Tag Archives: dessert

Nothing says Valentine's Day like chocolate, but nothing says "beating a dead horse" like nine zillion Valentine's Day posts. Therefore, we hope you enjoy this belated sweet treat for your long-distance-loved-one-flying-in-on-Friday, your chocolate-fiending roommate, or for yourself on those nights you spend lying in front of the TV eating candy and watching reality TV. Hey, if Peggy Bundy can do it, so can you.

While this truffle recipe is wildly easy, you'll need a good day or two to really let them set into their chocolatey goodness, so plan on making them hours ahead if you're planning to make them for company. The stout (in this instance, Young's Double Chocolate Stout) can be any old stout, but using a chocolate stout lends a chocolate creaminess that you'll be happy you had.

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Who says you can't have dessert for breakfast? While our Coffee & Donut Stout (recipe can be found in our Beer Making Book) is the perfect accompaniment to a hot, savory breakfast treat, it also lends distinct flavor and creaminess to a simple buttercream frosting.

This cupcake recipe, adapted from epicurious, is really helpful to have on hand when your bananas are a bit too ripe and mushy to eat alone. The caramel filling recipe, made using Founders Brewing Dirty Bastard Scotch Style Ale, yields about a cup and a half of caramel, which means you have enough left over to store and break out in times of dessert desperation: simply reheat and enjoy. You can't have lonely vanilla ice cream, can you?

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