Baileys Irish Cream Recipes for Cheesecake and Fudge

Baileys Irish Cream Recipes, are the ultimate in decadence.It really is a case of Baileys Irish Cream and - whatever!

It's a rich combination of fresh dairy cream, Irish whiskey, finest spirits and natural flavours. Baileys Irish Cream was first launched in 1974 its blending is a closely guarded secret.

It is now the number one selling liqueur in the world and amazingly accounts for approximately 6% of total Irish food and drink exports.

It is a combination of distilling Whiskey and dairy farming.

No matter what part of the world you are enjoying it in you can be assured that you are drinking cream from Ireland's finest dairy farms.

Baileys Original Irish Cream was of course the original of the species but the range has now been extended to include

Bailey's Mint Chocolate---Simply beautiful -- with a hint of mint chocolate.

Bailey's Caramel--------Divine----- with a touch of Caramel.

There appears to be no end to Irish Cream Recipes using many variations of drinks but there is no substitute for Baileys Original Irish Cream. If you want the real thing stick to the original.Initially we will provide the most well known recipes.

Baileys Irish Cream Recipes for Desserts

These recipes really are a gift, a Baileys Irish Cream Gift.

Baileys Irish Cream Recipes, cheesecake recipe

This Baileys cheesecake recipe will serve approx. 10 people. Well not really, everyone will want it to themselves.

Ingredients

For the crumb crust

8 digestive biscuits or gingersnaps

3 tablespoons of unsalted butter

For the filling

8 ounce packet of cream cheese at room temperature

1 cup of confectioners sugar

2 cups of heavy whipping cream

3/4 cup(or to your own taste)Baileys Irish Cream

1/4 ounce envelope of unflavoured gelatin

1 cup of boiling water

1.To make the crust

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

In a small bowl, combine the crumbs and melted butter.

Press the crumb mixture onto the bottom and up around the sides of a 9-inch round springform pan.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.

2.To make the filling

In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar and beat until smooth with an electric mixer.

Add the cream and beat for 3 to 4 minutes, or until smooth.

Stir in the Baileys.

In a small bowl, combine the gelatin and boiling water.

Stir until the gelatin is completely dissolved, about 5 minutes.

Stir the gelatin into the cream cheese mixture.

Pour the filling over the biscuit crust.

Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours, or until firm.

Baileys Irish Cream Recipes, Fudge Recipe

You could use a mixture of dark and white chocolate,add nuts or heaven forbid use something other than Baileys Irish Cream.

Ingredients

4 cups chocolate chips

3 cups powdered sugar

1/4 cup butter

1 cup Baileys Irish Cream

For the topping

1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

4 tablespoons Baileys Irish Cream

2 tablespoons of unsalted butter

Method for fudge

1. 1/3 fill a large pan with water and bring to boil

2. Place a large bowl in boiling water.

3. Melt the chocolate and butter together in this bowl

until well mixed and smooth.

4. Now add this mixture to the sugar along with the Baileys

5. Mix well until smooth.

6. When mixture is smooth place it in a buttered 8" x 8" pan

For the topping

1. Melt the chocolate as previous and remove from heat.

2. Now mix this chocolate,the butter and the Baileys until smooth.

3. Spread this mixture over the fudge and smooth out as much as possible.

4. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours

5.Cut both horizontally and vertically but bear in mind smaller pieces are probably better as it really is a rich fudge.

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