Advent 2022 – Drinks

Nov 29 – Holiday Punch

You need:

1/2 pint raspberry sherbet

2 cups of cranberry juice

16.9 fl oz ginger ale

Instructions:

• Scoop the sherbet into a punch bowl.
• Pour in the cranberry juice and ginger ale and stir gently. Serve immediately.

Alcohol you could add: Vodka

Dec 6 – Gingerbread Hot Chocolate

You need:

• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup baking cocoa
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 – 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 – 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• Dash salt
• 3 cups whole milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Whipped cream

Instructions:

• In a small saucepan, combine the first 7 ingredients; gradually add milk.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through.
• Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• Serve with whipped cream.

Alcohol you could add: Whiskey or Kahlúa

Dec 13 – Eggnog

Tip: Needs to chill for at least 6 hours

You need:

5 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 cups milk
1 cup heavy cream
1 Tbsp cinnamon
4 cloves
nutmeg
vanilla extract

Instructions:

Whisk 5 egg yolks and 1 cup of sugar in a heat safe bowl. Save the 5 egg whites.

Add 2 cups milk, 1 cup heavy cream, 1 Tbsp cinnamon, and 4 cloves to a pan. Scald it but do not boil. Temper the egg yolk and sugar mix with about half of the hot milk mix. Then add all together in the pan on low heat until thick. Then strain it.

Now beat the egg whites to stiff peaks with a touch of sugar, then fold into the strained mixture. To this you then add nutmeg and vanilla to taste (probably at least 2 tsp each).

Chill in fridge for 6 hours.

Alcohol you could add: Dark Rum