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13 Boozy Christmas Desserts That Are Basically All Of Our Holiday Wishes Come True
With Christmas comes lots of holiday baking and drinking. So to streamline the whole thing, we set out looking for booze-riddled holiday recipes to cook during this season. Whether you're looking to set your skills to work on a rum and date cake with caramel sauce, or you want to whip up a peppermint affogato, we've found the most drool-worthy and inebriating Christmas desserts there are. So get mixing!
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Apple Cider Fritters with Apple Cider Glaze
Crepes of Wrath puts apple cider to very good use with these deliciously boozy apple cider fritters.
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New Orleans Style Bread Pudding with Whiskey Cream Sauce
A Cozy Kitchen’s bread pudding is spiked with a delicious whiskey cream sauce for the best Christmas treat out there.
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Honey and Beer Spice Cake
Joy the Baker incorporates honey and, better still, beer in her seasonal spice cake, and we couldn’t be happier.
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Beer Brownies
The earthiness of dark stout beer mixes perfectly with dark chocolate to make this unbeatable take on brownies courtesy of Joy the Baker.
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Peppermint Affogato
Jelly Toast’s combo of peppermint ice cream, espresso, and peppermint Kahlua gives you the perfect after-dinner pick-me-up with sugar, coffee, and booze.
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Kentucky Bourbon Butter Cake
This bourbon butter cake by Hummingbird High is glazed with even more Kentucky bourbon for a wonderfully booze-infused cake.
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Red Wine Chocolate Truffles
A Pastry Affair puts best friends wine and chocolate together with her Christmas truffles. We definitely approve.
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Pomegranate White Wine Panna Cotta
This beautiful panna cotta from A Pastry Affair is the perfect light Christmas dessert, especially because it’s made from white wine.
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Chocolate Molasses Chocolate Chip Cake with Baileys Irish Cream Glaze
Chocolate and more chocolate is only made better with a Baileys Irish Cream glaze by Averie Cooks.
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Stove Top Spiked Hot Chocolate
Just because it’s a drink doesn’t mean it’s not a dessert. Enjoy a cup post dinner, but be sure to make like Jelly Toast and give it a hefty spike.
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Gluten-Free Salted Pecan and Bourbon Brownies
Gluten-free but no less delicious, these bourbon-spiked salted pecan brownies from London Bakes are a great Christmas choice.
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Mini Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pies
Let your family and friends enjoy their own mini individual chocolate pecan pies this Christmas. We’re loving this bourbon-spiked version via Crepes of Wrath.
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Rum and Date Cake with Caramel Sauce
Pass the Sushi laces her holiday date cake with rum, and then drizzles it in caramel sauce for an unforgettably decadent dessert.
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