I am starting with some warm drinks to keep
us cozy throughout the cold and snowy weather.
Hot
Caramel Apple Cider: Makes
5 x 8 oz. mugs
24 oz. Apple Cider
4 oz. Vanilla Vodka
8 oz. Butterscotch Liquor
5-6 x cinnamon stick
Cinnamon Sugar for Garnish – to rim mugs
In a stock pot pour in the apple cider with
1 x cinnamon stick - heat to warm’
Once warm add in the butterscotch liquor
and the vodka and warm off the heat.
Remove cinnamon stick
Rim coffee cups with cinnamon sugar
(mixture of cinnamon and white sugar)
Add the cider and put in 1 x cinnamon stick
in each mug for garnish
Drink warm
Kid
Version: Makes
4 x 8oz mugs
24 oz. of Apple Cider
Whipped Cream
Butterscotch or caramel sauce to drizzle
Cinnamon Sugar for Garnish- to rim mugs
4 cinnamon sticks
Warm 24 oz. of Cider on the stove or in the
microwave. Once heated pour cider into rimmed mugs, add whipped cream on top
and drizzle with butterscotch sauce – you can buy a butterscotch or caramel
sauce for ice cream sundaes. Garnish with cinnamon stick
Hershey’s
Hot Chocolate (www.hersheys.com): 5 x
8oz servings
3/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract
4 cups of Milk
1/3 Cups of Hot Water
Dash Salt
¼ Cup of Hershey’s Cocoa or any other Cocoa
(such as Frys)
½ Cup of Sugar
Stir together the sugar, cocoa and salt in
a medium saucepan, stir in the water. Cook over medium heat, stirring
constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil. Boil and stir for 2 minutes. Add
Milk, stirring constantly, heat to serving temperature. DO NOT BOIL. Remove
from heat and add the vanilla. Beat with whisk until foamy.
Adult Version: To each 8 oz.
serving add 1 -2 oz. of your favourite liquor
Suggestions:
Baileys Irish
Cream
Chocolate
Liquor
Butterscotch
Liquor
Kahlua
Godiva
Chocolate Liquor
Peppermint
Schnapps
You can do 1 –
2 oz. of one thing or mix a couple such as Baileys and Kahlua or Godiva and
Peppermint. Add Whipped
Cream and Marshmallows
Kid Version:
Crush Candy Canes
in a ziplock bag (put candy canes in a large ziplock bag and crush with a meat
tenderizer or large soup can until candy canes are close to a powder form)
Rim the mugs
with the crushed candy cane.
Add the hot
chocolate
Top with
Whipped Cream
Add small
marshmallows or a couple of small ones and 1 large one that you have drawn on
the face of a snowman with edible marker to make it look like the snowman has
melted.
I have also
added some cold drinks for Christmas Day and the days following spent with
family and friends.
Christmas Morning Mimosas: Adult Version:
2 x cartons or
bottles of good quality Orange Juice
2 x Bottle of Brut
Champagne or Sparkling Wine
Grenadine
Raspberries to
Garnish
Pour equal
parts of OJ and Sparkling Wine (or champagne) in a champagne flute
Drizzle
grenadine so the colour turns pink
Garnish with a
few raspberries
Kid Version:
1 x carton of
OJ
1 x large
bottle of 7Up
Grenadine
Raspberries
for Garnish
Plastic
Champagne flute or plastic wine glass
Equal Parts –
OJ and 7 UP drizzle with Grenadine (heavier on the grenadine than in the adult
version). Garnish with a
few raspberries - optional
Sugar Cookie Milkshake Martini: Makes 6 Milkshake
Martinis
2 x Crushed
Sugar Cookies for Garnish
2 x Cups of
Vanilla Ice Cream
1 x Cup Milk
1 x tsp
Vanilla
8x oz. of
Vanilla Vodka
4 x oz. of Butterscotch
Liquor
4 x oz. of
Baileys
Shaved Chocolate
and Cinnamon for Garnish
In a blender
combine Ice Cream, Milk and Vanilla – Blend to the milk shake consistency. Add
the Vodka, Butterscotch Liquor and Baileys. Blend to a less thick consistency.
Rim Martini
Glass with crushed sugar cookies. Pour in Milk shake Martini Mix. Garnish with
a sprinkle of cinnamon and shaved chocolate. Add a cute cut red and white straw
to look like a candy cane.
Kid Version
2 x Crushed
Sugar Cookies for Garnish
2 x Cups of
Vanilla Ice Cream
1 x Cup Milk
1 x tsp Vanilla
Whipped Cream
Chocolate
syrup for garnish
In a blender
combine Ice Cream, Milk and Vanilla – Blend to the milk shake consistency. Rim
Martini Glass with crush sugar cookies. Pour in Milk shake. Garnish with
Whipped Cream and with a drizzle of chocolate syrup. Add a cute cut red and
white straw to look like a candy cane.
I hope you
enjoy these cocktails with your family and friends. I know I will be trying
them out this holiday season. I am hoping that next year maybe we can add a momstown Milton event where we can make
some of these delicious cocktails on our Moms
Night Out – obviously with taxi’s lined up to take us home unless we drink
the kiddie versions. Please if you drink over the holidays, choose to drink
responsibly as our safety is most important this holiday season!
Written By
Jacqueline Bellmore-Kinney, momstown Milton Member and Mom to a beautiful
little girl.
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