prestige Whether you enjoy your brandy with some cola or on the rocks, there is something about its rich, sweet flavour that makes it that much easier to relax after a long day. Brandy is often served after a meal but you can also use it in various delicious brandy dessert recipes.
Coffee Brandy Creme
Ingredients:
- 1 package (.25 oz.) of unflavoured gelatin
- 2 cups of strong hot coffee
- 1/4 cup of sugar
- 2 tablespoons of brandy (optional)
Method:
- Combine the gelatin and sugar in a bowl.
- Next, add the brandy and coffee.
- Allow to set.
- Serve your brandy dessert as is or top with whipped cream.
Coffee Velvet
Ingredients:
- 1/2 a gallon of vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 a cup of brandy
- 1/4 of a cup of chocolate syrup
- 2 tablespoons of instant coffee (dissolved in tiny bit of water)
Method:
- Combine all of the ingredients together.
- Freeze the mixture for a few hours.
- Blend and pour into a glass or dessert bowl before serving.
- If you like, you can top this brandy dessert with whipped cream and decorate with chocolate flakes.
Traditional Trifle
Ingredients:
- 1 plain yellow, sponge or pound cake
- 1 to 2 cups of fresh or frozen fruit (thaw out if frozen)
- 1 to 1 1/2 oz of brandy (alternatively sherry or rum)
- Custard (packaged or make your own)
- 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup of jam, jelly or preserves (same flavour as the fruit you choose)
- Whipped cream
Method:
- Slice or cut the cake into cubes.
- Sprinkle brandy over the cut cake.
- Place a layer of cake at the bottom of your dish.
- Add a layer of jam or jelly.
- Add fruit.
- Add a layer of custard.
- Add some whipped cream.
- Repeat these layers until you finish off with whipped cream.
- Decorate with glazed cherries if desired.
- Allow to set in the refrigerator before serving.
Creamy chocolate dessert
Ingredients:
- 3/4 of a cup of milk
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons of brandy
- 6 oz of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- Whipped cream
Method:
- Scald the milk in a pot.
- Combine the milk with the chocolate chips, egg, brandy and sugar in a food processor.
- Process until the mixture is smooth.
- Pour this mixture into dessert cups or a small bowl and set in the fridge for about 3 hours.
- Top this brandy dessert with whipped cream and serve.
These are a few really easy brandy dessert recipes that you can make with just a few basic ingredients. There is no need for spending hours in the kitchen baking when you have these amazing sweets to impress your guests!
