62 grand recipes

Fresh cranberry relish with whole oranges and a splash of Grand Marnier or Cointreau. No-cook, food processor recipe ready in 15 minutes.

Orange blossom muffins: tender bakery-style muffins with sour cream, fresh orange juice, zest, and a splash of Grand Marnier. Brown sugar tops for a caramelized crackle finish.

Bananas in Phyllo Nests serves warm banana slices in an orange-Grand Marnier syrup spooned into crispy phyllo shells. An elegant 20-minute dessert for entertaining that looks far harder than it is.

Four-layer sour cream orange cake with citrus zest, a Grand Marnier glaze, cream cheese coconut frosting, and toasted coconut on the sides. A make-ahead showstopper for celebrations.

Orange chocolate tea bread with Grand Marnier, walnuts, and chocolate chunks baked into a buttery loaf, topped with a melted chocolate-orange liqueur glaze. Rich and elegant.

Orange butter cakes are petite tartlet-tin cakes perfumed with Grand Marnier and candied orange peel, then dipped in orange liqueur glaze. Elegant 36-cake batch for gifts or a holiday tray.

Orange-glazed bananas baked in fresh orange juice, Grand Marnier, butter, and brown sugar with toasted walnuts. A 15-minute warm fruit dessert. Spoon over vanilla ice cream.

October cake with yams, apples, walnuts, and raisins in a maple syrup batter spiked with orange marmalade and Grand Marnier. A dense, spiced autumn loaf cake.

Moist cranberry banana bread with walnuts and an optional Grand Marnier cranberry syrup soaked into the top. Fresh cranberries are simmered first, then folded into a rich banana batter.

Fresh pineapple fruit salad served in hollowed-out pineapple shells with a Grand Marnier lemon syrup. A stunning presentation with seasonal fruit, sliced apples, and fresh cream.

A custardy lemon pudding cake baked in a water bath, served warm with a Grand Marnier blackberry sauce. Two textures in one dish: spongy cake on top, silky pudding below.

Black chocolate Bundt cake with coffee, honey, and a crack of black pepper, draped in a semi-sweet ganache glaze with Grand Marnier. Deep, complex, and show-stopping.

Orange almond cheesecake with Amaretto, Cointreau, and fresh orange juice in a graham-almond crust, topped with a gelatin-set Cointreau whipped cream. Truly decadent.

Death by chocolate Bundt cake from Dom DeLuise's cookbook. Cake mix doctored with pudding, sour cream, and 12 ounces of chocolate chips for an intensely fudgy result.

Strawberries Elegante pairs ripe sliced strawberries with orange liqueur and a silky brown-sugar cream cheese sauce. A 10-minute no-cook dessert that tastes like more work.

Plump shrimp tossed with pasta in a curry-tomato sauce spiked with ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and a splash of orange liqueur. A Caribbean-meets-Asian fusion dinner ready in 45 minutes.