Gingerbread Martini

A Gingerbread Martini is the ultimate holiday dessert cocktail. Made with homemade gingerbread syrup, Kahlua, and Irish Cream, this drink is delicious and is sure to be a party favorite to sip on all holiday season!

Everyone has a certain flavor that reminds them of Christmas. For some it’s eggnog, for which I am still just not so sure how I feel about. For others, it’s peppermint, but I don’t really like peppermint. But gingerbread? Yes, yes, and yes! These Gingerbread Martinis are the ultimate holiday dessert cocktail. 

To make these Gingerbread Martinis, you will need:

• homemade gingerbread syrup (recipe below)
• Kahlua (coffee liqueur)
• Irish Cream liqueur
• vanilla vodka
• half and half
• mini gingerbread cookies and whipped cream (for garnish)

My favorite Christmas flavor is gingerbread. I’ll skip the peppermint, just give me the gingerbread. In all forms. Cookie, latte, and now, martini.

And just a warning, this thing is dangerously addicting and decadent. The gingerbread syrup is really where it’s at with this drink, so add as much or as little as you like. I kind of want to pour the syrup on everything though. I highly recommend making extra so you have it for more martinis or other recipes!

You will also need vanilla vodka, Kahlua, and Bailey’s Irish Cream (I told you this was a decadent drink!). Top with a little gingerbread cookie and cookie rim and you’ve got the most scrumptious and delicious holiday cocktail!

Recipe Tips and Suggestions:

• You can make the gingerbread syrup in advance, in fact, I recommend doing that as the syrup will thicken as it cools.
• If you plan to make these for a larger group, I would suggest doubling or even tripling the syrup so you have plenty on hand.
• I like to garnish with these small gingerbread men cookies from Pepperidge Farm. If you can’t find them, gingersnaps would also work.
• To keep the cookie from dissolving right away, I do a little dollop of whipped cream to hold it up.
• The rim is garnished with crushed gingerbread cookies and take this drink to another level! If you want to skip this though, you could also do a simple cinnamon sugar rim.
• If you end up with extra gingerbread syrup, you can also use it in these other recipes: Homemade Gingerbread Latte, No-Bake Gingerbread Cheesecakes, or Gingerbread Hot Chocolate.

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Yield: 2 martinis

Gingerbread Martini

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

This festive Gingebread Martini is the perfect holiday cocktail to serve! Creamy and made with homemade gingerbead syrup!

Ingredients

For the gingerbread syrup:

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 4 tablespoon molasses
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

For the martini:

• 2 ounces vanilla vodka
• 1.5 ounces Kahlua
• 1.5 ounces Bailey’s Irish Cream
• 3 tablespoons gingerbread syrup (or to taste)
• 2.5 ounces half and half (plus about 2 tbs. for the rim)
• gingerbread cookies (for the rim and for garnish)(I like Pepperidge Farm)
• whipped cream (for garnish)

Instructions

For the syrup:

1. In a small saucepan, heat the water, brown sugar, molasses, ginger, and cinnamon on medium heat until the sugar dissolves (about 5 minutes).

For the martini:

1. Crush about 2-3 small gingerbread cookies in a zip lock bag with a rolling pin. Place the crumbs in a saucer and set aside.
2. Pour the 2 tablespoons of half and half into a small saucer. Dip the rims of the martini glasses into the half and half. Then dip into the gingerbread crumbs and set the glasses aside.
3. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine, the vodka, Kahlua, Bailey’s Irish Cream, gingerbread syrup, and the half and half. Shake well and pour into martini glasses. Place a dollop of whipped cream on top and then place a gingerbread cookie on top of the whipped cream and serve.

Notes

If you can’t find gingerbread cookies, you can also use gingersnap or Biscoff cookies.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

2

Serving Size:

1 martini
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 349Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 46mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 0gSugar: 32gProtein: 1g

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