Gingerbread Spice Mix

This Gingerbread Spice Mix is the perfect spice blend for the holiday season! It comes together in no time and you can add it to desserts, baked goods, sweet breakfast dishes, drinks, and more! It also makes a great DIY Christmas gift!

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• Why This Recipe Works
• Ingredients
• Variations and Substitutions
• Step-by-Step Instructions
• Serving Suggestions
• Storing
• FAQs
• Other Homemade Spices
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Why This Recipe Works

The perfect holiday blend - If you're planning to bake gingerbread cookies for Christmas, you need this spice mix! You can always use store-bought but nothing beats homemade. This spicy ginger blend is an American classic but if you want to try something new, give this Christmas Spice Blend a try! It has all the same spices but no ginger! It's the Czech version of this popular spice and I highly recommend it.

Lots of uses - Aside from making cookies with it, you can use it to make other baked goods like breads, muffins, cupcakes, or even brownies! Add it to oatmeal, pancakes, waffles, or smoothies. It's also delicious in drinks like lattes, hot chocolate, or even cocktails!

A great gift - If you're planning to make edible gifts this holiday season, this gingerbread spice is perfect for that! It's super easy to make and won't go bad. You can make a big batch and divide it into small jars to have gifts for multiple people!

Ingredients

• Cinnamon - Ceylon Cinnamon is always my go-to but any cinnamon works. You can add more to balance out the spiciness of the ginger more.
• Ginger - It wouldn't be gingerbread without ginger! You can add more or less based on your preference. I like to add slightly less than cinnamon but you can do equal amounts for a stronger ginger flavor.
• Allspice - A classic that can't be missing in any gingerbread spice mix!
• Cloves - Cloves go hand in hand with allspice and also can't be missing in this recipe!
• Nutmeg - Less is definitely more with nutmeg. Don't add too much or it will overpower the rest of the flavors.
• Other spices - The ingredients of gingerbread spice vary from recipe to recipe and brand to brand. I like to also add cardamom, star anise, coriander seeds, and fennel seeds if I have them. These spices are optional but highly recommended, especially cardamom and star anise! They are what makes this spice different from pumpkin spice!

Variations and Substitutions

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Add all the spices into a bowl or a jar and stir everything together until well combined and mixed together.
2. Store in an airtight jar at room temperature in a cool dry place for up to 6 months.

Serving Suggestions

• In baking - You can add it to your banana bread, cookies, muffins, or cupcakes. Try it in this Gingerbread Banana Bread or these Gluten-Free Czech Gingerbread Cookies!
• Breakfast - Add it to this Chocolate Gingerbread Oatmeal, this Gingerbread Granola, or this Gingerbread Quinoa Porridge. You can also add it to your pancake or waffle batter when you add flour.
• Syrup - Make some delicious Gingerbread Simple Syrup for your lattes and cocktails!
• Drinks - If you don't want to make syrup, you can just add this spice to your drinks instead. It's delicious in Hot Chocolate or a cocktail like this Creamy Espresso Martini.

Storing

Store the spice mix in an airtight jar or a container at room temperature for 3-6 months. It's best stored in a cool and dry place away from heat but there's no need to keep it in the fridge. You'll know the spice is getting old and stale when both the scent and the flavor are much weaker.

FAQs

Other Homemade Spices

Not all of these are Christmas-themed but they all have being homemade in common! Making your own seasoning blends is easier than you might think! The three below are a good start if you're just getting into making your own spices.

• Christmas Spice Blend (All the flavors of gingerbread spice but no ginger!)
• Chai Spice Mix
• Za'atar Spice Blend
• Everything Bagel Seasoning

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