34 holiday brandy Recipes

whole milk, cocoa solids chocolate, broken into small pieces, brown sugar, brandy, ground cinnamon , to taste, cream, cocoa powder or 4 tsp ground cinnamon, cinnamon stick, for stirrers (optional)

mixed dried fruit, raisins, fruit cocktail, undrained (no sugar added), crystallized ginger, chopped, cardamom, ground, ground allspice, apple cider (or juice), brandy, apples, chopped (do not peel), cranberries, fresh or frozen

eggs, icing sugar (confectioner s), salt, cinnamon, vanilla, milk, brandy (optional) or rum (optional) or rye meal (optional) or scotch, to taste (optional), nutmeg (to garnish )

freshly grated lemon rind (zest of 1 lemon), lemon juice, white wine, honey or 1/3 cup golden syrup, to taste, grated fresh ginger, raisins, chopped roughly (can use mixture of regular and golden raisings), brandy or 1 oz cognac, to taste

ripe peaches, pitted and sliced, red seedless grapes, halved, green seedless grape, halved, lemon slices, peach brandy, lemon liqueur, sugar, dry white wine, club soda, ice cubes

apple cider or 8 cups apple juice, cranberry-raspberry juice, fresh raspberries or 12 oz package. loose-pack frozen raspberries, brandy, brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, fresh ginger (cut in thirds ), whole allspice, cooking apples, cored and cut into wedges

honey, lemon juice, cinnamon sticks, whole allspice (about 30), cold water, light rum or 1 (1 liter) bottle dark rum, chilled, brandy, chilled, peach schnapps, chilled

egg whites (room temperature ), salt, egg yolks, powdered sugar, divided, half-and-half cream, milk, rum or 1 cup brandy, whipping cream, freshly grated nutmeg

purchased angel food cake, sliced, frozen sweetened raspberries, raspberry-cranberry frozen juice concentrate, thawed, cointreau liqueur or 6 tbsp brandy (or six tbsp orange juice mixed with 1 tbsp sugar), cranberry-raspberry juice, cornstarch, egg yolks, sugar, fresh orange juice, unsalted butter, grated orange zest, salt, mascarpone cheese, heavy cream , whipped to medium firm peaks, heavy cream , whipped to medium-firm peaks and placed in decorating bag with piping tip or in plastic resealable b, fresh red raspberries

oranges or 2 small tangerines or 2 small satsuma , scrubbed well (divided), zinfandel or 1 (750 ml) bottle other favorite full bodied red wine, orange juice, honey , to taste, brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, divided (3-inch long), ground nutmeg, whole allspice, brandy or 1 oz cognac, to taste

eggs, separated, granulated sugar, salt, half-and-half cream, powdered sugar, brandy (or 2 tbsp rum extract) or 1/2 cup rum (or 2 tbsp rum extract), cinnamon, nutmeg

unsalted butter, extra-virgin olive oil, shallots, finely chopped, brandy, white wine , preferably sauvignon blanc, cooked lobster meat , picked over and chopped into 1/2-inch pieces, mascarpone cheese, at room temperature, eggs, beaten, chopped basil leaves, freshly grated nutmeg, salt and freshly ground black pepper, recipe standard or colored pasta dough , recipe follows, egg whites, beaten, unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces, at room temperature, kosher salt, truffles, black or white, finely chopped, all-purpose flour, salt, eggs, olive oil , optional