I used a good burgundy, but
substituted brandy instead of having to buy a whole bottle of cognac.
I didn't have coconut or coconut flour, so I used all almond flour for the cake and
substituted brandy for the rum.
I made it two weeks before I Christmas day and
substituted the brandy with some tropical fruit juice.
Sometimes if they were out of rum, Dick would
substitute brandy or even blended whiskey.
Not exact matches
Made these at weekend,
substituted unsalted butter instead of the shortening, as we don't have shortening here and also threw in some
brandy cream as didn't have enough sour cream as well as some ground cardamom.
If you have Marsala wine, rum or another type of
brandy on hand, any of those can be
substituted for the cognac.
Is there a
substitute for the
brandy / rum?
Is there any other liqueur I can
substitute for the
brandy?
Hi Amber, I've updated the recipe to specify 1 Tablespoon of rum, bourbon or
brandy to
substitute for 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
I
substitute 2 medium chopped apples and 3/4 cup raisins (or even better dried cherries soaked in
brandy).
Substitute other liqueurs such as kirsch, cognac, Cointreau,
brandy, or raspberry schnapps for the Kahlua.
Feel free to experiment and
substitute Luxardo in other drink recipes calling for fruit liqueurs or
brandy.
Stir in a quarter teaspoon golden brown sugar (not more, because you don't want sweet soup); the sugar is just meant to enhance the natural sweetness of the onions, and add just a little drop of good maple syrup (try
substituting my Asbach Uralt
brandy figgy marinating jus).