The holidays are for family, cheer and trying new recipes. And by recipes, we mean drinks! Check out these 12 holiday drinks to try this season below!
Reminder, all family friendly drinks can also be made not family friendly. Guess it just depends on the day…
12 Holiday Drinks
Gingerbread Hot Chocolate- Family Friendly*
6 cups of milk
¼ cup of sugar
3 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon of grated nutmeg
¼ teaspoon of allspice
7 ounces of chopped milk chocolate
Garnish with whipped cream and marshmallows
Cinnamon Hot Toddy
4 cups of apple cider
2 cinnamon sticks
6 ounces of cinnamon whiskey
Garnish with orange, cranberries and rosemary
White Chocolate Peppermint Hot Cocoa- Family Friendly*
4 cups of milk
8 ounces of white chocolate chips
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
½ a teaspoon of peppermint extract
Garnish with whipped cream, marshmallows and crush peppermint
Cinnamon Bourbon Eggnog
4 cups of eggnog
1 cup of bourbon of your choosing
½ cup of heavy cream
1 tablespoon of cinnamon
1 tablespoon of nutmeg
Garnish with a cinnamon stick
Mulled Wine
1 bottle of red wine
8 cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
3 tablespoons of sugar
2 star anise
Optional, a splash or brandy
Garnish with orange slice, cinnamon stick and star anise
Cranberry Old Fashioned
3 ounces of the bourbon of your choosing
1 ounce of cranberry simply syrup
Splash of bitters
Garnish with orange peel and fresh cranberries
White Russian
3 ounces of milk
1 ounce of Peppermint Schnapps
1 ounce of Kahlua
1 ounce of vodka
Garnish with crushed peppermint or a candy cane
Peppermint Espresso
1 ounce of vodka of your choosing
1 freshly brewed espresso
1 ounce of Peppermint Schnapps
Splash of cream
Rim martini glass with honey and crushed peppermint
Holiday Sangria
1 bottle of red wine
1 bottle of sparkling apple cider
1 cup of brandy
¼ cup of sugar
2 cups of cranberries
1 sliced orange and apple
2 cinnamon sticks
4 star anise
Candy Cane Martini
3 ounces of Peppermint Schnapps
3 ounces of white chocolate liqueur
3 ounces of whipped cream vodka
4 ounces of cream
Rim martini glass with honey and crushed peppermint
Holiday Apple Cider- Family Friendly*
2 quarts of apple cider
2 cinnamon sticks
2 cloves
1 sliced orange
1 tablespoon of allspice
Fig Mule
4 muddled figs
4 ounces of fig or plain vodka
12 ounces of ginger beer
Garnish with fresh figs
