Beverage Recipes

Old-fashioned cranberry shrub made from simmered cranberry juice, sugar, and lemon. Serve this tart, syrupy concentrate over ice with club soda or topped with sherbet.

Frosty vanilla ice cream blended with fresh orange juice and a splash of orange liqueur for a grown-up take on the nostalgic creamsicle.

Old-fashioned homemade lemonade syrup concentrate with citric and tartaric acid. Bottle once, refrigerate, and mix 1:5 with water for instant fresh lemonade all summer.

Homemade lemonade made with fresh-squeezed juice and a quick simple syrup so the sugar dissolves smooth, never gritty. Tart, sweet, and easy to adjust to taste, served over ice with lemon slices.

Peach-ginger-grape fizz: ripe peaches or nectarines blended with white grape juice and fresh ginger, topped with seltzer for a non-alcoholic summer cooler.

Piña colada punch with homemade coconut milk, fresh pineapple juice, ginger-cassia tea, and rum or gin. Big-batch tropical party drink that serves a crowd.

Spiked coffee cocktail with 151 rum, Irish cream liqueur, and a fresh whipped cream cap. A boozy after-dinner sipper for cold nights and grown-up gatherings.

Blender iced coffee whipped with chopped ice and powdered sugar into a frothy, frappuccino-style drink. Three ingredients, no espresso machine, ready in 5 minutes.

Easy iced coffee with instant coffee, sugar, and cold milk. A 5-minute shortcut to the coffeehouse classic, with a mocha variation using chocolate milk.

Flaming cappuccino with Galliano liqueur, hot coffee, chocolate syrup, and whipped cream in a sugar-rimmed glass. A theatrical after-dinner showpiece.

Godiva Irish coffee swaps the usual whiskey for chocolate cream liqueur and Irish cream, layered into hot coffee and topped with whipped cream. A 5-minute dessert cocktail for chilly nights.

Ripe mangoes with the zesty kick of fresh orange juice and a tangy splash of lemon juice.

Homemade low-calorie cranberry concentrate with lemon, simmered and strained into a tart syrup. Refrigerate or freeze in cubes for instant cranberry drinks all season long.

Homemade vanilla cream liqueur blends sweetened condensed milk with brandy, vodka, eggs, and vanilla extract. Five-ingredient Bailey's-style cordial that rests two weeks before serving in coffee or over ice.

Havana Banana cocktail mixes light rum, banana liqueur, and pineapple-coconut drink over ice in a brandy snifter. A tropical sipper ready in minutes.

Cheese scones with sharp cheddar, whole wheat flour, and dry mustard rubbed with cold butter. A British-style savory scone that bakes tall and golden in under 10 minutes.