Directions for Ginger Syrup:
Simmer water, sugar, ginger, cloves and cinnamon stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 3/4 cup, about 15 minutes.
Pour hot syrup through a fine sieve and chill.
Let stand 20 minutes until using, so all sediment has settled to the bottom.
Servings: Approximately 3/4 cup.
Directions for Martini:
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Add the vodka and gingerbread syrup.
Cover and shake vigorously until combined and chilled, about 30 seconds.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Mix first five ingredients in shaker with ice.
Shake very well.
Pour into a chilled martini glass that has been rimmed with graham cracker crumbs. ( I poured a little Bailey's in a saucer, dipped the rims, then dipped them into the graham cracker crumbs.I actually crushed them myself so they were not SO powdery).
Top with whipped cream and a Pepperidge Farm gingerbread cookie -- awesome!
Shake vodka, cream, and simple syrup over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with cinnamon stick and a dash of nutmeg.
Enjoy!
Pour Irish cream liqueur, vanilla-flavored vodka, cinnamon schnapps, and butterscotch schnapps into a cocktail shaker; add ice. Cover shaker, shake, and strain drink into a martini glass.
Simple syrup: In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar with 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Simmer until the sugar is dissolved about 3 minutes. Store in a closed container in refrigerator.
Rim of Glass: Line the rim of a martini glass with honey and dip into graham cracker crumbs, coating the rim with crumbs.
Martini: Combine vanilla vodka, fresh key lime juice, simple syrup, half and half and ice in a martini shaker. Shake well until very cold. Strain into martini glass. Garnish with cinnamon stick and lime wedge.
Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. Mix crumbled gingerbread, diced butter, flour and sugar in a medium bowl. Dice apples and drizzle with lemon juice.
Melt remaining 1 tbsp butter in a medium saucepan. Add the apples, ginger, raisins and cinnamon. Cook until apples are soft. Place mixture in baking dish and sprinkle with the gingerbread crumble.
Bake for about 20 mins. Serve warm.
arnish with olive.
**Cajun Martini: substitute jalapeno-infused vodka or
mix together flour, baking soda, gingerbread spice mix and salt; add
For the almond brittle, toast the almonds in a dry pan until golden brown then sprinkle over 2 tbsp sugar and let caramelize. Pour onto a greased baking sheet, spread out and allow to cool.
For the cranberry cream, remove 1 tbsp of cranberries from the sauce and set aside. Mix the remaining cranberry sauce with cottage cheese, cream cheese and the remaining sugar.
Fill 4 glasses with alternating layers of gingerbread crumbles and cranberry cream. Top with broken pieces of the almond brittle and reserved cranberries.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Prepare cake according to package directions. Let cool completely.
Prepare pudding mix according to package directions. Stir in pumpkin pie filling, cinnamon and vanilla.
Place 1/2 the gingerbread cake into the bottom of a large trifle bowl. Top with 1/2 the pudding mixture then 1/2 the whipped cream. Repeat layers then chill overnight.
To serve, arrange gingersnap cookies in the center of trifle. Garnish with cranberries and mint.
quare serving dish with the gingerbread and drizzle over the rest
poon onto square of warm gingerbread. Optionally garnish with a twist
owl mix together flour, cocoa, gingerbread spice.
Add honey mixture
Chill martini glasses in freezer for at least 10 minutes prior to serving.
Place Vodka, Triple Sec, lemon juice and sugar into a cocktail shaker with 4-5 ice cubes and shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
Run the lemon twist around the edge of the chilled martini glass and dunk in a small amount of sugar for a coated rim.
Pour the strained martini into the chilled glasses and serve.
ake the gingerbread syrup by combining water, sugar,
Chill martini shaker and martini glasses. When time to serve, fill shaker with ice. Coat rims of glasses with either chocolate shavings or cocoa powder.
Add vodka, liqueurs and cream to shaker.
Shake, then strain into 2 chilled martini glasses.
Mix and bake gingerbread according to directions.
While gingerbread is baking, prepare lemon sauce.
Mix lemon juice to taste with margarine and confectioners sugar until you have about 2 cups of sauce.
It is up to you how sweet or tart sauce is.
When gingerbread is done, remove from oven and take fork and poke holes in cake.
Pour lemon sauce over gingerbread and cover for a short time.
Lemon sauce goes into gingerbread.
Is best served warm.
Cut the gingerbread into cubes. Place in a
Prepare gingerbread cake mix and bake according
*For my gingerbread structures, I like to build