Homemade Gingerbread Spice

This gingerbread spice mix is full of festive flavour. It's fun to make at home and perfect to add to holiday cookies, cakes and all kinds of yummy vegan recipes. It makes a great gift too!

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: spice jar

Ingredients

4 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cardamom
1 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp ground star anise
½ tsp ground nutmeg

Instructions

Combine all the ground spices and mix through. For a richer flavour, use whole spices - grind them in a spice grinder or pestle and mortar and then measure them.
Transfer to a spice jar and store in a cool, dark place.

Notes

Proportions of spice

The amounts are based on a German gingerbread spice blend. You can vary the proportions of spices to your tastes and preferences.

Using whole spices

If you have a spice grinder, or are very patient with a pestle and mortar, you can make your gingerbread spice with whole spices, or a use a mix of some whole and some already ground spices.

To bring out more flavour, you can gently toast the whole spices in a dry skillet until they become fragrant. Take care not to over toast them as this can bring bitterness.

With whole cardamom, you’ll want to remove the pod and just grind the seeds. And with whole nutmeg you’ll find a grater works well.

If you want to make everything from scratch, you can even dry your own ginger! Instructions in the post above.

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