The Godiva Cream is a rich, indulgent 3-ingredient cocktail that is like dessert in a glass.
Today, I’m guest posting over at Bear & Bug Eats while Katie is on maternity leave (Congrats Katie!). Head on over – pursue her blog, which features easy recipes with a focus on cocktails. And while you’re there, you can check out my recipe for a Godiva Cream, a 3-ingredient creamy, indulgent cocktail. Dessert in a glass using the same Dark Chocolate Godiva liquor as in my Dark Chocolate Caramel Martini. See, two amazing recipes, totally worth buying that bottle of chocolate liquor. 🙂
Happy Hump Day!
Please drink responsibly.
The Godiva Cream is a rich, 3-ingredient cocktail that is simply indulgent. Dessert in a glass.
Cranberry Moscow Mules are a fall twist on a classic cocktail.
Welcome to the start of Cranberry Week, a week-long virtual event for all things cranberry. #CranberryWeek is the official hashtag, so be sure to follow along on social media all week long to see the recipes we have in store for you. And big thanks to Caroline at Caroline’s Cooking for hosting this event!
An indulgent cocktail of rich dark chocolate and sweet caramel that will satisfy your sweet tooth.
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When I signed up for #Chocotoberfest this year, I knew pretty quickly that I wasn’t going to be sharing all dessert recipes. It’s not that I don’t enjoy chocolate desserts, but I wanted to ensure that there was some good variety. And I really wanted an excuse to shake up my usual cocktail routine and experiment with something new. 🙂
Experimenting with my cocktails  came at the perfect time, as the past 6 weeks have been ridiculously stressful both at home and at work. Work has been frustrating, the kids have been cranky, the house always seems to be a mess no matter what I do, and the chores don’t go away. There may have been a lot of stress eating (damn you perfectly salted and perfectly crispy Cape Cod Potato Chips!) and more evening glasses of wine than I care to admit. I know I need to figure out how I can take a day off, a day to myself. to get some stuff done and relieve some of the stress. But the work and chores won’t do itself and I can’t seem to find time to make that happen.
So during naptime recently, I made this recipe. I savored the 45 minutes of quiet that I got while writing this post with the television turned to something that wasn’t a cartoon. Toys still covered the floor, dishes and laundry were still piling up, but the quiet I got was essential. Reinvigorating. And my martini? It was like dessert in a glass. The perfect marriage of rich dark chocolate and sweet caramel. Indulgent but not so much that I couldn’t finish it. In fact, I could have had a second and been quite happy.
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Apple cider slowly simmers away with spices that remind you of fall, for a wonderful beverage to savor while you enjoy the beautiful cool weather this fall.
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One of my favorite things about the fall is enjoying the cooling weather. I truly love being about to enjoy being outside and doing fall-ish things with my family – apple picking and pumpkin picking, watching the hounds at one of the local farms, or playing on the playground while bundled in sweatshirts. All of the kids in our neighborhood are suddenly outside again, after being holed up away from the heat (or at the pool) for the summer, and they all run a muck between the various houses with the parents chatting nearby. I love summer, but fall may be my favorite season because of all of this.
While spending time outside if wonderful, my guilty pleasure is finding a quiet moment to to cuddle up under the humongous wool afghan my mom made for me with a warm drink and a book. With this in mind, I knew that one of the first recipes I’d be making for #AppleWeek is a mulled cider.
This particular recipe has a wonderfully subtle orange note from the orange extract. I think that makes it one of my favorite mulled cider recipes to date. This cider recipe takes minutes to put together and then simmers away on the stove for as long as you’d like to leave it. It’s a great recipe to bookmark for fall and winter entertaining, or to take with you on those fall outings.
Apple cider slowly simmers away with spices that remind you of fall, for a wonderful beverage to savor while you enjoy the beautiful cool weather this fall.
Course
Drinks
Cuisine
American
Prep Time5minutes
Cook Time30minutes
Total Time35minutes
AuthorLiz
Ingredients
1/2gallonapple cider
1tsp.orange extract
1vanilla bean
3small cinnamon sticks
12cloves
3cardamom seeds
5whole allspice berries
apple slicesfor garnish (optional)
Instructions
Combine all ingredients (except apple slices) in a medium pot set over medium heat. Heat until simmering. Stir and lower heat. Continue cooking over low heat for at least 30 minutes, preferably an hour.
Serve hot, garnished with apple slices.
Recipe Notes:Â
Feel free to spike with your preferred liquor. I enjoy it with a shot of spiced rum or Fireball (cinnamon) whiskey, but use whatever you’d like (one friend used to enjoy caramel vodka in her warm cider).
Cider may be made or kept warm in a slow cooker, if desired.
IÂ garnished mine with apple slices, but you can certainly play up the orange notes with an orange slice as the garnish as well.
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Chambord was the first high quality liquor that I ever drank. A black raspberry liquor, my mom (yes, I was legal drinking age and yes, I was a good girl) introduced it to me in the form of a Chambord Sour. The sweet-sour drink worked for my young palate, but as I got older and was introduced to a much larger variety of good quality liquors (not the junk we drank in college), I grew to appreciate a nice glass of Chambord on the rocks.
I’ve always loved the liquor and am immediately drawn to drinks that feature it when we’re out to dinner. So when this week’s #SundaySupper theme was announced as Simple Mixed Drinks for a Refreshing Summer, I immediately knew that I wanted to make a cocktail with Chambord as the star.
After tossing around a few ideas, I decided upon some sort of Chambord sangria, with a light white wine as a base. At first, I attempted a straight sangria recipe – Chambord, white wine, and a few muddled raspberries. However, I found this far too sweet for me. I envisioned something lighter, which I planned to solve with the addition of tonic or soda water. I went with the former, which mellowed out the flavor nicely. I was apparently on the right track with the recipe I’ve presented below, as just a day or two after making it, my Pinterest feed was filled with Chambord recipes, one very similar to the below, the Chambord Spritz.
Sparkling Chambord Sangria
By Books n’ Cooks
Makes 1 drink
Ingredients:
1 oz. Chambord black raspberry liquor
4 oz. white wine (I used pinot grigio but a chardonnay would work well as well)
tonic water
fresh raspberries
In a cocktail glass filled halfway with ice, add 1 oz. Chambord followed by 4 oz. white wine. Top with tonic water and garnish with fresh raspberries.
Serve immediately.
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