38 beverage recipes

Homemade pear liqueur infused with ripe Bartletts, vodka, warm spices, and a touch of sugar syrup. A six-week steep yields a fragrant, autumn-perfect cordial for sipping or cocktails.

Fresh fruit smoothie with apples, apricots, banana, and yogurt blended with honey for a quick healthy breakfast or snack ready in 5 minutes.

Bananas glazed in butter, brown sugar, and fresh orange juice, then topped with shredded coconut. This tropical microwave dessert is ready in 15 minutes and can be served warm or chilled.

Homebrew ginger mead with 7 pounds of honey, fresh ginger root, and optional fruit additions. Fermented with champagne yeast and aged 3 to 12 months for a smooth, spiced honey wine.

Fresh pear halves filled with raspberry liqueur cream cheese, topped with crushed pistachios and mint. An elegant no-cook appetizer or light dessert ready in 15 minutes.

Coconut-rolled vanilla ice cream balls floating in hot cocoa spiked with cream of coconut and optional dark rum. Topped with chocolate sauce and a cherry. A showstopper hot chocolate dessert for 8.

Add a boost to your mornings with this drink made out of skim milk, peanut butter and bananas.

Fresh nectarine smoothie blended with orange juice, lemon juice, sugar, and ice. A five-ingredient fruit drink ready in 10 minutes with no dairy and no added fat.

A thick, creamy banana milkshake blended from ripe bananas, vanilla ice cream, and a handful of ice. Four ingredients, one blender, and a frosty banana treat in about five minutes.

Homemade blueberry liqueur infuses crushed berries in vodka with lemon peel and clove for a deep ruby-purple cordial. A long, slow steep delivers a gift-worthy fruit liqueur.

Homemade almond-flavored tequila liqueur infused with dark roasted almonds, vanilla bean, and cinnamon. Gift-worthy Mexican spirit that steeps for 4 weeks total.

This chocolate fudge cake hides two secret ingredients: beer for depth and sauerkraut for moisture. Rich, dark, and unbelievably tender with optional raisins and nuts.

Cola chocolate cake with marshmallows baked in, topped with a broiled peanut butter and brown sugar frosting loaded with chopped peanuts. A true Southern classic.

Hot wassail punch with apple cider, apricot nectar, dark rum, brown sugar, and clove-studded oranges simmered low with cinnamon sticks. A big-batch holiday warmer for a party crowd.

Frosty peach banana smoothie with low-fat vanilla yogurt, wheat germ, and orange juice. A thick, creamy fruit smoothie packed with fiber and protein.

Four-ingredient blender breakfast smoothie with banana, milk, honey, and bran. Three minutes from blender to glass. High-fiber breakfast for busy mornings or post-workout fuel.