Carrigaline Whiskey Pie

When preparing Carrigaline whiskey pie (also known as Sweet Whiskey and Potato Souffle), you’re well on your way to creating an appetizing dessert soufflé that incorporates beaten eggs, whipped egg whites, and the typical sweetener. However, be prepared for the mashed potatoes and other extras that add to the overall taste of the pie. From pounded almond to orange juice, variations make sure the aroma and flavor of the pie captures the addition of whiskey.

A sample ingredient list for Whiskey Pie includes: ½ pound of boiled potatoes, ¼ pound of melted butter, ¾ pound of sugar, six eggs, pounded almonds, one tablespoon of orange extract, and four ounces of Irish whiskey. When baking all the ingredients together, the soufflé will fall to give the appearance of a pie. In the end, you are left with a solid, rich dessert with an unforgettable fragrance wafting in the air.

When serving the pie, you may use unsweetened whipped cream or double cream with a hint of grinded nutmeg as a topping.

Chocolate Potato Cake

In case you’re wondering how potatoes found their way into the recipes of Irish desserts, the freshly mashed variety was discovered to create tender breads and cakes. Another rich dessert that uses potatoes as one of the ingredients is Chocolate Potato Cake. Moist to the touch, the cake fills the kitchen with the same scent as brownies baking in the oven. Some of the ingredients found in a typical Chocolate Potato Cake recipe include grated chocolate, superfine sugar, ground almonds, cinnamon, milk, and cold cooked potatoes. For this recipe, it’s best to use a tube pan (like a Bundt) or a springform cake pan.

Donegal Oatmeal Cream

This particular dessert takes advantage of oats – a popular homegrown grain in Ireland. When making Donegal Oatmeal Cream, do not use rolled oats, as recipes call for cracked whole oat grain or groat (also known as pinhead oats, cracked oats or porage oats). When local grocery stores do not carry the oats you seek, pay a visit to the nearest health food store. Donegal Oatmeal Cream is certainly the perfect challenge for someone that doesn’t mind a bit of extra legwork. You won’t be disappointed, as the combination of oatmeal cream, whipped cream, and tart fruit makes an irresistible treat.

Irish Whiskey Cake

Follow in the footsteps of traditional Irish weddings by serving an Irish Whiskey Cake, which produces a rich, moist dessert – glazed with a sumptuous Irish whiskey icing (or sauce) – a real treat for the 21 and over crowd. After making the cake, the dessert is topped with a glaze consisting of one stick of butter, ¼ cup of water, 1 ½ cups granulated sugar, and one cup of Irish Whiskey.

Other Irish desserts to consider include:

• Guinness Cake – with raisins soaked in Guinness.
• “Irish Coffee” Pudding – containing Irish whiskey
• Tipsy Cake – made with warm custard and sherry