This white Russian with spiced cream has all the great flavors of the classic plus a delicious Holiday spin from ginger, cinnamon, clove, cardamom and black pepper. To avoid a potentially gritty texture I didn't use ground spices but rather infused the cream with whole spices, then strained them out.

Infusing cream with whole spices instead of mixing in ground spices:
The heavy cream for this recipe is cold-infused with fresh ginger, a cinnamon stick, whole cloves, peppercorns and cardamom seeds. The process is easy to do but does take a little bit of time because the cream and the spices need to chill for 12 hours. But, in my opinion, the time is well worth it to get a perfectly smooth and flavorful cream without any tiny particles of ground spice in it.

Full Recipe

White Russian with Spiced Cream
Equipment:
Ingredients:
Method:
- (Optional): If you have a mortar and pestle, add cloves, peppercorns and cardamom seeds to it and lightly crush them. This will help release their flavors. If you don't have a mortar and pestle, simply skip this step and use the whole seeds.

- Peel, then thinly slice the fresh ginger.

- Add all spices to the cream.

- Make sure the spices are submerged in the cream. Cover, then transfer the mix to the fridge and chill for 12 hours. After the chill time, strain out the spices.

- Add a few ice cubes to each glass.
- Add equal parts of coffee liqueur, vodka and spiced cream to each glass.
Nutrition (estimate only):
More spiced Holiday cocktails:
- For more cold and creamy drinks, check out this spiced eggnog or this Bourbon milk punch with heavy cream.
- For a hot drink, try this spiced Irish coffee.


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