If you haven’t imbibed the fine indulgence that is a dessert cocktail, it’s time to pick up that shaker and a long bar spoon. Whether hot or cold, these cocktails can deliver that dose of sweetness you’re craving, while also getting you in the spirit for celebrating. They can be dessert—or can accompany dessert.
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And we’re not just talking about sweet riffs on the martini. Think cookies and cake, but in a cup with your favorite liquor—or ingredients like honey, butter, chocolate, star anise, or nutmeg. Some dessert cocktails even offer a caffeinated lift typically reserved for post-dinner coffee.
white russian drinks on countertop White Russian View Recipe A White Russian is a decadent drink. You can tone it down by using whole milk, or go for the gold with cream. It's so easy to make, and it's always a party hit. candy-cane hot cocoa and honey-buttered hot toddy Honey-Buttered Hot Toddy View Recipe This toasty winter cocktail is hygge in a cup. Bring together butter, honey, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and vanilla with whiskey, triple sec, and lemon, and you'll linger by the fireplace just a little longer. grasshopper-cocktail-102935762.jpg Grasshopper View Recipe Serve this creamy, minty drink with a little piece of chocolate on the side, even though it already calls for creme de cacao and grated chocolate. (You can never have too much chocolate.) white-out-cocktail-3277-d112806.jpg White Out View Recipe Jamaican or Angostura bitters add the finishing touch to this creative combination of gin, cream, creme de cacao, nutmeg, and star anise. Pour into a chilled brandy glass for a delicious nightcap. Coffee Coquito Coffee Coquito View Recipe With three kinds of milk, rum, and espresso, cinnamon, and nutmeg: the only thing this coffee drink isn't short on is flavor. Brandy Alexander, 6100_021111_brandy_alexander_hd Brandy Alexander View Recipe It's a strong dessert cocktail and not for the faint of heart, but the heavy cream tempers the alcohol in this classic. All you need is brandy, cacao, heavy cream, and nutmeg. Swap in Kahlua for dark cacao if you don't have it. champagne-gelee-0077-md110526.jpg Champagne Gelee Cocktail View Recipe This beauty is less cocktail and more dessert, but we're here for the sweet ride. You'll essentially be making a chilled gelatin dessert out of grape juice, Champagne or sparkling wine, and St-Germain liqueur, then sprinkling with pomegranate seeds for a tannic finish. maine-event-granita-champagne-mld107757.jpg Champagne-and-Orange Granita Cocktail View Recipe Indulge in a grown-up version of an orange pop, Italian-style. It's simple to make, with a final pour of Champagne and St-Germain liqueur over citrusy granita. pd103532_0108_hotchoco.jpg Spiked Jones View Recipe Reminiscent of hot cocoa, this decadent concoction is a winter delight that brings coffee, Kahlua, chocolate, cream, milk, and sugar together. Don't forget the whipped cream! maple irish coffee Maple Irish Coffee View Recipe Anyone can add a shot of whiskey to coffee, but our recipe brings a creamy vanilla taste and a touch of maple syrup sweetness to a classic beverage. Cocoa powder warms the drink's flavor, while the whiskey sharpens it. Honey Syllabub Honey Syllabub View Recipe We didn't know we needed this heavenly British drink-dessert hyrbid until we tasted it. Aromatic bay leaf and nutmeg meld with cream, egg, sugar and mead (or dessert wine like Sauternes, if you prefer). The result is both uniquely interesting and infinitely comforting. 4060_120408_candycane.jpg Candy Cane Cocktail View Recipe It's never too late to recreate the holidays in your kitchen—this time, for one. Shake up vodka, crème de menthe, cranberry juice, and ice, then add to a glass rimmed with crushed candy canes. Raspberry cocktail Raspberry Chocolate Kiss Cocktail View Recipe Serve this dessert cocktail on Valentine's Day, or any day you fancy a drink that starts with a chocolate-cookie-coated rim. The mint doesn't overpower, since it's infused into the simple syrup, and muddled raspberries and cranberry juice mingle with vodka so nicely. hot chocolate white russian Mocha Russian View Recipe If you love a White Russian, try this delicious variation and make it mocha. A little espresso powder and cocoa will perk up your day, and the swirl of whipped cream on top is just the right indulgence. guinness-beer-056-d112429 Stout Eggnog View Recipe Stout beer and dark rum lend their warm heartiness to a rich eggnog, served as a punch or in individual mugs. Crown your creations with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
maple irish coffee
maple irish coffee
white russian drinks on countertop White Russian View Recipe A White Russian is a decadent drink. You can tone it down by using whole milk, or go for the gold with cream. It's so easy to make, and it's always a party hit.
candy-cane hot cocoa and honey-buttered hot toddy Honey-Buttered Hot Toddy View Recipe This toasty winter cocktail is hygge in a cup. Bring together butter, honey, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and vanilla with whiskey, triple sec, and lemon, and you'll linger by the fireplace just a little longer.
grasshopper-cocktail-102935762.jpg Grasshopper View Recipe Serve this creamy, minty drink with a little piece of chocolate on the side, even though it already calls for creme de cacao and grated chocolate. (You can never have too much chocolate.)
white-out-cocktail-3277-d112806.jpg White Out View Recipe Jamaican or Angostura bitters add the finishing touch to this creative combination of gin, cream, creme de cacao, nutmeg, and star anise. Pour into a chilled brandy glass for a delicious nightcap.
Coffee Coquito Coffee Coquito View Recipe With three kinds of milk, rum, and espresso, cinnamon, and nutmeg: the only thing this coffee drink isn't short on is flavor.
Brandy Alexander, 6100_021111_brandy_alexander_hd Brandy Alexander View Recipe It's a strong dessert cocktail and not for the faint of heart, but the heavy cream tempers the alcohol in this classic. All you need is brandy, cacao, heavy cream, and nutmeg. Swap in Kahlua for dark cacao if you don't have it.
champagne-gelee-0077-md110526.jpg Champagne Gelee Cocktail View Recipe This beauty is less cocktail and more dessert, but we're here for the sweet ride. You'll essentially be making a chilled gelatin dessert out of grape juice, Champagne or sparkling wine, and St-Germain liqueur, then sprinkling with pomegranate seeds for a tannic finish.
maine-event-granita-champagne-mld107757.jpg Champagne-and-Orange Granita Cocktail View Recipe Indulge in a grown-up version of an orange pop, Italian-style. It's simple to make, with a final pour of Champagne and St-Germain liqueur over citrusy granita.
pd103532_0108_hotchoco.jpg Spiked Jones View Recipe Reminiscent of hot cocoa, this decadent concoction is a winter delight that brings coffee, Kahlua, chocolate, cream, milk, and sugar together. Don't forget the whipped cream!
maple irish coffee Maple Irish Coffee View Recipe Anyone can add a shot of whiskey to coffee, but our recipe brings a creamy vanilla taste and a touch of maple syrup sweetness to a classic beverage. Cocoa powder warms the drink's flavor, while the whiskey sharpens it.
Honey Syllabub Honey Syllabub View Recipe We didn't know we needed this heavenly British drink-dessert hyrbid until we tasted it. Aromatic bay leaf and nutmeg meld with cream, egg, sugar and mead (or dessert wine like Sauternes, if you prefer). The result is both uniquely interesting and infinitely comforting.
4060_120408_candycane.jpg Candy Cane Cocktail View Recipe It's never too late to recreate the holidays in your kitchen—this time, for one. Shake up vodka, crème de menthe, cranberry juice, and ice, then add to a glass rimmed with crushed candy canes.
Raspberry cocktail Raspberry Chocolate Kiss Cocktail View Recipe Serve this dessert cocktail on Valentine's Day, or any day you fancy a drink that starts with a chocolate-cookie-coated rim. The mint doesn't overpower, since it's infused into the simple syrup, and muddled raspberries and cranberry juice mingle with vodka so nicely.
hot chocolate white russian Mocha Russian View Recipe If you love a White Russian, try this delicious variation and make it mocha. A little espresso powder and cocoa will perk up your day, and the swirl of whipped cream on top is just the right indulgence.
guinness-beer-056-d112429 Stout Eggnog View Recipe Stout beer and dark rum lend their warm heartiness to a rich eggnog, served as a punch or in individual mugs. Crown your creations with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
white russian drinks on countertop White Russian View Recipe A White Russian is a decadent drink. You can tone it down by using whole milk, or go for the gold with cream. It's so easy to make, and it's always a party hit.
white russian drinks on countertop
White Russian
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A White Russian is a decadent drink. You can tone it down by using whole milk, or go for the gold with cream. It’s so easy to make, and it’s always a party hit.
white russian drinks on countertop
white russian drinks on countertop
white russian drinks on countertop
white russian drinks on countertop
White Russian
A White Russian is a decadent drink. You can tone it down by using whole milk, or go for the gold with cream. It’s so easy to make, and it’s always a party hit.
candy-cane hot cocoa and honey-buttered hot toddy Honey-Buttered Hot Toddy View Recipe This toasty winter cocktail is hygge in a cup. Bring together butter, honey, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and vanilla with whiskey, triple sec, and lemon, and you'll linger by the fireplace just a little longer.
candy-cane hot cocoa and honey-buttered hot toddy
Honey-Buttered Hot Toddy
This toasty winter cocktail is hygge in a cup. Bring together butter, honey, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and vanilla with whiskey, triple sec, and lemon, and you’ll linger by the fireplace just a little longer.
candy-cane hot cocoa and honey-buttered hot toddy
candy-cane hot cocoa and honey-buttered hot toddy
candy-cane hot cocoa and honey-buttered hot toddy
candy-cane hot cocoa and honey-buttered hot toddy
Honey-Buttered Hot Toddy
This toasty winter cocktail is hygge in a cup. Bring together butter, honey, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and vanilla with whiskey, triple sec, and lemon, and you’ll linger by the fireplace just a little longer.
grasshopper-cocktail-102935762.jpg Grasshopper View Recipe Serve this creamy, minty drink with a little piece of chocolate on the side, even though it already calls for creme de cacao and grated chocolate. (You can never have too much chocolate.)
grasshopper-cocktail-102935762.jpg
Grasshopper
Serve this creamy, minty drink with a little piece of chocolate on the side, even though it already calls for creme de cacao and grated chocolate. (You can never have too much chocolate.)
grasshopper-cocktail-102935762.jpg
grasshopper-cocktail-102935762.jpg
grasshopper-cocktail-102935762.jpg
grasshopper-cocktail-102935762.jpg
Grasshopper
Serve this creamy, minty drink with a little piece of chocolate on the side, even though it already calls for creme de cacao and grated chocolate. (You can never have too much chocolate.)
white-out-cocktail-3277-d112806.jpg White Out View Recipe Jamaican or Angostura bitters add the finishing touch to this creative combination of gin, cream, creme de cacao, nutmeg, and star anise. Pour into a chilled brandy glass for a delicious nightcap.
white-out-cocktail-3277-d112806.jpg
White Out
Jamaican or Angostura bitters add the finishing touch to this creative combination of gin, cream, creme de cacao, nutmeg, and star anise. Pour into a chilled brandy glass for a delicious nightcap.
white-out-cocktail-3277-d112806.jpg
white-out-cocktail-3277-d112806.jpg
white-out-cocktail-3277-d112806.jpg
white-out-cocktail-3277-d112806.jpg
White Out
Jamaican or Angostura bitters add the finishing touch to this creative combination of gin, cream, creme de cacao, nutmeg, and star anise. Pour into a chilled brandy glass for a delicious nightcap.
Coffee Coquito Coffee Coquito View Recipe With three kinds of milk, rum, and espresso, cinnamon, and nutmeg: the only thing this coffee drink isn't short on is flavor.
Coffee Coquito
Coffee Coquito
With three kinds of milk, rum, and espresso, cinnamon, and nutmeg: the only thing this coffee drink isn’t short on is flavor.
Coffee Coquito
Coffee Coquito
Coffee Coquito
Coffee Coquito
Coffee Coquito
With three kinds of milk, rum, and espresso, cinnamon, and nutmeg: the only thing this coffee drink isn’t short on is flavor.
Brandy Alexander, 6100_021111_brandy_alexander_hd Brandy Alexander View Recipe It's a strong dessert cocktail and not for the faint of heart, but the heavy cream tempers the alcohol in this classic. All you need is brandy, cacao, heavy cream, and nutmeg. Swap in Kahlua for dark cacao if you don't have it.
Brandy Alexander, 6100_021111_brandy_alexander_hd
Brandy Alexander
It’s a strong dessert cocktail and not for the faint of heart, but the heavy cream tempers the alcohol in this classic. All you need is brandy, cacao, heavy cream, and nutmeg. Swap in Kahlua for dark cacao if you don’t have it.
Brandy Alexander, 6100_021111_brandy_alexander_hd
Brandy Alexander, 6100_021111_brandy_alexander_hd
Brandy Alexander, 6100_021111_brandy_alexander_hd
Brandy Alexander, 6100_021111_brandy_alexander_hd
Brandy Alexander
It’s a strong dessert cocktail and not for the faint of heart, but the heavy cream tempers the alcohol in this classic. All you need is brandy, cacao, heavy cream, and nutmeg. Swap in Kahlua for dark cacao if you don’t have it.
champagne-gelee-0077-md110526.jpg Champagne Gelee Cocktail View Recipe This beauty is less cocktail and more dessert, but we're here for the sweet ride. You'll essentially be making a chilled gelatin dessert out of grape juice, Champagne or sparkling wine, and St-Germain liqueur, then sprinkling with pomegranate seeds for a tannic finish.
champagne-gelee-0077-md110526.jpg
Champagne Gelee Cocktail
This beauty is less cocktail and more dessert, but we’re here for the sweet ride. You’ll essentially be making a chilled gelatin dessert out of grape juice, Champagne or sparkling wine, and St-Germain liqueur, then sprinkling with pomegranate seeds for a tannic finish.
champagne-gelee-0077-md110526.jpg
champagne-gelee-0077-md110526.jpg
champagne-gelee-0077-md110526.jpg
champagne-gelee-0077-md110526.jpg
Champagne Gelee Cocktail
This beauty is less cocktail and more dessert, but we’re here for the sweet ride. You’ll essentially be making a chilled gelatin dessert out of grape juice, Champagne or sparkling wine, and St-Germain liqueur, then sprinkling with pomegranate seeds for a tannic finish.
maine-event-granita-champagne-mld107757.jpg Champagne-and-Orange Granita Cocktail View Recipe Indulge in a grown-up version of an orange pop, Italian-style. It's simple to make, with a final pour of Champagne and St-Germain liqueur over citrusy granita.
maine-event-granita-champagne-mld107757.jpg
Champagne-and-Orange Granita Cocktail
Indulge in a grown-up version of an orange pop, Italian-style. It’s simple to make, with a final pour of Champagne and St-Germain liqueur over citrusy granita.
maine-event-granita-champagne-mld107757.jpg
maine-event-granita-champagne-mld107757.jpg
maine-event-granita-champagne-mld107757.jpg
maine-event-granita-champagne-mld107757.jpg
Champagne-and-Orange Granita Cocktail
Indulge in a grown-up version of an orange pop, Italian-style. It’s simple to make, with a final pour of Champagne and St-Germain liqueur over citrusy granita.
pd103532_0108_hotchoco.jpg Spiked Jones View Recipe Reminiscent of hot cocoa, this decadent concoction is a winter delight that brings coffee, Kahlua, chocolate, cream, milk, and sugar together. Don't forget the whipped cream!
pd103532_0108_hotchoco.jpg
Spiked Jones
Reminiscent of hot cocoa, this decadent concoction is a winter delight that brings coffee, Kahlua, chocolate, cream, milk, and sugar together. Don’t forget the whipped cream!
pd103532_0108_hotchoco.jpg
pd103532_0108_hotchoco.jpg
pd103532_0108_hotchoco.jpg
pd103532_0108_hotchoco.jpg
Spiked Jones
Reminiscent of hot cocoa, this decadent concoction is a winter delight that brings coffee, Kahlua, chocolate, cream, milk, and sugar together. Don’t forget the whipped cream!
maple irish coffee Maple Irish Coffee View Recipe Anyone can add a shot of whiskey to coffee, but our recipe brings a creamy vanilla taste and a touch of maple syrup sweetness to a classic beverage. Cocoa powder warms the drink's flavor, while the whiskey sharpens it.
maple irish coffee
Maple Irish Coffee
Anyone can add a shot of whiskey to coffee, but our recipe brings a creamy vanilla taste and a touch of maple syrup sweetness to a classic beverage. Cocoa powder warms the drink’s flavor, while the whiskey sharpens it.
maple irish coffee
maple irish coffee
Maple Irish Coffee
Anyone can add a shot of whiskey to coffee, but our recipe brings a creamy vanilla taste and a touch of maple syrup sweetness to a classic beverage. Cocoa powder warms the drink’s flavor, while the whiskey sharpens it.
Honey Syllabub Honey Syllabub View Recipe We didn't know we needed this heavenly British drink-dessert hyrbid until we tasted it. Aromatic bay leaf and nutmeg meld with cream, egg, sugar and mead (or dessert wine like Sauternes, if you prefer). The result is both uniquely interesting and infinitely comforting.
Honey Syllabub
Honey Syllabub
We didn’t know we needed this heavenly British drink-dessert hyrbid until we tasted it. Aromatic bay leaf and nutmeg meld with cream, egg, sugar and mead (or dessert wine like Sauternes, if you prefer). The result is both uniquely interesting and infinitely comforting.
Honey Syllabub
Honey Syllabub
Honey Syllabub
Honey Syllabub
Honey Syllabub
We didn’t know we needed this heavenly British drink-dessert hyrbid until we tasted it. Aromatic bay leaf and nutmeg meld with cream, egg, sugar and mead (or dessert wine like Sauternes, if you prefer). The result is both uniquely interesting and infinitely comforting.
4060_120408_candycane.jpg Candy Cane Cocktail View Recipe It's never too late to recreate the holidays in your kitchen—this time, for one. Shake up vodka, crème de menthe, cranberry juice, and ice, then add to a glass rimmed with crushed candy canes.
4060_120408_candycane.jpg
Candy Cane Cocktail
It’s never too late to recreate the holidays in your kitchen—this time, for one. Shake up vodka, crème de menthe, cranberry juice, and ice, then add to a glass rimmed with crushed candy canes.
4060_120408_candycane.jpg
4060_120408_candycane.jpg
4060_120408_candycane.jpg
4060_120408_candycane.jpg
Candy Cane Cocktail
It’s never too late to recreate the holidays in your kitchen—this time, for one. Shake up vodka, crème de menthe, cranberry juice, and ice, then add to a glass rimmed with crushed candy canes.
Raspberry cocktail Raspberry Chocolate Kiss Cocktail View Recipe Serve this dessert cocktail on Valentine's Day, or any day you fancy a drink that starts with a chocolate-cookie-coated rim. The mint doesn't overpower, since it's infused into the simple syrup, and muddled raspberries and cranberry juice mingle with vodka so nicely.
Raspberry cocktail
Raspberry Chocolate Kiss Cocktail
Serve this dessert cocktail on Valentine’s Day, or any day you fancy a drink that starts with a chocolate-cookie-coated rim. The mint doesn’t overpower, since it’s infused into the simple syrup, and muddled raspberries and cranberry juice mingle with vodka so nicely.
Raspberry cocktail
Raspberry cocktail
Raspberry cocktail
Raspberry cocktail
Raspberry Chocolate Kiss Cocktail
Serve this dessert cocktail on Valentine’s Day, or any day you fancy a drink that starts with a chocolate-cookie-coated rim. The mint doesn’t overpower, since it’s infused into the simple syrup, and muddled raspberries and cranberry juice mingle with vodka so nicely.
hot chocolate white russian Mocha Russian View Recipe If you love a White Russian, try this delicious variation and make it mocha. A little espresso powder and cocoa will perk up your day, and the swirl of whipped cream on top is just the right indulgence.
hot chocolate white russian
Mocha Russian
If you love a White Russian, try this delicious variation and make it mocha. A little espresso powder and cocoa will perk up your day, and the swirl of whipped cream on top is just the right indulgence.
hot chocolate white russian
hot chocolate white russian
hot chocolate white russian
hot chocolate white russian
Mocha Russian
If you love a White Russian, try this delicious variation and make it mocha. A little espresso powder and cocoa will perk up your day, and the swirl of whipped cream on top is just the right indulgence.
guinness-beer-056-d112429 Stout Eggnog View Recipe Stout beer and dark rum lend their warm heartiness to a rich eggnog, served as a punch or in individual mugs. Crown your creations with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
guinness-beer-056-d112429
Stout Eggnog
Stout beer and dark rum lend their warm heartiness to a rich eggnog, served as a punch or in individual mugs. Crown your creations with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
guinness-beer-056-d112429
guinness-beer-056-d112429
guinness-beer-056-d112429
guinness-beer-056-d112429
Stout Eggnog
Stout beer and dark rum lend their warm heartiness to a rich eggnog, served as a punch or in individual mugs. Crown your creations with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
