CaAre you looking for delicious Christmas recipes? You are in the right place since this post rounds up amongst the best recipes for you.
Christmas involves unwrapping presents, preparation, and devour of splendid spreads. One of the best things that you want to engage in is to prepare a scrumptious meal. The following easy recipes may help you prepare that meal to enjoy your Christmas:
1. Christmas Mimosas
Ingredients:
- Two chopped Granny Smith apples
- 750 ml bottle of champagne, Gava, or Prosecco
- A cup of sparkling grape juice
- A cup of pomegranate seeds
- A cup of halved green grapes
- A cup of whole fresh cranberries
How to prepare:
- Combine grapes, pomegranate seeds, apples, and cranberries in a large punch bowl. Pour over the champagne and sparkling grape juice, and stir well.
2. Roasted sweet potato, onion, and pear
Ingredients:
- Pepper
- Kosher salt
- Three tablespoons of olive oil
- Two Bartlett pears (about 14 ounces cored and cut them into wedges
- Two small onions (cut into wedges)
- Six sprigs thyme
- Two small sweet potatoes – cut the potatoes into ½” thick half-moons
How to prepare:
- Heat the oven to 425 F.
- On a large framed baking sheet toss sweet potatoes, thyme, pears, and onions with a teaspoon each pepper and salt and olive oil.
- Roast until the mixture turns to gold and tender – about 35-40 minutes.
- Drizzle with additional thyme if you want.
3. Christmas mule cocktail
Ingredients:
- Cinnamon stick
- Four ounces of ginger beer
- 1 ½ ounce of pear vodka
How to prepare:
- Pour the ginger beer and vodka into a mug and microwave for about 10-20 seconds.
- Add the cinnamon stick.
- Serve it.
4. Sparkly pear and orange champagne punch
Ingredients:
- Strips of orange zest
- A 750ml bottle of chilled sparky wine
- One ice rink
- Three cups of chilled pear nectar
- Two tablespoons of orange bitters
How to prepare:
- Combine pear nectar, orange bitters, and sparkling wine in a punch vessel.
- Top it with an ice ring – optional.
- Serve it with strips of orange zest.
5. Roasted Brussels sprouts
Ingredients:
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Kosher salt
- 1 lb of halved and trimmed Brussels sprouts
- Flaky sea salt
- Two tablespoons of olive oil
How to prepare:
- Preheat the oven to 425 F.
- On a big baking sheet, sprinkle Brussels sprouts with olive oil and season with pepper and salt. Toss to combine the ingredients.
- Roast for about twenty-five minutes, while shaking the saucepan halfway to ensure that the Brussels sprouts turn crunchy on outside and tender on the inside.
- Drizzle with flaky sea salt and serve with chilled Sangiovese.
6. Jack Frosties
Ingredients:
- 6 cups of ice
- ½ cup of lemonade
- ½ cup of blue curacao
- A cup of vodka
- A cup of prosecco
- White pearl sugar
- Lemon wedge
How to prepare:
- Combine blue curacao, ice, lemonade, vodka, and prosecco and blend to combine them.
- Run the lemon wedge through the rim of all the glasses, and then dip in the pearl sugar.
- Now pour Jack Frosties into the prepared glasses and serve instantly.
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7. White Christmas margaritas
Ingredients:
- Two cups of ice
- ½ cup of lime juice
- Lime wedge
- Sanding sugar
- Cranberries
- Eight ounces of triple sec
- Twelve ounces of silver tequila
- A can (14 ounces) of unsweetened coconut milk
How to prepare:
- Combine tequila, triple sec, ice, lime juice, and coconut milk in a blender. Blend them until smooth.
- Use the lime wedge to rim the glasses and dip in sanding sugar.
- Empty into a glass and garnish with cranberries and lime.
Conclusion
Holidays might be the right time for people to prepare traditional meals. However, this should not be an excuse to stick to the same menu year after year. The above recipes help you enjoy your Christmas meals, and probably, help create ‘unforgettable’ experiences. Luckily, you can mix and match the meals to create a unique meal.
