Mrs Cropley’s Christmas Creation: Ginger and Honey Latte!

[Horsewhisper]

Hello everyone - here’s a winter warmer to spread some cheer at this very tricky time. Not really an original recipe but I was inspired to make it after receiving a lovely Christmas gift of pantry goodies that included crystallised ginger and raw honeycomb! (Naughty me couldn’t wait until Christmas Day to open it!😈) I thought of you peeps and how you might all enjoy a lovely hot mug of ginger and honey latte!

I gently simmered some single cream, enough for 2 servings, with a rather large dollop of clotted cream (very naughty, I know! KK are you reading this?!😆) and added 1 heaped teaspoon of crushed ginger and 2 teaspoons of runny orange blossom honey. I crushed about a teaspoon of the raw honeycomb wrapped in grease proof paper with a rolling pin, chopped a couple of medium sized pieces of crystallised ginger into smaller bits and added the crushed honeycomb and chopped ginger to the hot cream mixture. Stirred it around for 5 minutes on a very low heat and then blitzed the mixture in the blender to shred all the ginger and honeycomb bits and to make it super frothy! I then then poured it into the glass, finished it off with some squirty cream, added a dusting of ground cinnamon and sprinkled some chopped crystallised ginger on the top. For an indulgent nibble on the side, I added a dark chocolate coated ginger cookie - yum! 😋

I’ll see what I can make next weekend - with the Christmas sweetie leftovers - if there are any! 😂

[Josiah150767]

My favourite foods, honey and ginger. Looks very drinkable. Thankyou for all the lovely recipies you have put up 😋🎄

[Horsewhisper in reply to Josiah150767]

Glad you like them Josiah! I’ve had fun making them. Yes honey and ginger do go well together don’t they? Enjoy! 🎅🌟

[CecilyParsley]

Wow that looks and sounds delicious!!! I am drooling. Thank you so much for your wonderful recipes. So uplifting and yummy 😋 xxx

[Horsewhisper in reply to CecilyParsley]

Thanks CP - It was rather scrumptious especially made with clotted cream! 😋 A real winter warmer! ⛄️ 🎄🎅🤗😘🤗

[CecilyParsley in reply to Horsewhisper]

I love, love, love clotted cream. I can eat it with a spoon 😋😋😋 xxx

[stiff19]

This has to be my favourite as contains my favourites 😂👍👍👍 I will try this in the week, looks and sounds delicious, I’ve a rumbling in my tum 😂 Thankyou hw you’re a star ⭐️ great recipes and uplifters ( and widening 😂😂😂) 🤗😘xx

[Horsewhisper in reply to stiff19]

Great stuff Stiff! Pleased to hear the smiles are widening! It was quite filling (with all that cream 😋!) and I didn’t need any lunch after quaffing this delight! I’ll see what other Christmas creations I can rustle up! 🌟🎄🎅😘🤗😘

[stiff19 in reply to Horsewhisper]

Excellent 👍 I thought it may be filling, thanks for heads up I won’t do lunch beforehand . Now I can’t wait to try 😋😋😋 and look forward to next week ! 😋😘🤗🎅🏼Xx

[Horsewhisper in reply to stiff19]

👍🙏🤪😋😈 - it’s going to be naughty on the sugar, fat and carb front - well, it is Christmas after all! 😘🤗😘

[svfarmer]

Now this must be the best one yet - it looks divine - I just love ginger and loved that you’ve put clotted cream in it 😋😋😋yum yum xx

[Horsewhisper in reply to svfarmer]

Thanks svf - the clotted cream really made it scumptious! I think this Cropley Coffee tasted the nicest as it wasn’t t too sweet either! 😃🤗😘🤗

[Krazykat26]

Oh u tease!! 😜😹 Even with the way you're describing your recipes..your just getting us all drooling!! 😋 I saw your post n hubby was in a different room..I said Mrs Cropleys been creating again...r u interested? Yeah go on then..he came in the living room n I read it to him..even the way that you're describing it is so Nigella..it's such fun in these tricky times!! Needless to say he enjoyed it!! Thank u again ❤️🌈😽😽xx

[Horsewhisper in reply to Krazykat26]

Yay! Glad you and hubby enjoyed it! Just thinking up a classic Cropley Coffee Creation for next weekend - it’s going to be a corker and rather festive! 😂🎄⛄️🎅😘🤗

[Spotty-ewe]

Oooh! That sounds absolutely delicious! 😋 Like a few others here I love both ginger and honey, and I love clotted cream too. 🥰 So it sounds perfect and looks divine!🤩 I know what we’ll be having for lunch tomorrow - a liquid lunch of the non-alcohol type! 😉Thanks so much Mrs C! I’ll be dreaming about it tonight! ☺️

[Horsewhisper in reply to Spotty-ewe]

Thanks Spotty! Defo a liquid lunch! 😂

[Spotty-ewe in reply to Horsewhisper]

Made it for lunch today and it was scrumptious! 😋🤩 Thanks again Mrs C. 🤗😘

[Horsewhisper in reply to Spotty-ewe]

Excellent! 👍🤗😘🤗

[Spotty-ewe in reply to Horsewhisper]

It was! 😂😂 And I don’t think I’ll. need a lot for my tea either. Very filling and totally delicious. 👍🏻👍🏻 🤗😘xx

[honeybug]

Mmmmmmm❤️