Boozy sauces, butters and creams
Add a little something extra to your Christmas menu with one of our alcoholic butters, sauces, or creams – they’re guaranteed to have everyone feeling festive.
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Classic sauces
Sauce suprême
Adam Byatt shares his stellar recipe for sauce suprême. This classic French sauce is made by enriching a velouté with cream and lemon.
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Classic sauces
Beurre blanc
Learn how to make beurre blanc with chef Adam Byatt's recipe. This classic rich and buttery French sauce is perfect with asparagus or fish.
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Homemade dressings and sauces
Peppercorn sauce
Chef Adam Byatt shares his recipe for easy peppercorn sauce with brandy. It's the perfect partner for a juicy steak.
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Preserves
Wine jelly
Debora Robertson's wine jelly is a versatile condiment to have on hand. Serve with cheese and charcuterie, or stir into sauces.
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Christmas gifts
Spiced boozy prunes
Cherie Denham’s boozy prunes are a knockout stirred into yogurt or used to top cakes. Best of all, they’re easy to make and last for months.
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Make-ahead Christmas sides
Vodka-infused cranberry sauce
Give classic cranberry sauce a boozy kick. Our vodka-infused cranberry sauce takes 10 mins to make and will keep for a week in the fridge.
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Boozy sauces, butters and creams
Cranberry sauce for Christmas
You can use fresh or frozen cranberries to make this Christmas cranberry sauce; the ultimate accompaniment to roast turkey.
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Boozy sauces, butters and creams
Thane’s brandy butter
This 5-minute recipe by Thane Prince is a whizz to make (literally) and an absolute must on any Christmas table. Spoon over Christmas pudding.
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Christmas gifts
Salted caramel whisky sauce
Drizzled over cakes, poured over ice cream or secretly eaten off the spoon – this boozy salted caramel sauce is the perfect gift, or decadent treat.
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Mulled cranberry sauce
This mulled cranberry sauce recipe has a real kick to it - serve alongside bread sauce and turkey gravy for the ultimate in Christmas side dishes.
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Cumberland sauce
Cumberland sauce is a fruit sauce that's a little bit sweet, a little bit sour - and really, you could use it on other cold meats, too.
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Cranberry sauce with vodka
A boozy twist on a traditional Christmas side dish, designed to be served alongside your turkey roast. Make up to a month before you need it, then freeze.
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Boozy sauces, butters and creams
Grand Marnier butter
If you've got a wooden spoon and a bowl, then you can make this recipe. Everyone will just adore the sweet, rich taste of this quick and easy Grand Marnier butter recipe.
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Boozy sauces, butters and creams
Muscovado brandy butter
Give them (and ideally yourself) a treat this Christmas with homemade muscovado brandy butter. We also have a brandy butter made with dark muscovado sugar, too.
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