620 brandy recipes

Instead of going to a fancy restaurant, make this dish at home and add some sophistication to your kitchen.

Frozen Christmas pudding made by folding brandy-soaked dried fruit with cocoa and orange zest into softened vanilla ice cream. A no-bake, make-ahead holiday dessert.

Gratineed oysters on the half shell with diced apples and a Calvados sabayon broiled golden. An elegant French appetizer pairing briny oysters with apple brandy cream.

Try making the French version of apple pie that's both scrumptious and healthy for you.

Loukoumades, Greek honey puffs made with yogurt and brandy batter, deep-fried until golden and drizzled with honey, cinnamon, and nuts. Crispy outside, airy inside.

Classic red wine sangria with brandy, triple sec, frozen lemonade, orange juice, and ginger ale for fizz. Mix, chill, and serve for an easy party pitcher.

Greek kourabiedes wedding shortbread, buttery powdered-sugar cookies scented with brandy or ouzo and topped with a single clove. A snowy holiday and wedding classic that melts in the mouth.

Cherries jubilee ice cream pie swirls a brandy-spiked dark cherry sauce through vanilla ice cream in a honey-graham crust, then freezes firm. A make-ahead frozen take on the flaming dessert classic.

A classic French pear and frangipane tart: vanilla-poached pears arranged over almond pastry cream spiked with kirsch and crushed macaroons, finished with apricot glaze and pistachios.

Old-fashioned mincemeat pie with ground caribou, apple cider, raisins, currants, and warm spices, spiked with brandy. A lattice-topped holiday classic with a wild game twist.

Spiked hot white chocolate made with real white chocolate, brandy or rum, egg yolks, and scalded milk. A rich, creamy after-dinner drink for cold nights.

Dramatic shrimp flambé seared in hot oil, ignited with brandy, and finished in a luscious white wine Hollandaise sauce. This showstopping 25-minute dish brings restaurant-level flair to your home kitchen.

Classic Eton mess with fresh strawberries macerated in Kirsch, whipped cream, and crushed meringue shells. A beloved British summer dessert that takes minutes to assemble.

Triple-spirit eggnog spiked with dark rum, brandy, and bourbon, folded with whipped cream and fluffy egg whites. Topped with fresh nutmeg for the holidays.

Roast pork loin marinates overnight in sage, garlic, olive oil, and cracked pepper, then roasts to a juicy 160°F (71°C). Served with a flamed Calvados apple pan sauce built on the drippings.

No-bake chocolate icebox cake with brandy-soaked tea biscuits, a thick chocolate pudding cream layer, and grated bittersweet and milk chocolate on top. Elegant, boozy, and zero oven time.