4 Easy Drink Recipes For The Fall And Winter Seasons
Spice up your drinks this fall and winter with these fun, festive, and super easy recipes. Try them once and you’ll be making them all throughout the holiday season to impress your family and friends.
Autumn Sangria
Ingredients
1 Bottle of Oliver’s Soft Red Wine
3 cups of apple cider
4 small-medium apples diced (any variety)
2 small pears diced (any variety)
A dash of nutmeg
3-4 cinnamon sticks
Directions
Combine all of the ingredients in a pitcher, and let the mixture sit in the fridge for 6-12 hours before serving cold. The longer it sits, the sweeter it gets. Recipe yields 8-10 servings.
This drink is great for an early fall get-together when the weather is still warm from the summer. Sit outside with friends or family while you enjoy the refreshing taste of fall as you watch the leaves change colors.
Spiked Caramel Apple Cider
Ingredients
1 ½ cups of apple cider
2 tablespoons of melted caramel (Substitution: ½-1 shot of Crown Royal Salted Caramel Whisky)
1 shot of Crown Royal Apple Flavored Whisky
Directions
Heat apple cider in a mug or glass with a handle until hot. Stir in melted caramel until dissolved into cider. Substitute Crown Royal Salted Caramel Whisky for the melted caramel if a stronger drink is desired. However, this option is more expensive. Pour in the shot of Crown Royal Apple Flavored Whisky and stir.
Optional: Top with whipped cream and drizzle with melted caramel. Recipe yields one serving. For parties duplicate recipe however many times you wish and combine in a crockpot to keep warm. Allow guests to serve themselves. Set out whipped cream and melted caramel for guests to decorate their own drinks.
This fun take on a classic apple cider will be sure to warm up any cold autumn night. Sit out by a bonfire on a cool evening and enjoy the warmth and spice of this whisky infused drink.
Bailey’s Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
Hot chocolate mix
½-1 shot of DeKuyper Peppermint Schnapps Liqueur (Substitution: 2-3 of Bob’s Sweet Stripes Soft Peppermint Candy)
1 shot of Bailey’s Original Irish Cream
Directions
Prepare hot chocolate mix as directed in a mug or glass with a handle. Add DeKuyper Peppermint Schnapps Liqueur, or your favorite peppermint flavored liqueur, to the hot mixture and stir. For a milder peppermint flavor, substitute 2-3 of Bob’s Sweet Stripes Soft Peppermint Candies for the peppermint liqueur. Stir candies into the hot chocolate until completed dissolved. Pour in Bailey’s Original Irish Cream and stir.
Optional: Top with marshmallows or whipped cream. Drizzle chocolate sauce on top or cover with chocolate shavings or sprinkles. Recipe yields one serving. You can duplicate recipe and keep mixture warm in a crockpot for guests to serve themselves.
When you were a kid do you remember coming inside after playing out in the snow? Hot chocolate was your go-to drink. Enjoy being an adult with this twist on the classic hot chocolate. Whip up a batch after coming in from the crisp winter air. Sit around a fireplace with family or friends and reminisce while sipping on this warm delight.
Jack Frosty
Ingredients
Agave Nectar
Coconut flakes
8-12 cups of ice
1 cup of pineapple juice
½ cup of Blue Curacao
½ cup vodka
½ cup of cream of coconut
Directions
In a blender, combine pineapple juice, Blue Curacao, vodka, cream of coconut, and ice. Blend until smooth. Use more or less ice for desired consistency. Rim glasses with Agave Nectar and then coconut flakes. Pour blended mixture into glasses and serve immediately. Recipe yields 6-8 servings.
Embrace the cold this holiday season with this wintry mix. This fun winter-take on the classic summertime piña colada will have you feeling like Jack Frost himself.
For small portions, Total Wine sells mini bottles for all of the following products for cheaper prices: Vodka, Blue Curacao, Bailey’s Original Irish Cream, Peppermint Liqueur, and Crown Royal Apple Flavored Whisky.
