Recipe: Tasty Gingerbread Spice Mix

Gingerbread Spice Mix. It is super quick and easy to mix up your own Homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix. With just cinnamon, ginger, clove and nutmeg you can make a mini batch for personal baking or a large batch to give as gifts. This is a versatile mix of spices that can be added to lots of other things -- yellow cake mix, pancake or waffle batter, ground coffee before brewing, scones, muffins, cookies, whatever you want to have a gingerbread flavor.

It's an easy do-it-yourself recipe, and you'll want to keep a batch of this spice mix in your kitchen all season. Making this homemade gingerbread spice mix can't be easier. All you have to do is mix all the ingredients together and you are ready to go. You can have Gingerbread Spice Mix using 6 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Gingerbread Spice Mix

1. It's 4 tbsp of ground cinnamon.
2. You need 4 tbsp of ground ginger.
3. Prepare 2 tbsp of ground nutmeg.
4. You need 1 tbsp of ground cloves.
5. Prepare 1 tbsp of ground allspice.
6. You need 1 tbsp of ground cardamom (optional).

This Christmas spice mix is great in baking. You can use it to make gingerbread cookies, pancakes, quick bread, muffins, churros or cupcakes. Quick and easy homemade gingerbread spice mix. The perfect addition to your holiday baking and beverages!

Gingerbread Spice Mix step by step

1. Measure out spices and combine in airtight container..
2. Make sure well sealed and shake to mix!.
3. Store in cool dry place, out of direct sunlight. I'm using a small mason jar with a label..
4. You could also add ground coriander, ground cayenne, black pepper, ground anise or any combination to suit your own taste!.
5. Cakes, (standard size) use 3-5 tsp..
6. Cookies, (2-3 dozen) use 2-4 tsp..
7. Pancakes or waffles, (8 servings) use 1-3 tsp..
8. Can be used when making coffee, sprinkled on hot chocolate or even as a rub for chicken! Endless possibilites! And it would also make a great gift!.
9. Sprinkled on Apple slices today and loved it! Also was good in herbal tea! :-).

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