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Posts Tagged ‘Holiday Drink’

Just Like My Christmas Decorations

Posted by terrepruitt on January 8, 2025

Just as I take a lot of pictures of our Christmas tree and Christmas decorations, I take a bunch of pictures of this drink.  This Sugar Cookie Martini is so pretty.  I love it.  It supposed to be made with red, white, and green sprinkles, but the first time we made it we couldn’t get those and now we kinda like it with the multi-color ones because it is sooooo festive!

Yes, this first one is very blurry, sorry!  But I just love to see the colors from the bottom.

It is fun to watch the progress of the color stripes move towards the bottom.

Some cocktails are just so pretty.  Do you have a pretty cocktail you like to make?  Do you have a Holiday drink you like to have over the Holidays?

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A Beautiful Drink

Posted by terrepruitt on February 5, 2024

I was scrolling through Instagram in December and came across a recipe that looked interesting. I do that often, then I write down the ingredients and sometimes forget about it. But sometimes my husband sees the ingredients list and figures it is a shopping list so he asks and in this case we decided, yes, we would try these festive looking martinis. On Instagram it was called a Sugar Cookie Martini so that right there indicates it is a sweet drink. It is, what I think of, as a dessert drink. As with all recipes they need to be adjusted to your individual tastes and this one actually needs to be adjusted to your individual glass because the BEST part of this drink is the beautiful effect. So you need to make sure there is enough liquid to reach the sprinkles. You could always put the sprinkles lower than the rim, I guess.

You need ice, marshmallow fluff, sprinkles, half and half, RumChata, amaretto, vanilla vodka, and simple syrup. Yes, this is a very sweet drink. Remember it is called a SUGAR COOKIE. Of course you can adjust anyway you see fit, but it may not taste like a sugar cookie. But it could still be super pretty if you use the sprinkles.

my_herd_of_happy_hippos is the account on Instagram where I saw the recipe.

her recipe (for her glass)
1 oz half and half
2 oz RumChata
1.5 oz amaretto
1.5 oz vanilla vodka
1/2 oz simple syrup

marshmallow fluff
sprinkles
ice

We adjusted it to

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Sugar Cookie Martini

1 oz half and half
1.4 oz RumChata
1 oz amaretto
1.5 oz vanilla vodka
1/4 oz simple syrup

marshmallow fluff
sprinkles
ice

and this fills our glass TO THE TIPPY TOP.

Put the marshmallow fluff on the INSIDE of the rim. Then put the sprinkles in the glass and flip it over onto a dish that allows you to swirl the sprinkles around to coat the fluff.  (My husband found a bowl the size of the glass works best for him)

Then mix your ingredients in a shaker with ice and pour liquid through the strainer up to the rim of the glass and watch the magic happen. “My Herd” did it with Christmas color sprinkles (red, green, and white), but we couldn’t find those and we were doing it for New Year’s Eve so the multi-colored ones were perfect.

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I just like to watch this drink because it is so beautiful. As you can see I took many many pictures.

Armaretto is a sweet Italian liqueur which has an almond-like flavor.
RumChata is a cream liqueur that taste like horchata and rum. Horchata is basically milk, cinnamon, and vanilla, but can include other spices.
Simple syrup can be purchased or made-1 part water and 1 part sugar (warm or boil the water to melt the sugar).

So with the armaretto and the RumChata you can tell this is a flavorful drink . . . almond, cinnamon, vanilla . . . like a cookie! 🙂

We have made this a couple of times since I found the recipe!  It is beautiful and it is yummy!

 

 

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Calories in Alcohol

Posted by terrepruitt on December 26, 2009

Tis the season I am sure you know that different alcoholic beverages have different nutiritional value. I am not going to post about the negative issues on alcohol, we all know that it is not the best thing that we can be including in our diet. There are choices that can be made when you know a few things. I just wanted to remind you of a few things. According to Fitday.com

White table wine (3.5 oz) has 85 calories, 2.7 carbs, and no fat

Reisling (3.5 oz) has 80 calories, 3.7 carbs, and no fat

Gewurztraminer (3.5 oz) has 81 calories, 2.6 carbs, and no fat

Red table wine (3.5 oz) has 87.5 calories, 2.7 carbs, and no fat

Merlot (3.5 oz) has 83.3 calories, 2.5 carbs, and no fat

Zinfandel (3.5 oz) has 88.3 calories, 2.8 carbs, and no fat

Burgundy (3.5 oz) has 86.3 calories, 3.7 carbs, and no fat

Eggnog made with whole milk (8 oz) 306.2 calories, 30.7 grams of carbs, and 17 grams of fat. This is not including the alcohol.

An ounce/shot of brandy has 64.2 calories, 0 carbs, and no fat

Online is telling me that 3.4 oz of champagne has 76 calories, 2 carbs, and no fat

I am not sure what type of champagne that is and I know that I typically drink sparkling wine not champagne. I am just sharing sharing some facts since this is the time of year where many people that don’t usually drink might have a drink or two. One way to assist yourself in avoiding alcohol altogether is to volunteer to be the designated driver. That is an additional incentive to not indulge.

Whatever you do, enjoy, but remember moderation is the key. And be responsible.

I don’t have a special “Holiday Drink” but I always hear about people have special drinks they indulge in over the Holiday season. I would love to hear about your special drink. Leave a comment sharing it with us all.

Happy Holidays!

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