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Ask Soylent - What to Do With a Bottle of Creme de Menthe

posted by martyb on Sunday November 18 2018, @09:38PM   
from the alcoholic-mouthwash dept.

An elderly friend died last year and among other things I inherited a couple of bottles of Creme de Menthe. For anyone unfamiliar, it's bright green and very minty -- 60 proof / 30% alcohol by volume. I'm not a regular drinker, and I am one of those weirdos that believes in waste-not, want-not, so I felt obligated to find a way to (slowly) consume it. My eventual choice was to pour a shot or two over a bowl of chocolate ice cream -- not bad, compare to mint chocolate-chip ice cream, with a little kick.

Any other suggestions?

[An Anonymous Editor suggested Creme de Menthe Brownies (located at the bottom of the page).]

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• Fruit salad should work. Fruit salad should work. (Score: 3, Interesting) by RamiK on Sunday November 18 2018, @10:18PM (1 child)

  by RamiK (1813) on Sunday November 18 2018, @10:18PM (#763636)

  Like this maybe? https://www.cooks.com/recipe/fw2zy36b/creme-de-menthe-salad.html [cooks.com]

  Or maybe cream it up and throw a strawberry on top: https://www.fromvalerieskitchen.com/strawberries-with-creme-de-menthe-whipped-cream/ [fromvalerieskitchen.com]

  You can also switch the ratios on the topping option and go with a parfaits: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/creme-de-menthe-parfaits-recipe-1911786 [foodnetwork.com]

  If you have real culinary skills you should go with Chocolate and Creme de Menthe Macarons: http://www.junipercakery.co.uk/blog/chocolate-creme-de-menthe-macarons/ [junipercakery.co.uk]

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• Re:Fruit salad should work. (Score: 2) by kazzie on Monday November 19 2018, @06:27AM

  by kazzie (5309) on Monday November 19 2018, @06:27AM (#763807)

  If the OP is one for baking, how about making a chocolate (layer) cake, and putting Creme de Menthe in the buttercream frosting?

  It wouldn't use it up quickly, but that's no problem. My mother-in-law only recently finished a bottle of banana liqueur that had been knocking around since the 70s, using it to sautée bananas before serving hot with ice cream. She's now moved on to using up a coconut liqueur in the same manner...

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