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Gingerbread Spice Mix

Published: Dec 1, 2020 · Updated: Dec 10, 2020 by Natalie · This post may contain affiliate links · 25 Comments

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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. 

Homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix stored in a glass jar

We finally greeted 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. It's a blend of pungent ginger, sweet cinnamon, nutty nutmeg and allspice, and aromatic cloves. It's a signature taste of Holidays and official Christmas spice.

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. 

This Gingerbread Spice mix is aromatic and smells divine. It is warming and seasonal. It brings the Christmas jolly moods on your plate and in your cups. But this spice blend goes beyond its taste. It is filled with spices that benefit our health too. I'm actually so excited to share this Gingerbread Spice Mix with you. 

Gingerbread Spice Mix ingredients

What is gingerbread spice made of?

To make this Gingerbread Spice blend, you will need these spices:

  • GROUND GINGER: Ginger is the main spice in this blend. Hence the name - Gingerbread! It's sweet, peppery, and a bit floral, with a lemon undertones. It has fiery taste and pungent aroma. But ginger is more than just 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 strong, warming spice that's hot, pungent with a sweet sensation. If you're fallowing my blog, you've probably noticed I'm using Ceylon cinnamon a lot. That's because he 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 ant-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties too. (3)
  • GROUND CLOVES: Cloves are quite powerful in both taste and scent. They have 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: 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 warm and earthy aroma and scent is amazing.

Homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix stored in a glass jar

How to make Gingerbread Spice blend at home

  • 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.

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. 
  • 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. 

Homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix stored in a glass jar

This gingerbread spice blend is great for your holiday baking.  Or make a batch to give as a homemade Christmas gift.

Enjoy!

Homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix stored in a glass jar
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5 from 13 votes

Gingerbread Spice

Gingerbread Spice is the perfect addition to all favorite holiday treats. Skip over store-bought and make your own blend with just 5 simple pantry spices.
Course Spice
Cuisine American
Keyword gingerbread spice, gingerbread spice mix, gingerbread spice recipe, homemade gingerbread spice
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 10 tablespoons
Calories 30kcal
Author Natalie

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.

Notes

Store in a cool, dry place for up to a year.
Nutritional Disclaimer

Nutrition

Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 30kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 76mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg

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If you’ve tried this Gingerbread Spice mix recipe or any other recipe on Natalie’s Health, please take a minute to rate the recipe and leave a comment letting me know how you liked it. I love hearing from you!

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Natalie is health & wellness coach, with expertise in weight-loss, weight management, digestive health, mental wellbeing. She's passionate about helping others to live healthier and fulfilled lives. Natalie hopes to empower people to take charge of their well-being. She actively coach and writes about healthy lifestyle. Her articles have been featured in Shape, Men’s Fitness, Greatist, Pure Wow, Mashed, The Huffington Post, ELLE Magazine and more.

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  1. FOODHEAL says

    December 05, 2020 at 3:57 am

    5 stars
    I love this spice mix. It's really aromatic and makes my baking taste so good

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