How to Use amaretto in a Sentence

amaretto

noun
  • The amaretto doesn't hurt, either.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Best of all, each meal ends with a slice of pumpkin pie topped with amaretto mascarpone cream.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 16 Oct. 2018
  • Order the taco huerfano, michelada, and the dulce de leche with amaretto for dessert.
    — Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, 4 June 2018
  • Stir together amaretto, lemon juice, and vanilla in a small bowl.
    — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Viscous, even oily in texture, but with an earthy sauvage and an amaretto grip of tannins.
    — Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Add amaretto and brandy; tilt skillet toward flame to ignite.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 31 Oct. 2017
  • The Steve Trevor, is made with rye whiskey, amaretto and a dash a bitters poured over ice.
    — Laurie Delk, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 July 2017
  • In fact, there were few orgeats on the market at all, to the point that many bars were using amaretto instead.
    — Lou Bustamante, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 May 2018
  • Miller High Life, amaretto, and orange juice is served straight up in a frosted beer mug.
    — Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Also on the menu was a vanilla-maple crème tiramisu with amaretto, lady fingers and chocolate curls.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
  • This drink is spirit-forward and strong, but the scotch is softened by the sweet almond flavor of the amaretto.
    — USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Stir the brown sugar, water, and amaretto or vanilla into the skillet.
    — Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2019
  • Frangelico mousse, flourless chocolate cake, and amaretto ice cream are served for dessert alongside a glass of champagne.
    — Courtney Devores, charlotteobserver, 17 May 2017
  • Last year’s menu included sea bass and vegetables and a flourless chocolate cake topped with amaretto cream cheese.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2020
  • For sweet crepes, add sugar; amaretto, orange liqueur, dark rum, or brandy; and perhaps a touch of vanilla extract or citrus zest.
    — Eric Velasco, al, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Our Tiramisu with mascarpone, amaretto & white espresso gelato is the sweetest ending to any feast.
    — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, 20 June 2019
  • Beat cream in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until medium peaks form, 3 to 5 minutes; fold in amaretto.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The last new drink option is the mocha espresso martini which takes rum, amaretto and espresso martini mix and tops it with a brownie bite.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Boozy, bright, and balanced, this cocktail is often described as a spiked iced sweet tea and gets its vibrant color from amaretto and orange juice.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • Morgenthaler’s version—amaretto and lemon, punched up with a pour of high-proof bourbon, and smoothed out with an egg white—utterly transforms the drink.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Morgenthaler’s version—amaretto and lemon, punched up with a pour of high-proof bourbon, and smoothed out with an egg white—utterly transforms the drink.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Sip scotch with amaretto and orange peel, or get moving with a high-energy drink made from espresso, vodka, and Frangelico.
    — Allison Steele, Philly.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Find a table next to the crystal windows and order light-as-air amaretto cookies and a flute of Bellavista Spumante.
    — Tamar Adler, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 May 2017
  • To assemble, pipe amaretto cream onto half of the meringues; sandwich together with remaining meringues.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Other variations have included a peach amaretto and lemon verbena, as well as basil and pistachio.
    — Genevieve Yam, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2022
  • For a variation, add either almond extract or amaretto liqueur to the cherries and stir, just before placing the mix into the jar(s).
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
  • Yes, there are expertly made variations on old fashioneds, boulevardiers, amaretto sours, and pretty much any other drink the bartenders can dream up.
    — Bon Appetit, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Fans can expect coffee/mocha and cherry amaretto flavors to roll out soon, according to Cado's website.
    — Blake Bakkila, Health.com, 28 June 2018
  • Ideal for warming up by a roaring fire, this boozy drink has comforting notes of cinnamon and almond, thanks to an elegant coating of amaretto.
    — Sunset Magazine, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Or pivot to a nonalcoholic vanilla extract or flavor, which also works for almond flavors when a recipe calls for something like amaretto.
    — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2020

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