Gingerbread Latte

If I was on a car stakeout around Christmas, I'd choose a gingerbread latte as my coffee of choice. The smell of Christmas to me is gingerbread, Christmas cake and tinsel. When I smell those three things, I know that Christmas is just around the corner.

There are lots of recipes using gingerbread syrup which sounds delicious but if you just want to whip up a really, ridiculously easy version without having to make or buy a syrup this will do nicely. It's got all of the flavours of gingerbread mixed with coffee and I love this served cold or hot.

Try these lattes next: I love this strawberry matcha latte and I make this tiramisu latte when I'm feeling like a treat. This Pumpkin Spice Latte and Speculoos Latte are very close cousins of this gingerbread latte.

Gingerbread Latte

Did you make this recipe? Share your creations by tagging @notquitenigella on Instagram with the hashtag #notquitenigella

Rated 5 out of 5 by 7 lovely readers. Share your rating:

Print Recipe

1/2 cup/125ml/4flozs espresso coffee
1.5 cups/375ml/13.2flozs whole milk
4 tablespoons golden syrup or molasses (or to taste)
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon mixed spice or pumpkin pie spice
whipped cream to decorate

Step 1 - Gently warm the coffee, milk, golden syrup or molasses and spices in a small saucepan. Pour into serving glasses and top with whipped cream.

Personal Note

Now that I'm a driver (I still get excited writing that I CAN DRIVE!!) I spend a lot of my time in cars. I always try and arrive on time for appointments so I spend a few minutes waiting in my car. Sometimes I'm so early that it can be up to 15-20 minutes waiting.

It's times like these that I like to pretend that I'm a cop during a stakeout.

I watch a lot of Law & Order and Dexter ok? Sorry.

To get in the right mindframe, I slump down low in my seat and watch everyone around me. Sometimes, disconcertingly they look back at me and I wonder how cops get away without being seen. Perhaps they need tinted windows or something. I should really keep some donuts, a cup of coffee and a water pistol handy in the car for the full effect. And that reminds me, I often wonder how they pee. I mean if I drank coffee like they seem to on television, then I'd need to use facilities shortly thereafter. Do they ever miss the person while they're relieving themselves?

So tell me Dear Reader, how do you pass the time if you have to wait for people? Go shopping? Call friends? Play on your phone? Pretend to be a cop on a stakeout?