160 bourbon recipes

New Orleans-style bread pudding loaded with pecans, raisins, and apple, baked low and slow in spiced custard, then drenched in a rich bourbon butter sauce. Pure Southern indulgence.

Classic homemade eggnog with bourbon, separated eggs, and a full pint of heavy cream. Old-school holiday punch bowl recipe that gets richer overnight in the fridge.

Homemade bourbon barbecue sauce with molasses, ketchup, red wine vinegar, soy sauce, and dry mustard simmered until thick and smoky. A rich, complex glaze for ribs, chicken, or brisket.

All-purpose bourbon marinade with white wine, vinegar, and aromatics built for wild game. Tames gamey flavors and tenderizes up to 7 lbs of venison, elk, or any cut.

Pork tenderloin marinated 24 hours in bourbon, honey, fresh ginger, and sage, then smoke-roasted over fruitwood coals. Sticky, smoky, and fork-tender.

Kentucky bourbon pecan cake with maraschino cherries, mace, and a pound of butter. Wrapped in bourbon-soaked cheesecloth and aged for up to a month for a rich, boozy fruitcake.

Bourbon Balls with Pecans and Vanilla Wafers recipe

Spit-roasted beef rib roast marinated in bourbon, dry mustard, and vinegar, then grilled over hot coals and basted with the heated marinade sauce.

Bourbon-pecan pumpkin pie with a spiced custard filling, candied pecan topping in brown sugar butter, and a flambeed bourbon finish. A Thanksgiving showstopper.

Brownie bottom bourbon pie pairs a fudgy brownie crust with a boozy bourbon mousse filling. A grown-up dinner party dessert that hides Kentucky bourbon under whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

An easy baked chicken breast casserole topped with creamy soup, cheddar, herb stuffing, and a splash of bourbon for warm depth. Six ingredients layered in one dish and baked golden. No fuss, big flavor.

Fresh salmon soaked in bourbon, soy, ginger, and sesame oil, then grilled over mesquite until flaky. Bold Asian-Southern fusion with smoky, caramelized edges.

Moist persimmon bread studded with walnuts and raisins, lightly spiced and finished with a touch of bourbon. The persimmons keep the loaves tender for days.

Bread pudding loaded with pecans, raisins, and chopped apple, baked in a spiced custard and drowned in a rich bourbon butter sauce. A classic New Orleans-style dessert.

No-bake cocoa bourbon balls with crushed vanilla wafers, pecans, cocoa powder, and corn syrup rolled in granulated sugar. A classic holiday candy ready in 15 minutes.

Kentucky bourbon brown sugar pound cake: a tender bundt-style pound cake spiked with real bourbon and sweetened with dark brown sugar for a caramel-deep, slightly boozy Southern classic.