Holiday Drink Recipes to Make in the Crock Pot
Mark-the-foodie tells me the good truffles, from the Pacific Northwest, natch, are IN at Findlay. Get more information on where to buy and a recipe over at Rehab or Die.
My mom also reminded me that dungeness crab season started a few days ago in Oregon. At Christmas we go crabbing or just buy them off the dock from the commercial crabbers. Never had dungeness crab? Try one. They're better than lobster.
If you're having a holiday party and looking for a few good drink recipes, I put a few favorites together. Whip them up ahead of time and let them rest in the crock pot, to enjoy with family and friends later.
Holiday Crock Pot Drinks
A crock pot can do more than just take up space in the pantry. You can actually use it for cooking! It’s true… And never is there a better time to dust off the ceramic wonder than during the holiday party season. Some holiday crock pot drink recipes that won’t disappoint:
Hot Buttered Rum
Making midnight mass more fun for hundreds of years. Fa-la-la-la-hic!
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
6 whole cloves
3 sticks cinnamon
1 pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2-3 cups rum (depends on who’s drinking)
whipped cream
ground nutmeg -- for topping
Put all ingredients, except rum and cream, and nutmeg into crock pot. Add 2 quarts hot water. Stir well. Cover pot and cook on LOW for 5 hours. Add rum; stir to blend. Serve from pot in warm mugs with a scoop of whipped cream and a dusting of nutmeg.
Mulled Wine
Perfect for lazy hikers.
1 small cinnamon stick, broken into 1 inch pieces
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 cup lemon juice
2/3 cup sugar
Thin lemon slices (garnish)
1 bottle dry red wine
Combine all ingredients (except lemon) in crock pot. Heat on high for one hour or until hot, then reduce to low to hold temperature for serving. Top mugs with lemon slice.
Tom and Jerrys
This has always been a staple in our house at holiday parties. Hard work, but mmm-mmm.
24 eggs
1/2 jigger rum
2 lb powdered sugar
1/2 jigger brandy
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 oz vanilla
Beat egg whites until stiff. Add sugar. Add cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. Add in half of the eggs yolks, and blend until smooth. In a large mug, fill with 1/2 batter, 2 shots of [60% rum and 40% brandy]. Balance with boiling hot water. Stir well and sprinkle with nutmeg.
For those of us who leave everything to the last minute: In a pinch, fill the crock pot with prepared hot chocolate and top every mug with a shot (or two) of black rum and whipped cream.
Remember, keep the crock pot on low once the drinks are ready, or you’ll risk losing the booze!
My mom also reminded me that dungeness crab season started a few days ago in Oregon. At Christmas we go crabbing or just buy them off the dock from the commercial crabbers. Never had dungeness crab? Try one. They're better than lobster.
If you're having a holiday party and looking for a few good drink recipes, I put a few favorites together. Whip them up ahead of time and let them rest in the crock pot, to enjoy with family and friends later.
Holiday Crock Pot Drinks
A crock pot can do more than just take up space in the pantry. You can actually use it for cooking! It’s true… And never is there a better time to dust off the ceramic wonder than during the holiday party season. Some holiday crock pot drink recipes that won’t disappoint:
Hot Buttered Rum
Making midnight mass more fun for hundreds of years. Fa-la-la-la-hic!
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
6 whole cloves
3 sticks cinnamon
1 pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2-3 cups rum (depends on who’s drinking)
whipped cream
ground nutmeg -- for topping
Put all ingredients, except rum and cream, and nutmeg into crock pot. Add 2 quarts hot water. Stir well. Cover pot and cook on LOW for 5 hours. Add rum; stir to blend. Serve from pot in warm mugs with a scoop of whipped cream and a dusting of nutmeg.
Mulled Wine
Perfect for lazy hikers.
1 small cinnamon stick, broken into 1 inch pieces
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 cup lemon juice
2/3 cup sugar
Thin lemon slices (garnish)
1 bottle dry red wine
Combine all ingredients (except lemon) in crock pot. Heat on high for one hour or until hot, then reduce to low to hold temperature for serving. Top mugs with lemon slice.
Tom and Jerrys
This has always been a staple in our house at holiday parties. Hard work, but mmm-mmm.
24 eggs
1/2 jigger rum
2 lb powdered sugar
1/2 jigger brandy
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 oz vanilla
Beat egg whites until stiff. Add sugar. Add cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. Add in half of the eggs yolks, and blend until smooth. In a large mug, fill with 1/2 batter, 2 shots of [60% rum and 40% brandy]. Balance with boiling hot water. Stir well and sprinkle with nutmeg.
For those of us who leave everything to the last minute: In a pinch, fill the crock pot with prepared hot chocolate and top every mug with a shot (or two) of black rum and whipped cream.
Remember, keep the crock pot on low once the drinks are ready, or you’ll risk losing the booze!
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