No Christmas celebration is complete without some yummy drinks. Step up your festive drink game this year with these 3 delicious drinks to get your guests into the Christmas spirit.
Candy Cane Shooter
A fun addition to your Christmas drink list is these candy cane shooters, which can be made with or without alcohol for everyone to enjoy. Each shot boasts a rim of crushed candy canes for your sugar hit and encompasses the taste of Christmas!
Prep: 5 minutes
Serves: 4 Serves
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup International Delight Peppermint Chocolate Truffle
- ¼ cup half and half
- 30 ml white chocolate liqueur (optional)
- Marshmallow fluff (optional)
- Crushed candy cane (optional)
Instructions:
- Dip the top of your shot glasses in marshmallow fluff until the rim is coated.
- Dip the coated rim in crushed candy cane until marshmallow fluff is completely covered.
- Add the peppermint truffle creamer, half and half and white chocolate liqueur to a cocktail shaker and shake until combined.
- Pour shots into candy cane rimmed shot glasses.
- Serve and enjoy!
Source: Anightowlblog.com
*this is an American based recipe so you might need to source local alternatives for the creamer and half and half but that shouldn’t be too hard, and well worth the little bit of extra effort!
Holiday Punch
A perfect fruit juice concoction to refresh you in the Summer heat. The mix of sweet and tangy gives this drink a real punch and is great to make if you’re short on time.
Ingredients:
- 4 cups pineapple juice
- 4 cups cranberry juice
- 4 cups orange juice
- 2 liters lemon-lime soda
- 1 cup fresh cranberries (for garnish)
- orange slices (for garnish)
Instructions:
- Chill all ingredients thoroughly.
- Combine the pineapple juice, cranberry juice, and orange juice in a punch bowl.
- Just before serving, add the lemon-lime soda and stir to combine.
- Add cranberries and orange slices for garnish.
Source: Iheartnaptime.net
Christmas Rum Eggnog
Need something a bit stronger over Christmas? We have you sorted with this delicious rum eggnog, which has a cheeky little kick of Christmas spirit.
Ingredients:
- 4 egg yolks
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 cups milk
- 1tsp vanilla extract or ½ vanilla bean
- 1 cup of heavy whipping cream
Instructions:
- In a small pot, heat milk on medium-low (if using vanilla bean, slice it open and scrape seeds into pot, and toss the bean in too). Stir occasionally, until small bubbles appear along the edges, and turn heat off. Should be about 5 minutes.
- In a metal bowl, whisk together egg yolks, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Add a quarter of the heated milk into the bowl, while constantly whisking (to prevent the eggs from cooking). Then repeat with another quarter of the milk. Finally, pour everything in the bowl back into the pot, while continuing to whisk.
- Turn fire on to low, and with a heat-resistant plastic spatula, stir constantly to prevent the mixture from cooking on the bottom of the pot. Without allowing it to boil, heat until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon. Should take about 10 minutes. Turn heat off and let sit for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Layer the bottom of a large bowl with ice cubes, and set a small metal bowl inside. Pour mixture through a strainer into the small, metal bowl. (If using vanilla extract or paste, add it now).
- Stir mixture occasionally to help cool faster. Once cooled, transfer the mixture into airtight container, and place it in the refrigerator.
- While the cooked mixture is cooling in the refrigerator, take out the chilled cream and whip it up until thickened. If you want to make a rum whipped cream, add in a tablespoon of rum and a couple teaspoons of sugar to the cream once it begins to thicken.
- Place three glasses in the refrigerator, and when cooled, pour eggnog mixture into each glass (about 2/3 full). Add in desired amount of rum and stir well. Then fill each glass up with whipped cream.
- Sprinkle cocoa powder, nutmeg or cinnamon on top and enjoy!
Source: Seasonwithspice.com