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Dessert Drinks

drink dessert recipe

Most people don't consider a meal to be complete without dessert. Unfortunately, sometimes after all those appetizers and entrees, there isn't any room left to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Luckily, dessert doesn't have to mean a piece of heavy cream pie or chocolate cheesecake. Nowadays, dessert drinks are all the rage. These delectable, drinkable desserts are a refreshing, less-filling ending to the perfect dining experience.

drink dessert recipe Banana Cream Pie
  • 2 oz. Banana Liqueur
  • 2 oz. Creme de Cacao
  • 2 oz. Vodka
  • 2 oz. Half-and-Half

Mix in a shaker with ice then strain. Garnish with sliced banana. Top with whipped cream if desired.

drink dessert recipe Coconut Cream Pie
  • 1 oz. Vanilla Schnapps
  • 1 oz. Coconut Rum
  • 3 oz. Cream

Combine all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake & strain into cocktail glass.

drink dessert recipe Key Lime Pie Martini
  • 1-1/2 oz. Key Lime Liqueur
  • 1-1/2 oz. Vanilla Vodka
  • 2/3 oz. Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
  • 1-1/2 oz. Half and Half

Coat the rim of chilled cocktail glass with lime and dip rim in a mixture of 2 tbsp. crushed graham crackers and 1 tbsp. powdered sugar (on a flat plate). Set glass aside. Mix Vodka, Li­­queur, fresh lime juice and half and half in a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake vigorously and pour into the set aside glass. Serve.

drink dessert recipe Pineapple Upside Down Cake
  • 1 oz. Vanilla Vodka
  • 2 oz. Pineapple Juice
  • 1 Dash Grenadine Syrup

Shake pineapple juice and vanilla vodka with ice in a tumbler. Pour into a martini cocktail glass. Add dash of grenadine, and serve. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and a wedge of pineapple

drink dessert recipe Apple Pie Martini
  • 1/2 oz. Cinnamon Schnapps
  • 1/2 oz. Citrus Vodka
  • 3/4 oz. Sweet and Sour Mix
  • 1/4 oz. Sour Apple Pucker Schnapps

Pour cinnamon schnapps, vodka, sweet and sour mix and sour apple schnapps into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake & strain into a chilled martini glass rimmed with cinnamon and sugar, and serve.

drink dessert recipe Raspberry Cheesecake
  • 1 oz. White Creme de Cacao
  • 1 oz. Black Raspberry Liqueur
  • 1 Tbsp. Cream Cheese
  • 2 Scoops Vanilla Ice Cream
  • 1/2 Cup Crushed Ice

Blend ingredients until smooth. Pour into a parfait glass, and serve. Garnish with fresh raspberries.



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