Irish Car Bomb Pancakes

Ingredients:

1/4 cup (1 oz / 1 shot) of Bailey's Irish Creme
1 cup Guiness
1 cup white granulated sugar
"just-add-water" pancake mix
maple syrup (optional)

Bailey's Irish Pancakes
Mix one serving (2-4 pancakes) of your pancake mix, substituting 1/4 cup of the water for the irish creme. Cook as directed.

Guiness (Simple) Syrup
Mix one cup of sugar with one cup of Guiness in saucepan. Heat and stir about 10-15 minutes until it thickens. Very similar to a simple syrup. For stronger flavor add more Guiness or to tone down the flavor, mix together equal parts maple syrup with the Guiness syrup. Caution: when heating the guiness and sugar, it boils/foams up easily. keep on medium-high or slightly lower heat.

Enjoy your ICB pancakes!

Pumpkin Pie Brulee

Ingredients:

1 pumpkin pie (already made)
3" mini pie crusts/tarts shells
white granulated sugar
butane torch
egg nog (optional)

Scoop out pie filling from pumpkin pie. Spoon filling into small shells until full and smooth out top. Sprinkle sugar on top of mini-pies and shake off excess. There should be a light layer of sugar covering the top. Use the torch to melt and carmelize the sugar until it is melted and brownish. Let cool.

Serve cold or warm it up. Goes well with a small glass of egg nog.