--- --- # Here Are the Mac and Cheese Cocktail Recipes You Didn't Ask For  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 9, 2016 7:22 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 9, 2016 7:22 PM UTC Mmm, [cocktails](http://time.com/3767552/5-cocktails-from-mad-men-era/)! Who doesn’t like a nice, cold beverage on a hot summer’s day? And how about some comfort food to go along with it — maybe the gooey [Kraft](http://time.com/4250797/kraft-mac-cheese-recipe/) [mac ‘n’ cheese](http://time.com/money/3758135/kraft-macaroni-and-cheese-heinz-ketchup-fun-facts/) of your youth? Could be a decent combo. Or, in the hands of comedy site Above Average, could be a literal recipe for “craft” tipples. The site has [put together a series of drinks](https://aboveaverage.com/try-these-tasty-kraft-macaroni-cheese-summer-cocktails/) that combine the refreshing ingredients of your favorite cocktails with the processed and powdered parts of a box of Kraft’s best. From a “Mac-tini” (with gin, vermouth and original Kraft Macaroni & Cheese) to a Cucumber-Lime Extra Cheesy Margarita (with cheese powder on the rim), these drinks are pretty much the opposite of appetizing, proving that you _can_ indeed have too much of a good thing. Less cheese, [please](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRGmzaS2css). > [](https://twitter.com/AboveAverage/status/740262320673280000) Here Are Mac and Cheese Cocktail Recipes You Didn't Ask For ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4363213/macaroni-and-cheese-cocktail-recipes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4363213/macaroni-and-cheese-cocktail-recipes/"},"headline":"Here Are the Mac and Cheese Cocktail Recipes You Didn't Ask For","datePublished":"2016-06-09T19:22:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:33:13.594Z","description":"Drink responsibly — and at your own risk.","url":"https://time.com/4363213/macaroni-and-cheese-cocktail-recipes/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food","Comedy","kraft"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4363213/macaroni-and-cheese-cocktail-recipes/","name":"Here Are the Mac and Cheese Cocktail Recipes You Didn't Ask For"}}]}] ```