Amaretto Stinger Recipes

Steps:

• Place quartered nectarines in a large resealable bag.
• In a small bowl, stir together amaretto, orange juice concentrate, and cloves. Pour over the nectarines and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 4 hours.
• Meanwhile, stir together mascarpone, 2 tablespoons of marinade from the nectarines, and 1/4 cup of the slivered almonds. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Set up grill for direct grilling over medium heat and oil the grates.
• Remove nectarines from marinade and place on hot grill. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes per side or until grill marks appear and nectarines have begun to soften.
• Serve warm with the almond mascarpone and garnish with the remaining toasted almonds.
• Cook's Note: Make this kid-friendly by marinating 3 quartered nectarines in 2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate, 1/2 cup ginger ale, and 3 cloves. Continue the recipe as written.

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker half full of ice cubes.
• Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well.
• Strain drink into a martini glass and garnish with whole almonds.
• Cook's Tip:
• Place a folded paper towel on a dessert plate and add 2 Tbsp of Amaretto.
• On another dessert plate, put 1 Tbsp crushed almonds.
• Rim the top of the martini glass with the Amaretto and crushed almonds, then pour the drink into the glass and serve.

Steps:

• Combine water and sugars in a saucepan over medium heat. Heat until the mixture is boiling, and all of the sugar is dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool for 10 minutes.
• Stir vodka, almond extract and vanilla extract into the mixture. Store in a sealed bottle.

Steps:

• 1. Shake ingredients well with cracked ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.