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French Toast Casserole

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This French toast casserole recipe is soft and cinnamon-spiced, with a crunchy streusel topping! A special breakfast that will wow everyone. Looking to impress on a weekend morning? Here’s a sure bet: this knock-out French toast casserole recipe ! The bottom layer is custardy and spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg: it tastes just like your favorite morning French toast . It’s then covered in a crunchy streusel layer, crumbly with oats, pecans and even more cinnamon. The combination of textures and added hit of sweetness is pure morning goodness! This one’s for special mornings (visitors in town? birthday breakfast?), and the flavors absolutely deliver. Ingredients in this French toast casserole recipe French toast casserole can be made a variety of ways. You can simply make whole pieces of baked French toast (but we think that’s something entirely different!). This one is more like a bread pudding , where the bread is soaked in a custard and then baked until soft and golden. It’s got ...

Chocolate Martini

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Dive into the rich creamy bliss of this Chocolate Martini recipe! This decadent cocktail blends rich chocolate liqueur, vodka, and Baileys for a flavor explosion. Looking for a cocktail to please a chocoholic? Try this chocolate martini recipe! This drink is rich and creamy, basically a dessert in a glass. It stars Irish cream and creme de cacao for maximum flavor, like the liquid version of your favorite chocolate bar. Mix this up as an after dinner drink to impress guests, or anytime you need a sweet treat in cocktail form. You’ll be smitten, we promise! Chocolate martini ingredients The chocolate martini is a vodka martini made with Irish cream and a chocolate liqueur or syrup. Legend has it that the classic Chocolate Martini was invented by Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor in 1955 while filming the Hollywood classic movie Giant together, adding chocolate syrup and chocolate liqueur to the vodka martini.  It’s become a concept that all bartenders riff on, so t...

Espresso Martini

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The Espresso Martini is a classic cocktail made with coffee, Kahlua, and vodka. Smooth and creamy, it’s the perfect pick-me-up for any occasion! Here’s how to make it. Oh hello, Espresso Martini . This 1980’s cocktail vaulted back into popularity in 2021, and it’s easy to see why. Bittersweet coffee pairs perfectly with the rich sweetness of Kahlua. Add vodka and the trio makes a full-flavored sophisticated drink that’s cool, frothy, and bittersweet. Here at A Couple Cooks, we’re home cocktail experts with over 300 cocktail recipes in our library, and this one’s a fast favorite. Espresso Martini ingredients The Espresso Martini is a vodka martini made with coffee that was invented in 1983. Bartender Dick Bradsell at the Soho Brasserie in London created the drink for a patron who asked for a drink to wake her up. Apparently the coffee machine was right next to the drink station, and the Espresso Martini was born. The name came in the 1990’s when flavored martinis were all the rag...