Mrs Cropley’s Copy Coffee Creations! Gingerbread Latte!

[Horsewhisper]

Evening peeps! Here’s what’s on the menu today if you fancy a quick cyber drive-thru? It’s pretty fiery - ideal for chilly winter evenings, by all means adjust the ginger to taste along with the amount of sugar and coffee that you normally like.

So I simmered 2 mugs of whole farm milk with one heaped teaspoon of crushed ginger - I couldn’t get any fresh root ginger so bought the crushed stuff in a jar instead. I popped in a heaped teaspoon of cinnamon, another of ground ginger (oh yes! More of the hot stuff!) and grated in half a nutmeg - you could use a teaspoon of the already ground stuff if grating is too fiddly. I then poured in a teaspoon of vanilla essence and two heaped teaspoons of Demerara sugar. I whisked it all in, let it gently simmer for about 5 minutes, poured in 2 shots of freshly ground coffee and blitzed the latte blend in the Nutribullet for 10 seconds. This makes sure all the crushed ginger doesn’t leave blobby shreds lurking in your mug, it also makes the latte nice and frothy.

I then poured it into the glasses, added a swirl of squirty cream, dusted it with cinnamon and decorated it with Gingerbread Matchmakers (which are divine - a big thank you to Spotty for suggesting these!) As a finishing touch, I added a couple of mini gingerbread men to the creation - I love the expression of the little chap sitting in the cream on the top! It really is a winter warmer and it got a massive thumbs up from the kids too! I think a cheeky shot of whisky would go quite nicely with it as well...

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it as much as we did - Egg Nog Latte next week! Enjoy! 💕❤️💕

[CecilyParsley]

Wow that looks lush and so cute too.Well done for posting it to inspire us all xxx😋😋

[Horsewhisper in reply to CecilyParsley]

Thanks CP - I had fun making it! 🤗😘🤗

[stiff19]

Wow another yummy 😋 my daughter just said she wants to live with you for a while 😂😂 compliment for us both I think, I like the way she said a while 😂😂😂 thanks for posting, they’re great 👍😋xx

[Horsewhisper in reply to stiff19]

Your daughter sounds fab! And very wise too! Will do a pony post for you shortly 🤗😘🤗

[stiff19 in reply to Horsewhisper]

Excellent look forward to it 😘🤗👍xx

[svfarmer]

I just love ginger and cinnamon- lovely combo , looks divine xxx

[Horsewhisper in reply to svfarmer]

Yes they really do go well together - it had a lovely warming flavour - just right for wintery mornings! 🤗😘😘

[Krazykat26]

Once again u got hubs going Nigella Cropley 😹I don't drink coffee in any way shape or form..I told him u had posted..n he said I'm not sure about gingerbread chocolate..I said oh no it's a latte..read him your post etc..same reaction!! 😋😹

Thank u 🌈😽😽xx

[Horsewhisper in reply to Krazykat26]

Glad hubby enjoyed the Cropley Coffee with a dollop of Nigella thrown in for a good measure! 😂 It’s Egg Nog Latte this weekend - as you’re not a coffee drinker KK, how about a nice warm frothy, freshly made coffee-free Egg Nog instead?! 😂😋🥛🥚🤗😘🤗

[Carcrashgal]

(and now I've found the rest: yum yum!)