Homemade Christmas Spice Mix
This quick and easy Christmas spice mix recipe creates a well-balanced blend of warm, spicy, sweet, and pungent notes. Perfect for adding a festive flavor to your favorite desserts and drinks like the classic pumpkin spice latte.
Just like my chai spice mix, this Christmas blend adds instant festive flavors to your baking, desserts, and drinks. The recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to cover all your Christmas recipes. It makes a great homemade gift, especially in the lead-up to Christmas.
Ingredients and substitutions
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- Cinnamon – Ground cinnamon adds warmth to this spice blend. Choose Ceylon cinnamon for a sweet flavor or Cassia for a stronger and spicier profile.
- Ginger – Ground ginger adds warmth and an extra zing to this mix.
- Nutmeg – Ground nutmeg brings a nutty flavor with a hint of earthiness
- Cloves – With a strong and pungent flavor, ground cloves add extra spice and warmth to this blend.
- Allspice – Ground allspice is the allrounder and offers spice, warmth, and sweetness and completes this winter spice mix.
How to use this Christmas spice mix
Add 1/2 -1 teaspoon of the holiday spice mix to the following recipe for an extra festive flavor this holiday season:
- Spiced hot drinks, e.g. pumpkin spice latte, pumpkin spiced hot chocolate, winter spiced tea, or non-alcoholic mulled wine
- Spiced breakfasts such as spiced German waffles, whey pancakes, or Christmas rice pudding
- Spiced mascarpone cream or brown sugar whipped cream
- Mixed spice for Christmas cake or a spiced honey loaf
- Festive cookies such as German gingerbread or stollen cookies
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Homemade Christmas Spice Mix
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a small bowl.3 tbsp ground cinnamon, 2 tsp ground ginger, 2 tsp ground cloves, 1 tsp ground allspice, 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- Thoroughly combine the spices with a spoon or small whisk.
- Transfer the spice blend into a sterilized, lidded jar and use it as directed in your recipes.
Thank you! Great Recipe!!
Perfect, thank you!
Provides quick perfect flavoring to all holiday recipes
Thanks Connie. Happy holidays 🙂