Description
Indulge in the festive spirit with this delightful gingerbread white Russian! This creamy beverage captures the essence of holiday cheer, blending a homemade gingerbread syrup with zesty lemon juice and rich heavy cream. Each sip offers a taste reminiscent of your favorite gingerbread cookies, making it perfect for cozy gatherings or festive celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 1/2 cup honey (or maple syrup)
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 2-inch piece of fresh ginger (thinly sliced)
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Ice
- 2 ounces (1/4 cup) lemon juice
- 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) coffee syrup (substitute for coffee liqueur)
- 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) gingerbread syrup (or more, to taste)
- 1–2 ounces (2–4 tablespoons) heavy cream
- Cinnamon and sugar mixture for rimming the glass
- Mini gingerbread cookies
- Ground cinnamon or nutmeg for dusting
Instructions
- In a saucepan, combine water, honey (or maple syrup), molasses, sliced ginger, cinnamon sticks, and vanilla extract. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat.
- Reduce heat and let it simmer for about 5 minutes until it thickens slightly.
- Remove from heat and allow it to cool before straining out solids.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Add lemon juice, coffee syrup, and 1 ounce of your homemade gingerbread syrup.
- Shake well until chilled.
- Rim your serving glass with the cinnamon-sugar mixture by dipping it into water first then into the mixture.
- Strain the shaken cocktail into the prepared glass over fresh ice.
- Top with heavy cream by gently pouring it over the back of a spoon for an elegant layered effect.
- Garnish with mini gingerbread cookies and dust with ground cinnamon or nutmeg.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 40mg