Homemade gifts can be lame, but you’re guaranteed to impress the bourbon-loving foodie in your life with these bourbon-tastic dessert recipes.
1. This Bourbon Banana Pudding [4] recipe from Sally Cooks sounds perfect for the bourbon lover in your life. Bonus points if you make your vanilla wafers [5] from scratch, too.
2. I’ve never personally made homemade marshmallows, but this recipe for Bourbon Marshmallows [6] has me ready to give it a try.
3. The folks over at Bourbon Blog [7] always get the goods, and this Bourbon Chocolate Bread Pudding [8] recipe from Bill Samuels, Jr. is surely no exception.
4. I love bourbon and I LOOOVE pralines, so this Bourbon Pralines [9] recipe from Kitchen Parade sounds like a little piece of heaven to me.
5. This Bourbon Cherry Cordial [10] recipe from Domestic Fits sounds divine, though I think I’d like to soak my cherries for at least 24 hours to make sure they bourbon flavor comes through really well.
6. Um, Bourbon Peanut Butter Cups [11]? Yes please!
7. Peanut brittle is one of my favorite old-fashioned homemade candies, so adding bourbon just seems like the logical next step. Try this recipe for Bourbon Vanilla Peanut Brittle [12].
8. Salted caramel everything is all the rage right now. Most foodies I know are over it. But if you add bourbon like this Bourbon Salted Caramel [13] recipe from Shutterbean we might be able to keep this trend going a while longer.
9. Sometimes it’s nice to mix the salty with the sweet, and bourbon goes with everything. Try this recipe for Bourbon Pecan Chocolate Popcorn [14] and snuggle up with your Valentine to watch a movie.
10. Bourbon Bacon Chocolate Chunk Cookies [15]. Because bourbon and bacon and chocolate are the trifecta of Valentine’s Day goodies.
With so many options to choose from, how could you possibly go wrong? If you have a bourbon-soaked dessert recipe you think I need to know about, tweet me @LouGirl502 [16]. I’d love to hear about it!
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