Overall, that combination would work extremely well, especially as many of us would typically have a beer with our burgers anyway. You might also like our list of boozy sweet sauces, which also have alcohol in them, but skew towards the sweeter side! And another easy way to do this is with alcohol-infused savory sauces. Some of the combinations are pretty common, but other recipes may use alcohol in a way that you have never really considered before. Boozy recipes are so fun, and so versatile.
Pork Medallions with Brandy Cream Sauce
This boozy variation uses Baileys liqueur to add Irish flair to the Latin classic. Start your happy hour right with this Baileys tres leches cake! The cake’s lightness complements the rum’s oaky sweetness, making for a delicious treat. But sometimes, I want something boozy and sweet that’s also fruity, creamy, or maybe even chocolatey.
Sticky Bourbon Chicken with Rice
Over at the Domestic Gothess you’ll find this awesome recipe for an espresso martini cupcake. The Java Cupcake made some raspberry mojito cupcakes that would be perfect for a summer day with the gals. Katiecakes made some unique and gorgeous violet cupcakes for all of us to get intrigued a bit by. Check out these frangelico cupcakes from Little Box Brownie. Chocolate espresso cupcakes are rounded off with some Kahlua cream cheese frosting!
- This burger recipe comes from lifeasastrawberry.com and it focuses on using a heavy stout or lager to help create a smoky flavor.
- Lighter colored beers, wines, and spirits tend to go with similar looking lighter colored proteins, sauces, cheeses, etc.
- Tracey’s Culinary Adventures took a chocolatey, dessert drink and made it even more dessert worthy by making it into a cupcake.
- What sets this cake apart is the sugar and rum glaze you add after you bake it.
- There’s a lot of flavor happening in these cupcakes and we’re in love with the combination from Bakers Royale!
Dark Chocolate Guinness Cake with Baileys Cream Cheese Icing
Dinner parties, wine nights with the girls or a celebration of any kind (for adults, of course) can be amped up a bit with some of these moist and delicious mini-cakes. Prep for the weekend with a batch of these boozy baked bites. If you loved our list of boozy smoothies, please share it on Pinterest!
Gluten-free beer bread
Don’t get me wrong; I adore a good rum cake that’s sweet, warming, and full of tropical flavor. From gin and wine to champagne and whisky, these recipes are to die for. I also make my own beer, wine, cider, kombucha, and sake… and am a whiskey enthusiast! This recipe is fairly simple, but it acts as a great way to infuse the flavor of alcohol into the steak while also making the cooking process that much simpler.
- Or, if you don’t drink alcohol, we have you covered with our thirst-quenching non-alcoholic drink recipes.
- These pork ribs from blackberrybabe.com look absolutely amazing and I love the idea of using beer to add to their flavor.
- Imagine a creamy cheese soup full of beer, garlic, onions, jalapeños, and spices.
- But the spark to the madness comes in the form of its boozy honey buttercream frosting.
- Create a peach bellini cupcake with the help of The Java Cupcake.
With our list of 20 recipes, you can craft the perfect concoction for Booze-inspired recipes any occasion! Making boozy smoothies is an art that combines the freshness of fruits with the spirited kick of your favorite alcohol. Garnish CreativelyA well-chosen garnish can add visual appeal and an extra layer of flavor to your boozy smoothie. Experiment with HerbsFresh herbs like mint, basil, or cilantro can elevate the flavor profile of your boozy smoothie. Avoid Certain AlcoholsWhile many alcohols can enhance the flavor of your boozy smoothie, some are best avoided due to their strong and distinct tastes.
Really put some pep into your dessert by making these tequila sunrise cupcakes from Love & Olive Oil. These tiny drink-inspired cupcakes are too cute, too delicious and perfect for a celebration. Grab all the directions at If You Give A Blonde A Kitchen for these fireball and hard cider cupcakes. Eating Abroad gives us one of my personal favorites on the list … chocolate amaretto cupcakes with a bit of almond garnish! Half Baked Harvest has a lot going on in these masterful cupcakes.
If you’ve got a serious sweet tooth, you’ll want to try this Amaretto cheesecake asap. Between the rum-based cream liqueur, a splash of cinnamon, and velvety filling, this RumChata cheesecake is a showstopper. Here’s another crazy delicious alcoholic cheesecake that’ll make you swoon. This boozy confection features a chocolate cookie crust and a rich, decadent ganache too. It’s generously slathered with a Kahlua glaze that cranks up the boozy goodness to 11! Boozy and chocolatey, this Kahlua cake is an excellent party dessert to share with friends.
Beer Battered Chicken Sandwich
This Baileys Irish cream cake is just what you need for a brunch dessert. Plus, the cake’s deep brown color and white frosting create a simple but striking presentation. Topped with a Baileys-infused cream cheese icing, it has a nice kick of booze. Sophisticated, rich, and sweet, this champagne and strawberries cake is the perfect treat for a special day. The airy sponge cake soaked in creamy, sweet milk makes an indulgent dessert that’s light but decadent.
The chocolate and coconut combo is a classic, but this recipe takes it to another level. This chocolate and coconut cake is rich and moist with a sweetness that’s just right. Made with coconut rum and freshly grated coconut, it’s buttery, fluffy, and oh-so-boozy. One bite of this cake will transport you to a breezy beach in the Caribbean. But trust me, this Kentucky bourbon butter cake is what you need in your life!
Mojito Cake (Poundcake)
Sweet Mivi made jack and coke cupcakes with a gummi coke bottle topping that made us giggle. If you’re looking for a holiday treat, check out these cinnamon eggnog bourbon cupcakes from The Java Cupcake Blog! For an extra satisfying bite with a boost of chocolate, check out these cupcakes from CupcakePedia. Here are some classic margarita cupcakes complete with a green-hue and beautiful garnish. Live Love Pasta has another champagne cupcake recipe that we’re left swooning for.
This particular recipe comes from gimmesomeoven.com and the recipe contains a creamy vodka sauce. Nevertheless, the amount of hands-on work with this recipe really is minimal. Because the recipe relies on a marinade, you would need to get started the night before. The recipe is also a surprisingly simple one to make, so it would be a great choice if you didn’t have much time. I found this recipe at pinchofyum.com and I love the idea of using bourbon in a chicken dish. However, you could also add meat to the recipe if you preferred and the directions do give information about how to make this substitution.
These flavorful recipes will put the leftovers to good use. This recipe takes a little extra work since it has three separate components, but it’s always a show-stopper. It’s a boozy combination of custard and meringue topped with a whispy candy garnish. When you fill the cake with spices, pecans, citrus zest, a stick of butter, and rum, you’ve created something that may win over fruit cake haters. Our rum fruit cake uses less-processed dried fruits like cranberries, apricots, cherries, figs, and prunes. Just keep in mind that, while the rum baked in the cake may have dissipated a bit, the rum in the glaze is full strength.
Sweet and tangy bourbon chicken
A zesty sponge cake with a cream cheese filling, boozy syrup, and fruity topping? When I think of boozy desserts, “cake” isn’t the first thing that comes to my mind. It has layers of moist chocolate cake with rum-infused cherry filing for a drunken twist.
Swai fish with caper and white wine sauce
I find this recipe pretty appealing because many people find that steak ends up dry or tasteless when they cook it at home. You could actually use the burger patties from this recipe with any combination of burger buns and other burger ingredients. I love this recipe as a way to make burgers a little bit more interesting. This burger recipe comes from lifeasastrawberry.com and it focuses on using a heavy stout or lager to help create a smoky flavor. You can find all of the details you would need for this recipe at gratineeblog.com. To me, this recipe is a good reminder that you really don’t need to buy jars of bottled pasta sauce from the grocery store.
