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Christmas: Hot Boozy Coffee

Source of Recipe

From "The Southern Living Party Cookbook"


Recipe Introduction

"I have always preferred to drink my dessert. This dessert coffee has a serious kick. Feel free to play around with liqueurs you love. It's also very fun to fill a bowl with airplane-size bottles of liquor so your guests can choose for themselves. To set up a really, truly fun boozy coffee bar, you really need only a few things. Your guests can mix and match as they please, and all you have to do is set everything up to make it look delicious and inviting. Arrange all the ingredients on a coffee bar table or cart. If you want, you can place the recipe guidelines on note cards just to give your guests an idea about where to start."

List of Ingredients

◦  8 cups hot brewed coffee
◦  1½ cups (12 ounces) Irish whiskey
◦  2 cups (16 ounces) coffee liqueur (such as Kahlúa)
◦  2 cups (16 ounces) amaretto (almond liqueur)
◦  1½ cups simple syrup
◦  2 cups whipped cream
◦  1 cup whipping cream or half-and-half
◦  Ground cinnamon
◦  Whole nutmeg, for grating
◦  Cinnamon sticks
◦  Unsweetened cocoa
◦  Lemon peel twists
◦  Orange peel twists
◦  Chocolate curls



Recipe

∙ Irish Coffee:
Combine ½ cup coffee, 3 tablespoons Irish whiskey, and 2 tablespoons simple syrup in a mug. Top with a spoonful of whipped cream, a sprinkle of cinnamon, and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

∙ Kahlúa Coffee:
Combine ½ cup coffee and ¼ cup coffee liqueur in a mug. Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cocoa. Garnish with the chocolate curls and an orange twist.

∙ Amaretto Coffee:
Combine ½ cup coffee, ¼ cup amaretto, and 2 tablespoons cream or half-and-half in a mug. Top with a sprinkle of nutmeg, and garnish with a lemon twist.


Serves 8