Enjoy the warm aroma and taste of the Holidays with this homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix. It's a blend of beautiful seasonal spices: ginger, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg. A flavorful combination that will make your pancakes, lattes, cookies, and cakes taste festive and delicious.
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We finally welcomed December, meaning holiday baking can officially start. One of the key ingredients I'll be (over)using this month for baking my favorite seasonal treats is this Gingerbread Spice Mix.
This fragrant blend is a perfect addition to your Holiday baking, but also drinks. From cookies and cakes to muffins, pancakes, and lattes, the possibilities for using this spice mix are endless.
You can buy Gingerbread Spice mix in stores, but I will show you how easy and simple is to make this blend at home. Homemade spice blends are ultimately better and much fresher. Another advantage of making your own blend is you can adjust it to your taste and likings.
Why you should make gingerbread spice at home?
- It's aromatic and smells divine.
- It is warming and seasonal.
- It brings the Christmas jolly moods on your plate and in your cups.
- It is filled with spices that benefit our health too.
- Stored in a jar it will last whole year and beyond.
What does gingerbread spice contain?
It's a blend of pungent ginger, fragrant cinnamon, nutty nutmeg, allspice, and aromatic cloves. It's a signature taste of Holidays and official Christmas spice.
Ingredients used
It's a very simple mix of pantry spices. You will need:
- Ground ginger powder. Ginger is the main spice in this blend. Hence the name - Gingerbread! It's sweet, peppery, and a bit floral, with lemon undertones. It has a fiery taste and pungent aroma. But ginger is more than just a tasty spice used in cooking and baking. It's among the healthiest spices on the planet. It has powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. (1)
- Ground Ceylon cinnamon. Ceylon cinnamon, also known as “true” cinnamon, is a highly flavorful and delicious spice. It is a strong, warming spice that's hot, pungent with a sweet sensation. It tastes divine, and it's loaded with powerful antioxidants with anti-inflammatory properties. (2)
- Ground nutmeg. Nutmeg has a fresh, rich aroma and a woody, bittersweet flavor. It is warm and aromatic with a deep flavor. Although it’s more commonly used for its flavor than its health benefits, nutmeg contains an impressive array of powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties too. (3)
- Ground cloves. Cloves are quite powerful in both taste and scent. They have a strong, pungent, aroma and sweet, almost hot taste. In addition to their amazing aroma, cloves are known for their potent medicinal properties too. Cloves are rich in antioxidants and have strong anti-bacterial properties. (4)
- Ground allspice (pimento). Derived from the dried berries of the pimento tree, allspice delivers the flavors of many different spices including cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and pepper. It has a warm and earthy aroma and the scent is amazing.
How to make Gingerbread Spice mix
- Prepare all the spices.
- Measure them precisely by using measuring cups.
- Add measured spices in a small mixing bowl.
- Mix the spices together using a small whisk or a spoon.
- Transfer the spice mixture to a spice glass jar with a lid.
- Seal it and store it.
Tips for storing
- Store in a cool, dry place for up to a year.
- It will last even longer, but after a year it will lose some of the aroma.
Tips for using
Gingerbread Spice has many uses beyond cookies and cakes. This flavorful combination of holiday spices can be used in baking as well as in drinks. Here are some of my favorite ways to use this beautiful spice blend.
- Add it to your coffee.
- Mix it into the coffee creamer.
- Sprinkle it over Matcha Latte.
- Add to your hot chocolate.
- Stir it into pancake or waffle batter.
- Dash it over popcorns.
- Make spiced nuts.
- Use it to make gingerbread cookies.
- Mix in your favorite cakes and bakes.
- Add to anything you like to give it a gingerbread flavor!
Keep in mind that this spice mix is very powerful so little goes a long way when using.
This gingerbread spice blend is great for your holiday baking. Or make a batch to give as a homemade Christmas gift.
Recipe
Gingerbread Spice
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons ground Ceylon cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons ground ginger
- 2 tablespoons ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
- Prepare all the spices.
- Measure them precisely by using measuring cups.
- Add measured spices in a small mixing bowl.
- Mix the spices together using a small whisk or a spoon.
- Transfer the spice mixture to a spice glass jar with lit. Seal it.
Dannii says
You can't beat homemade spice mixes. So much cheaper to make.
Elizabeth says
Makes a delicious and beautiful gift! We loved it!
Glenda says
One of my favorite Fall and Winter spice blends for both the flavor and the aroma! It would make such a neat hostess gift or addition to a holiday gift basket.