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Festive Gingerbread Martini

This festive Gingerbread Martini tastes like a holiday dessert in a glass. Made with Bailey’s, vodka, Kahlua, and a scoop of vanilla ice cream, it gets its warm, spiced flavour from a simple homemade gingerbread syrup. Rim the glass with crushed gingerbread cookies, shake until frosty, and garnish with whipped cream and a mini gingerbread cookie for a beautifully cozy Christmas cocktail.

Course Drinks
Cuisine American/Canadian
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 1
Calories 360 kcal

Ingredients

For the Cocktail

  • 1 oz. vodka
  • 1 oz. Bailey’s Irish Cream
  • 1/2 oz. Kahlua
  • 1/2 oz. gingerbread syrup
  • 1/4 cup vanilla ice cream softened slightly

For the Gingerbread Syrup

  • 2 tbsp peeled and grated ginger
  • 2 cinnamon sticks (about 3 inches each)
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 1.5 cups water
  • 3/4 cup sugar

For the Rim & Garnish

  • 1/2 cup crushed gingerbread cookies or coarse sugar
  • Whipped cream
  • Ground cinnamon
  • Mini gingerbread cookies

Instructions

How to Make Gingerbread Syrup

  1. Combine the grated ginger, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and water in a saucepan. Important - leave out the sugar for now.
  2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
  3. Reduce heat and simmer until the liquid reduces by about half, 20–30 minutes.
  4. Stir in the sugar and heat until fully dissolved.
  5. Remove from heat and let cool for 10–15 minutes.
  6. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve.
  7. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one month.

How to Make the Cocktail

  1. Rim the Glass (Optional but Festive!)
  2. Place crushed gingerbread cookies on a small plate. You can use a coarse finishing sugar in place of the cookies if you'd prefer.
  3. Pour a little gingerbread syrup onto another plate.
  4. Dip the rim of the martini glass into the syrup, then into the crushed cookies.

Mix the Drink

  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Add the vodka, Bailey’s, Kahlua, gingerbread syrup, and softened vanilla ice cream.
  3. Shake very well. The outside of the shaker should turn cold and frosty!

Serve

  1. Strain into your prepared martini glass.
  2. Garnish with whipped cream, a sprinkle of cinnamon, crushed cookies, and a tiny gingerbread person tucked in the top if desired.
  3. Serve immediately and enjoy the holiday magic!
Nutrition Facts
Festive Gingerbread Martini
Amount Per Serving
Calories 360 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 10mg3%
Sodium 118mg5%
Potassium 127mg4%
Carbohydrates 44g15%
Fiber 0.4g2%
Sugar 33g37%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 170IU3%
Vitamin C 0.5mg1%
Calcium 82mg8%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.