A Gingerbread Martini is a creamy cocktail that tastes like your favorite Christmas cookie, but in liquid form. When you think of Christmas cookies, you immediately think of cute little gingermen that are decorated with white icing. It is a symbol of the Christmas season. Not that we can’t eat gingerbread throughout the rest of the year, but there is something magical about those cookies. Now you can mix up a festive holiday cocktail without all the mess of baking those cute little cookies!
I bet a Gingerbread Martini sounds good to you right now. I mean, Halloween is over so that means it’s Christmas season, right? So many people have decided that 2020 has been such a crappy year that they are going to start their Christmas celebrations early by decorating and shopping right away. Using that logic, I think we should up the anti and start our holiday baking and celebrating early too…which means getting our drinks ready to go!
Gingerbread
Gingerbread is a type of baked good that is flavored with ginger and molasses. Additionally, it generally contains cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and is usually sweetened with brown sugar, corn syrup, or honey.
Popular gingerbread foods are gingerbread cookies, gingerbread loaf cakes, and ginger snaps. Not to mention gingerbread dough that makes up the fun elements for making gingerbread houses!
Nowadays, we take a good thing and exploit the crap out of it – think pumpkin spice everything! And gingerbread is somewhat similar, but hasn’t been completely overdone (not yet anyway!). However, we can find gingerbread lattes, gingerbread muffins, and now even gingerbread martinis. And, I for one, am extremely happy that gingerbread vodka exists so that we can drink our favorite Christmas cookie.
Mixing Up A Gingerbread Martini
Ingredients
Glass Garnish
- Caramel Sauce
- 1 Graham Cracker crushed
Martini Ingredients
- 1.75 oz Gingerbread Vodka
- 1.5 oz Vanilla Vodka
- 1.5 oz Irish Cream
Instructions
Garnishing The Glass
- Put crushed graham cracker on a small plate.
- Put caramel sauce on a different small plate.
- Dip the martini glass rim into the caramel sauce so that it covers the entire rim.
- Now, dip the caramel rim into the crushed graham crackers so that the entire rim is covered throughout.
Making The Gingerbread Martini
- Fill a cocktail shaker 1/2 way with ice.
- Measure and pour the martini ingredients into the cocktail shaker.
- Shake well.
- Pour into garnished martini glass.
Holiday Cocktails
Holidays bring about a season where you eat, drink, and be merry. And I have some delicious martinis that are festive and will definitely get you merry!
Here are some must try holiday cocktails that are sure to put some joy in your heart and a smile on your face:
Christmas Recipes To Enjoy
Whether you are hosting the holidays at your home or going to someone else’s home, there are a variety of recipes you can check out. For example, you might be interested in having a special breakfast at home and should check out my Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake. Or maybe you are just serving up appetizers at home, you need to look into Bacon Wrapped Asparagus or a delicious Charcuterie Board. And, finally, dessert! And what is Christmas without Christmas cookies? Try these amazing cookies that you can keep at home or bring with you to your holiday gather:
White Chocolate Chip Cookies With Craisins
Gingerbread Martini – The BEST Holiday Drink This Christmas Season
Ingredients
Glass Garnish
- Caramel Sauce
- 1 Graham Cracker crushed
Martini Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Gingerbread Vodka
- 1.5 oz Vanilla Vodka
- 1.5 oz Irish Cream
Instructions
Garnishing The Glass
- Put crushed graham cracker on a small plate.
- Put caramel sauce on a different small plate.
- Dip the martini glass rim into the caramel sauce so that it covers the entire rim.
- Now, dip the caramel rim into the crushed graham crackers so that the entire rim is covered throughout.
Making The Gingerbread Martini
- Fill a cocktail shaker 1/2 way with ice.
- Measure and pour the martini ingredients into the cocktail shaker.
- Shake well.
- Pour into garnished martini glass.
- ENJOY!
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