Gingerbread-Rum Milkshake

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 1 gingerbread-rum milkshake
  • Total: 15 min (plus cooling)
  • Active: 15 min
The homemade gingerbread syrup in this creamy dessert cocktail has all the elements you'd expect from one of our favorite Christmas flavors, including cinnamon, nutmeg, and of course, ginger! Blend it with your favorite salted caramel ice cream and rum, if desired, for the perfect holiday boozy cocktail. For a nonalcoholic version, just leave out the rum!
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Ingredients

2/3 cup dark brown sugar

1/3 cup molasses

1/2 stick butter

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

Crushed ginger cookies, plus a whole cookie for garnish

2 ounces dark rum

1/2 cup salted caramel ice cream

1 1/2 cups ice

Directions

  1. Make the gingerbread syrup: Combine the brown sugar, molasses, butter, ground ginger, cinnamon, allspice and 2 tablespoons water in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes; let cool.
  2. Dip the rim of a glass in the gingerbread syrup, then dip in crushed ginger cookies.
  3. Blend the rum, 1/4 cup gingerbread syrup, the salted caramel ice cream and ice in a blender. Pour into the prepared glass; garnish with a ginger cookie.

Cook’s Note

For a nonalcoholic shake, just leave out the rum!

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Anonymous

Loved this recipe! I added a bit of Domaine de Canton for extra ginger flavor since I had some in the house for a different holiday cocktail. I would love to know how long the syrup can last? I have it in a fresh-sealed mason jar in the fridge and would like to use it for Christmas next month.

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