Here are some of our favorite recipes to get into the holiday spirit.
By GoodLifeFamilyMag.com Editors
Winter Wonderland
Ingredients:
1.5 oz vodka
.75 oz peppermint schnapps
.75 oz white chocolate liqueur
Candy cane
Red sugar
Directions:
Mix and chill ingredients. Pour into a red sugar-rimmed martini glass. Garnish with a candy cane hanging on the rim.
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Holiday Mule
Ingredients:
½ ounce simple syrup
½ ounce unsweetened cranberry juice
1 ½ ounces gin or vodka
2 ounces chilled ginger beer
1 rosemary sprig
Orange slice, for garnish
Sugared cranberries, for garnish
Directions:
Combine simple syrup, cranberry juice and gin. Pour over ice and top with ginger beer. Serve garnished with rosemary, orange wedge and sugared cranberries, if desired.
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Sparkling Celebration
Ingredients:
1/4 cup sugar
1 bottle Burgundy
4 oz. brandy
2 bottles sparkling wine
1 quart sparkling water
Strawberries or raspberries
Directions:
In a punch bowl, dissolve 1/4 cup sugar in the red Burgundy. Add the brandy, stir and pour in the sparkling wine and the sparkling water. Place a block of ice in the bowl, decorating the top if you wish with strawberries, raspberries or other fruit in season.
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Pear Mimosas
Ingredients:
3/4 cup pear nectar
1 bottle champagne
Pear slices for garnish
Directions:
In champagne flutes, add pear nectar and top with champagne. Garnish with pear slice. Yields 4 cocktails.
(Recipe courtesy of Delish.com)
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White Christmas Margaritas
Ingredients:
1 (14 oz.) can unsweetened coconut milk
12 oz. silver tequila
8 oz. triple sec
1/4 c. lime juice
lime wedge, for rimming glass
sanding sugar, for rimming glass
lime slices for garnish
cranberries for garnish
Directions:
Combine coconut milk, tequila, triple sec, lime juice and ice in a blender. Blend until smooth. Rim glasses with lime wedge and dip in sanding sugar. Pour into glass and garnish with lime and cranberries.
(Recipe courtesy of Delish.com)
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Upgraded Eggnog
Ingredients:
1 whole egg
1 oz heavy cream
.5 oz maple syrup
.25 oz St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
1.5 oz Paul Beau VS Cognac
Freshly grated nutmeg, to garnish
Directions:
Combine all of the ingredients into a shaker. Shake without ice first, then add ice and shake again to chill and dilute the eggnog slightly (by about 1 ounce). Strain into a chilled glass and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.
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Peppermint Espresso Martini
Courtesy of sip Torne, a canned espresso martini that boasts a bold combination of premium espresso and vodka, accentuated with a subtle touch of vanilla.
Ingredients:
1 can of sip Torne espresso martini
1 oz. peppermint schnapps
melting chocolate for rimming glass
Peppermint pieces for rimming glass
Directions:
Combine sip Torne and schnapps into martini shaker filled with ice. Rim glasses with chocolate and peppermint pieces. Shake well and pour into glass.
Recipe courtesy of sip Torne
