Recipes Drink Recipes Cocktail Recipes Dessert Cocktail & Drink Recipes 7 Dessert Cocktails to Finish Your Meal in Delicious Style These decadent drinks can replace dessert or complement it. By Dakota Kim Dakota Kim Dakota Kim is a food, culture, and outdoors writer living in Los Angeles. Dakota specializes in providing gear reviews, authoring ecommerce articles, interviewing chefs and cookbook authors, and exploring food culture and history. Previously, she worked at Sunset and Edible San Luis Obispo, and owned a restaurant. Editorial Guidelines Updated on August 20, 2024 If you haven't imbibed the fine indulgence that is a dessert cocktail, it's time to pick up that shaker and a long bar spoon. Whether hot or cold, these cocktails can deliver that dose of sweetness you're craving, while also getting you in the spirit for celebrating. They can be dessert—or can accompany dessert. And we're not just talking about sweet riffs on the martini. Think cookies and cake but in a cup with your favorite liquor—or ingredients like honey, butter, chocolate, star anise, or nutmeg. Some dessert cocktails even offer a caffeinated lift typically reserved for post-dinner coffee. 90s Drinks Are Back and Other Cocktail Trends 01 of 07 White Russian Bryan Gardner A White Russian is a decadent drink. You can tone it down by using whole milk or go for the gold with heavy cream. It's so easy to make and always a party hit. View Recipe 02 of 07 Bourbon Hot Toddy Bryan Gardner A drink that's practically hygge in a glass. Honey mellows the bite of bourbon in this warming winter cocktail spiced with cinnamon and cloves. View Recipe 03 of 07 Grasshopper Martyna Szczesna Serve this creamy, minty drink with a little piece of chocolate on the side, even though it already calls for creme de cacao and grated chocolate. (You can never have too much chocolate.) View Recipe 04 of 07 Brandy Alexander It's a strong dessert cocktail and not for the faint of heart, but the heavy cream tempers the alcohol in this classic. All you need is brandy, cacao, heavy cream, and nutmeg. Swap in Kahlúa for dark cacao if you don't have it. View Recipe 05 of 07 Maple Irish Coffee John Dolan Anyone can add a shot of whiskey to coffee, but our recipe brings a creamy vanilla taste and a touch of maple syrup sweetness to a classic beverage. Cocoa powder warms the drink's flavor, while the whiskey sharpens it. View Recipe 06 of 07 Candy Cane Cocktail It's never too late to recreate the holidays in your kitchen—this time, for one. Shake up vodka, crème de menthe, cranberry juice, and ice, then add to a martini glass rimmed with crushed candy canes. View Recipe 07 of 07 Martha's Classic Eggnog Martha makes this eggnog recipe every year ahead of her annual holiday party. Her recipe is rich with cream and potent since it's laced with three types of liquor—dark rum, bourbon, and cognac—so it's best served in small cups. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit