these baos filled with pecans in a chocolate bourbon sauce.
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Rosé Wine Cupcakes
These rosé cupcakes may seem difficult at first, but they're honestly so easy.
Mudslide Cupcakes
What do you get when you make a chocolate cake and mix it with a fresh cup of brewed coffee, coffee liqueur and Irish cream? A dessert you won't be able to get enough of.
Strawberry Margarita Pops
Get your buzz on while trying to keep yourself cool during the summer with this boozy strawberry margarita popsicle recipe. Make a mocktail version by leaving out the tequila.
Mimosa Cupcakes
Go all out by baking Champagne and orange juice inside of a cake and its frosting. Your brunch buddies will thank you.
Pink Champagne Cupcakes
You'll have more fun staying at home for New Year's Eve when you pop some Champagne in these pink bubbly cupcakes.
Boozy Bourbon Chocolate Cupcakes
This decadent chocolate dessert is packed with bourbon in the cake, coffee liqueur filling in the middle and vanilla-flavored vodka wrapped in the frosting.
For the Boozy Bourbon Chocolate Cupcakes recipe, click here.
Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Irish Cream Buttercream
The bold flavors from Guinness (or another Irish stout) will create a perfect blend with the chocolate cake and sweet Irish cream frosting. Enjoy this after eating your simple weeknight dinner.
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Mai Tai Cupcake
This cupcake is a fun twist on a mai tai cocktail, using tropical flavor ingredients and a spiced rum glaze.
Rum and Cola Cupcakes
After chowing down on a perfect home-cooked meal, end the meal with a dessert that is reminiscent of a rum and Coke.
Mango Rum Tiramisu
An original tiramisu may be one food you didn't know had caffeine in it, but this recipe is a fresh and fruity combination with an alcoholic twist.
Grilled Mango With Spicy Rum Glaze and Vanilla Ice Cream
Fire up the grill and put on some fresh mangoes for this dessert. Add a spicy rum glaze with cool ice cream on the side to combat all of the flavors. If these boozy desserts aren't enough for you, here are some of the most searched desserts in every state.
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