Holiday drinks that bring comfort in a cup
November-December 2025
Eggnog Punch
recipe courtesy of Wendy Lankford
Ingredients:
- 1 ¾ -2 quarts French vanilla or cinnamon ice cream
- 2 quarts dairy eggnog
- 1 liter cream soda, chilled
- peppermint, cinnamon sticks or candy canes
- ground cinnamon
Directions: Place ice cream in extra-large punch bowl. Add half the eggnog. Stir and mash mixture with a potato masher until ice cream is melted and mixture is well combined. Stir in remaining eggnog. Slowly pour in cream soda, stirring to combine. To each glass add a peppermint, cinnamon stick or candy cane and add punch. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon. Makes about 24 6-oz. servings.
White Hot Chocolate
recipe courtesy of Family Features/Culinary.net
Ingredients:
- 3 cups half-and half
- ⅔ cup white chocolate baking pieces
- 1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- ground cinnamon (optional)
- whipped cream (optional)
Directions: In a medium saucepan, combine 1/4 of the half-and-half, white chocolate baking pieces, cinnamon stick and nutmeg. Stir over low to medium heat until white chocolate is melted. Add remaining half-and-half. Stir and cook until heated through. Remove from heat. Discard cinnamon stick. Add vanilla and almond extract. Stir until mixed through. Pour into your favorite mug(s). Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with ground cinnamon.
Christmas Punch
recipe courtesy of Wendy Lankford
Ingredients:
- 4 cups warm water
- 12-oz. can lemonade concentrate
- 2 (46-oz.) cans pineapple juice
- 2 quarts ginger ale
- 3 (3-oz.) boxes red or green Jell-O
- 4 cups sugar
- 9 cups boiling water
Directions: Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water. Bring sugar and 4 cups warm water to a boil. Add to Jell-O mixture; let cool. Add lemonade concentrate and pineapple juice. Put in freezer and freeze in a container that will fit in a punch bowl or two smaller containers, if desired. Thaw 3-4 hours before using. To serve, add 1 quart of ginger ale to a gallon of punch. Makes 2 gallons.
Gingerbread Cookie Shake
recipe courtesy of Family Features/Culinary.net
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups vanilla protein shake
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- ½ cup ice
Directions: Add all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Serve.
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