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(Literally!) Intoxicating Desserts

(Literally!) Intoxicating Desserts

Looking for a unique dessert recipe to serve at your next party? These desserts with alcohol will give guests something to buzz about. Cake recipes with beer, ice cream toppers with wine-soaked fruits, dessert cocktails, even ice pops made with wine—these dessert ideas are not to be missed.

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Peaches & Cream Prosecco Cake

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This dessert puts a boozy twist on the classic poke cake. After baking, soak the cake layers in a cup of Prosecco. Add a peach and Prosecco filling between each level and finish with a homemade whipped cream frosting. Peaches and cream have never tasted better!

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Watermelon Margarita Pops

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This is definitely our new favorite way to eat fresh watermelon. Just freeze watermelon slices in a mixture of orange zest, tequila, and orange juice, and voila! Margarita ice pops that are almost better than the real thing.

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Bread & Butter Pudding with Salted Caramel Whiskey Butter Sauce

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What could make gooey, warm, comforting bread pudding any better? Irish whiskey, of course! Soaking the raisins in whiskey gives them a little extra punch, while adding more whiskey to the buttery sauce makes this dessert extra rich.

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Guinness Float

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Try this adults-only take on the classic root beer float when you're in the mood for something sweet and refreshing.

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Baked Alaska with Rum Pudding Ice Cream

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Rum-soaked fruit, rum-infused ice cream, and cake brushed with rum: We're fairly confident that if you like rum, you'll like this cake recipe.

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Champagne Cake with Fresh Strawberries

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Boozy desserts don't get much easier than this champagne cake. Start with a white box cake mix, replacing the water called for with champagne! For a showy presentation, serve with fresh strawberries on top.

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Tequila-Spiked Apple Empanadas

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Almost like mini apple pies, these empanadas are taken to the next level with a splash of tequila mixed into the buttery apple filling. A drizzle of tequila-spiked glaze ensures each bite packs plenty of spirit.

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Honey-Rose Plum Cobbler

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This cobbler's intoxicating edge comes from adding rose wine to the deliciously sweet plum filling. Golden brown biscuits are just the cherry on top of this mouthwatering dessert.

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Bourbon-Chocolate Tipsy Cake

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Calling all bourbon lovers! Added up, this chocolaty cake recipe with its booze-infused sauce has a full cup of bourbon.

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Fruity White Sangria Pops

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Give ice pops an adults-only spin by making these fruit-filled treats with a cup of white wine. When you add in strawberries, kiwi, and mango slices, these pops are just like sipping on a glass of sangria—just a little chillier.

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Wine-Poached Pear Trifle

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Not two tablespoons, not two cups, but two BOTTLES of red wine give this trifle dessert its intoxicating qualities.

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Sparkling Rose Blueberry Floats

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If regular ice cream floats seem too heavy, this grown-up float is the perfect solution. Just pour sparkling rose over blueberry granita and coconut gelato, then enjoy sipping on this light and fruity float.

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Brandy-Kissed Snowflakes

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This wintry white dessert cocktail gets its buzz from brandy and creme de cacao and its rich indulgence from ice cream and whipped cream. Bottoms up!

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Brownies with Brandied Cherries

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Chocolate, cherries, brandy...what's not to love? Brandy-simmered cherries make an intoxicating topper for a classic brownie recipe.

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Rose Raspberry Tea Thyme Pop

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Rose wine is synonymous with summer, but we took it a step further when we created these wine ice pops.

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Bourbon Balls

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Do you like chocolate? Do you like bourbon? If you answered yes to both of those questions, you must try this dessert recipe.

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Stout Gingerbread with Lemony Hard Sauce

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Beer in the batter and liqueur in the sauce will have you drunk with happiness after finishing a slice of this holiday-inspired cake recipe.

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Poached Nectarines with Honey Ice Cream

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Start by simmering nectarines in sweet Muscat wine, but don't you dare dump that cooking liquid—simmer it a bit longer until it makes a thick syrup to drizzle over the fruit and ice cream.

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Salted Caramel-Chocolate-Bourbon Cupcakes

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With bourbon in the cake batter and the caramel sauce, this is one cupcake recipe guests will buzz about.

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Chocolate Blitzen

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Cheers to a chocolaty, boozy dessert that you drink!

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Spiced Zinfandel Granita with Grapes and Cream

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Don't scale back on red wine in summer months—freeze it into a fab icy dessert full of Zinfandel and cinnamon flavors.

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Sangria Peach Compote with Ice Cream

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Wine, brandy, and Cointreau combine with peaches to create a tipsy topper perfect for ice cream, cake, shortbread, or even eating with a spoon straight out of the saucepan.

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