Spiced Sugar Rim Garnish for Hot Beverages

⏱ 5 mins 🍽 2 cups mix 🏷 Fruit

This recipe creates a decorative spiced sugar rim to elevate your hot drink glasses for special events. It yields about 2 cups of a dry mix, which combines toasted nuts, granulated sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt, processed into a powder. To use, you dip the mug rim first into a liqueur like Amaretto, then into the spice mix to coat it. The garnish sets in a few minutes before you pour in your hot beverage. Any leftover dry mixture stores well in an airtight container for months.

Spiced Sugar Rim Garnish for Hot Beverages

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sliced almonds or 1 cup hazelnuts, toasted
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 cup Amaretto or 1/8 cup Frangelico, approximately

Method

  1. Place all the ingredients, excluding the liqueur, into a food processor and process until a fine powder forms.
  2. For garnishing, spread a portion of the prepared powder onto a plate and pour the liqueur into a separate shallow dish.
  3. Take a mug suitable for hot liquids and dip its rim first into the alcohol, then press it into the powder to create an even coating.
  4. Allow the coated rim to set for a few minutes to firm up before carefully filling the glass with your selected hot drink.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium291700 mg

Recipe details

CategoryFruit
AuthorHeatherFeather