Author: Sarah Murphy

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Cheesecake Baked Apples

The days are a little shorter, the nights are a little colder, and all we want is to be all warm and cozy. One bite of these ooey gooey cheesecake baked apples will take you there.

Here’s what you need:

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4 apples

1 oz Ginger SweetShine

4 Tbsp. melted butter

2 Tbsp. brown sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

2 blocks cream cheese, softened

1/2 c. powdered sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

pecans

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

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Gala apples have a mildly sweet flavor that makes them perfect for baking, but use whichever variety you prefer.

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Cut off the tops.

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And scoop out the insides.

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In a mixing bowl combine butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.

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Stir to dissolve sugar.

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Add Ginger SweetShine and stir again.

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Place apples in a baking dish and cover with sugar mixture. Bake 20 minutes.

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While you wait, combine cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth.

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Remove apples from the oven and fill with cream cheese mixture.

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Top with pecans.

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Bake another 10 minutes.

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Cheesecake Baked Apples with Ginger SweetShine.

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Cheers!

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Man Eater

“Feed me, Seymour!” – Audrey 2, Little Shop of Horrors

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Is the song playing in your head right now?

Whether you’ve seen the show on Broadway or in many of it’s screen adaptations, everyone remembers it’s star, Audrey 2 – the man eating menace. Now here is an opportunity for a horrific cocktail garnish!

What you need:

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1 oz Limoncello SweetShine

2 oz vodka

1/2 lime, plus 1 lime for garnish

fresh basil

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Slice half of a lime and add it to a mixing glass.

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Add 3-4 fresh basil leaves.

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Muddle.

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Add Limoncello SweetShine.

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Add vodka and ice.

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Cover and shake until ice cold.

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Strain into chilled cocktail glass.

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Use a pumpkin tool to carve scary teeth into a lime.

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It’s helpful to work in semicircles starting in the “front”.

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Skewer with 2 big basil leaves.

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Man Eating garnish!

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Just make sure this sneaky little guy doesn’t drink too much of your delicious cocktail.

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Man Eater with Limoncello SweetShine.

Cheers!

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Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!!!

“It’s SHOWTIME!” – Beetlejuice

In Tim Burton’s classic, Beetlejuice, two recently departed souls find new tenants in their home and make several attempts to scare them away, including the face shown below. Doesn’t that just scream “fun cocktail garnish” to you? No? Just us? Alright then. We’ll show you how to make it, anyway.

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Here’s what you’ll need:

Cocktail:

1/2 oz Ginger SweetShine

1 oz Vodka

2 oz beet juice

juice of 1/2 lime

Garnish:

sliced beets

candy eyeballs

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Slice a lime in half.

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Squeeze lime into glass over ice.

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Add Ginger SweetShine.

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Add vodka.

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Add beet juice.

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Stir.

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Slice a beet into a tongue shape.

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Skewer with cocktail pick.

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Rest on the edge of the glass and add 2 candy eyeballs.

Beetlejuice with Ginger SweetShine.

Cheers!

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Pennywise

“We all float down here.” -Pennywise

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Oil Painting by kelendersart.

We’ve all had nightmares starring this creepy clown from Stephen King’s It, which makes him the perfect inspiration for a truly terrifying Halloween cocktail that is sure to give your guests a terrible fright.

Here’s what you’ll need:

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F0r cocktail:

1 1/2  oz vodka

1 1/2  oz Cremma Lemma SweetShine

1/2 oz amaretto

splash lemon juice

For garnish:

1/2 c. white chocolate chips

1/4 c. sliced almonds

6 maraschino cherries

red sugar

foil or wax paper

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Heat white chocolate chips in 15 second intervals in the microwave, until just barely melted.

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Line the counter with foil or wax paper.

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Use a spoon to create a mouth shape.

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Sprinkle with red sugar.

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Insert almond teeth.

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Add a cherry nose.

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This recipe makes 6 scary clown mouth garnishes, but be sure to make them one at a time since the chocolate hardens quickly!

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In a mixing glass, or in this case a mason jar, pour vodka over ice.

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Add Cremma Lemma SweetShine.

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Add amaretto.

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Squeeze a wedge of lemon for a splash of juice.

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Cover and shake vigorously until ice old.

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Prepare a chilled cocktail glass with a partial sugar rim. Just use the fall out from your clown mouth garnishes.

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Strain the cocktail into your glass.

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Add your creepy clown mouth, and try not to have a nightmare after drinking it.

Pennywise with Cremma Lemma SweetShine.

Cheers!

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Pumpkin Cookies with Cremma Lemma Icing

It’s pumpkin season! This week we’ve taken our favorite old fashioned pumpkin cookie recipe and given it a delightful SweetShine twist.

Here’s what you need:

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For Cookies:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 stick unsalted butter, softened

1 cup pumpkin puree

1 large egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

For Glaze:

2 cups sifted confectioner’s sugar

5 Tbsp Cremma Lemma SweetShine

1 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted

1 tsp vanilla extract

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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

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Beat butter and sugar in a large mixer bowl until blended.

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Beat in pumpkin, egg, and vanilla extract.

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In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.

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Gradually beat in flour mixture.

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Drop by rounded tablespoon onto greased baking sheet, about 2″ apart.

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Bake 15 minutes, or until edges are barely brown.

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Allow to cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes, then move to wire rack to cool completely.

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While cookies cool, sift confectioners sugar in a small bowl.

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Add 5 Tbsp Cremma Lemma SweetShine.

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Add 1 tsp vanilla extract.

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Add 1 Tbsp butter, melted.

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Whisk to combine.

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Icing is ready once it’s smooth.

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Once cookies are completely cool, drizzle icing on top.

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Try not to devour the whole batch at once.

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Pumpkin Cookies with Cremma Lemma Icing.

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Cheers!

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Ginger Caramel Cider

The air is crisp and leaves are falling. We recommend a nice stroll in the woods followed by one of these delicious fall cocktails.

Here’s what you need:

1 tsp caramel

1 oz Ginger SweetShine

Apple Cider

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Place a teaspoon of caramel sauce into a glass.

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Add 1 oz Ginger SweetShine and a bit of Apple Cider.

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Stir vigorously until caramel dissolves.

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Add ice.

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Top with Apple Cider and stir.

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Garnish with a slice of apple.

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It’s that easy!

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Ginger Caramel Cider with Ginger SweetShine.

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Cheers!

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Cherry Walnut Coke Float

How about a little ice cream to cool off this hot summer day? We’ve created this twist on the classic Coke Float just for you!

What you need:

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Handful fresh cherries

1 oz Black Walnut SweetShine

6 oz Coca Cola

1 scoop vanilla ice cream

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Start by adding a handful of fresh cherries to a mixing glass.

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Shake up a bottle of Black Walnut SweetShine.

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Add 1 oz Black Walnut SweetShine to cherries.

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Muddle. (Press and twist to release juices).

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Strain into chilled glass.

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Top with Coca Cola.

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Add 1 scoop vanilla ice cream.

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You’ll probably want a straw.

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Cherry Walnut Coke Float with Black Walnut SweetShine.

Cheers!

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Caramel Apple Quencher

It’s time for the County Fair, and we have recreated some of our childhood favorites. Today we’re having a round of Caramel Apple Quenchers.

Here’s what you need:

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3 oz Ginger SweetShine

1/4 c. caramel sauce

6 oz hard cider

1 apple

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Did you know the Golden Delicious apple (shown above) originated in West Virginia?

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We’ll start by prepping our mini caramel apple garnish. Just slice your apple in half.

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Then use a melon baller to create mini apple balls.

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Soak the mini apple balls in 2 oz Ginger SweetShine and set aside.

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Place 1 Tbsp. caramel sauce in a shaker.

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Add 1 oz Ginger SweetShine and shake vigorously without ice.

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Pour over ice.

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Carefully top with hard cider and gently stir.

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Skewer mini apple balls with toothpicks.

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Coat with caramel sauce.

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Garnish.

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Caramel Apple Quencher with Ginger SweetShine.

Cheers!

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