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Easy Alcohol Infused Kahlua Brownies

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What Is Kahlua?

Kahlua is a coffee-flavored liqueur brand founded in Mexico in 1936. The liqueur combines arabica coffee with sugar, vanilla, and rum and is used in classic cocktails like the White Russian, Espresso Martini, and Mudslide.

Coffee and Chocolate Together

Coffee enhances chocolate flavors, making it a great addition to any recipe where you want the chocolate taste to shine. Both coffee and chocolate have a variety of unique flavors, but when paired together, they can create delicious combinations.

Optional Add-ins

Instead of adding nuts into the mix, you can place them just on top. Like your brownies chocolaty, add in some chocolate chips. A little chocolate sauce or caramel drizzle on top makes these Kahlua brownies even more decadent.

Kahlua is a coffee-flavored liqueur brand founded in Mexico in 1936. The liqueur combines arabica coffee with sugar, vanilla, and rum and is used in classic cocktails like the White Russian, Espresso Martini, and Mudslide.

Easy Alcohol-Infused Kahlua Brownies

  • 1 Box brownie mix- prepared but not cooked
  • ¼ cup + 1 Tbs Kahlua
  • ½ cup chopped roasted nuts, any kind

1- Preheat oven as instructed on mix. Add Kahlua to the brownie batter. Blend well. Stir in chopped nuts

2- Bake 2-4 minutes longer than the baking time recommended in the brownie mix instructions. Cool in pan before serving.

3- After the brownies have cooled lightly brush the top of the brownies with 1 tablespoon of Kahlua.

Easy Alcohol Infused Kahlua Brownies

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 Box brownie mix- prepared but not cooked¼ cup + 1 Tbs Kahlua ½ cup chopped roasted nuts any kind

Instructions
 

  • 1- Preheat oven as instructed on the mix. Add Kahlua to the brownie batter. Blend well. Stir in chopped nuts
  • 2- Bake 2-4 minutes longer than the baking time recommended in the brownie mix instructions. Cool in pan before serving.
  • 3- After the brownies have cooled but before cutting lightly brush the top of the brownies with 1 tablespoon of Kahlua.

The Best Margarita Bars Recipe

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The Best Margarita Bars Recipe. A lime and tequila-flavored sweet topping on a thick graham cracker crust make these lime margarita bars perfect

Margarita Bars are like a lemon bar but with a margarita filling: lime juice and tequila make a gooey margarita in bar form on a graham cracker crust!

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 eggs
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons grated lime zest
  • ⅔ cup fresh lime juice (from 6 limes)
  • 2 drops green food coloring, (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 3 tablespoons tequila
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly spray a 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, mix butter and ½ cup powdered sugar together with an electric mixer. Mix in 1¾ cup of the flour on low speed, just until well combined. Press in pan. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until set and lightly browned.
  3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together eggs and sugar. Add remaining ¼ cup flour and salt, mix with a whisk until blended. Add in lime zest, lime juice, food coloring, and milk and whisk until smooth. Stir in tequila.
  4. Pour the lime mixture over partially baked crust. Bake 25 to 27 minutes longer or until center is set.
  5. Cool completely and then chill in the fridge until ready to serve. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into bars. Store bars tightly covered in the fridge.
  • If desired, omit mint leaves and substitute ½ teaspoon mint extract. Add extract with the rum as directed.

Adapted from Betty Crocker

The Best Margarita Bars Recipe

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Ingredients
  

  • Margarita Bars are like a lemon bar but with a margarita filling: lime juice and tequila make a gooey margarita in bar form on a graham cracker crust!
  • INGREDIENTS
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 eggs
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons grated lime zest
  • ⅔ cup fresh lime juice from 6 limes
  • 2 drops green food coloring (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 3 tablespoons tequila
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly spray a 13×9-inch pan with cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, mix butter and ½ cup powdered sugar together with an electric mixer. Mix in 1¾ cup of the flour on low speed, just until well combined. Press in pan. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until set and lightly browned.
  • Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together eggs and sugar. Add remaining ¼ cup flour and salt, mix with a whisk until blended. Add in lime zest, lime juice, food coloring, and milk and whisk until smooth. Stir in tequila.
  • Pour the lime mixture over partially baked crust. Bake 25 to 27 minutes longer or until center is set.
  • Cool completely and then chill in the fridge until ready to serve. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into bars. Store bars tightly covered in the fridge.
  • If desired, omit mint leaves and substitute ½ teaspoon mint extract. Add extract with the rum as directed.

How to Make Alcohol-Infused Whipped Cream

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How to Make Alcohol-Infused Whipped Cream

What's better than pie? The answer (of course) is pie topped with whipped cream! And then there's alcohol-infused whipped cream, which—sure, might be just a tad over the top, but this is pie we're talking about: there's no sense in being reasonable about it. This whip cream is rich, creamy, and easy to whip up.


Making alcohol-infused whipped cream isn't any harder than making regular whipped cream. You just have to add in a splash of your favorite liquor.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1Tbsp granulated Sugar
  • 1 Tbsp Liquor of choice

INSTRUCTIONS

  1.  In a large mixing bowl until soft peaks form. You can use a stand mixer, a hand mixer, or use a whisk
  2.  Sprinkle with granulated sugar and add liquor. Gently fold in and taste. Feel free to add more liquor if you like, be sure to taste as you go to be sure you don’t make it too strong. Remember you want to be able to taste the pie too.
  3. Beat until soft peaks return.

Mixer Vs Whisk

Hands down a mixer is faster and easier. Whip cream is made by whipping in air. A whisk will eventually get the job done but you're arm is not going to like you very much.

How to Make Alcohol-Infused Whipped Cream

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon granulated Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Liquor of choice

Instructions
 

  •  In a large mixing bowl until soft peaks form. You can use a stand mixer, a hand mixer, or use a whisk
  •  Sprinkle with granulated sugar and add liquor. Gently fold in and taste. Feel free to add more liquor if you like, be sure to taste as you go to be sure you don't make it too strong. Remember you want to be able to taste the pie too.
  • Beat until soft peaks return.

Ways to Use Alcohol-Infused Whipped Cream

This whip cream is great on anything you'd use regular whipped cream.