Sugar Plum Spritz
I love finding holiday items at Trader Joes and when I saw their “Sugar Plum Beverage” I knew I had to buy it and use it in a cocktail. It’s not very sweet — so this cocktail is very refreshing and be be made with or without the simple syrup. I prefer it! If you like holiday cocktails, check out the pomegranate gimlet I made a few years back. I also made a reel (video) making the cocktail, check it out here! Happy Holidays!
Ingredients (Serves 2)
Trader Joe’s Sugar Plum Beverage
3 oz gin
1 oz simple syrup
Rosemary (for garnish)
Fresh pomegranate seeds
Ice
Directions
In a cocktail shaker or mixing glass full of ice, add sugar plum juice, gin, and simple syrup. Shake/stir for a few minutes.
Add the pomegranate seeds to two glasses (I got these adorable snowman glasses), strain the mixer over the glasses. Garnish with rosemary!
Tip: if you need to make a virgin one, just add sprite/seltzer instead of gin!
If you haven’t seen my olive oil cake I made over summer - check it out here. It became a hit very fast - it went viral on Tiktok, Instagram & Pinterest. Thank you to the Kardashians for making the Olive Oil Cake a HIT! It’s my favorite cake - I am not a huge frosting person so the cake is the perfect, fluffy, refreshing treat. I have been wanting to try a chocolate version - so I tried to have the same recipe with minor modifications. It turned out SO good. Tom ate majority of it (he loves chocolate). I did not make frosting for this one, but I think I might next time to make it gooey.