Made with loads of rich liqueurs, lots of sugar, and even vanilla ice cream, a traditional gingerbread martini will run you more than 480 calories. I think I’ll save room for dessert instead…thanks.

If you still want a festive beverage that won’t break the calorie bank, give this delightful cocktail a try.

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Gingerbread Martini

Made with loads of rich liqueurs, lots of sugar, and even vanilla ice cream, a traditional gingerbread martini will run you more than 480 calories.
Servings: 1 serving
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
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Ingredients
 

  • ½- inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and minced
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 cloves
  • ½ cup water
  • Pinch kosher salt
  • 1 to 2 gingersnap cookies, optional for rim
  • 1 ounce vodka
  • Squeeze lime juice
  • 2 ounces half and half
  • 2 tablespoons aerated whipped cream, optional

Instructions
 

For the spiced ginger syrup:

  • Add ginger to a small saucepan along with brown sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves, water and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Allow to cool, then strain syrup* through a fine-mesh strainer. Store in refrigerator until ready to prepare drink (will keep for up to 2 weeks).

For optional lined rim:

  • Rim a glass with gingersnap cookie crumbs by running a lime wedge along the edge and dipping into a plate of crushed cookie (1 to 2 small cookies per drink).
  • Pour vodka, lime juice, 1 ounce gingerbread syrup, and half and half into a cocktail shaker with ice. Cover shaker, shake and strain drink into rimmed glass. Top with an optional squirt of whipped topping and any leftover crushed cookie.

Notes

*NOTE: This makes just enough syrup for 1 to 2 drinks. To make more, keep the 4:1 ratio of water to sugar and increase based on number of drinks needed.
Add 30 calories for 1 gingersnap cookie and 10 calories per tablespoon optional whipped topping.
Author: Joy Bauer, MS, RDN, CDN

Nutrition Information per serving

Calories: 250Carbohydrates: 30gProtein: 2gTotal Fat: 6g— Unsaturated Fat: 4g— Saturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 160mgFiber: 0gTotal Sugar: 29g— Natural Sugar: 2g— Added Sugar: 27g
Nutrition information is calculated using a leading industry software. That being said, brands can vary, and there may be slight fluctuations in the numbers.
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