Add some festive flavours to your holiday brunch with these Ginger Beer Mimosas. They’re a spin on traditional mimosas, with freshly squeezed orange juice, vodka, cardamom, ground ginger and ginger beer!
Dropping in today with a quick cocktail recipe for all of your upcoming holiday brunches!
I don’t know about you, but hosting a holiday brunch is one of my favourite things to do during the festive season. And no surprise, but mimosas are always on the menu. (Mimosas and lots and lots of coffee!)
We’ll be hosting friends for brunch this holiday season. And to help me narrow down what I’m going to serve, I’ve been working on a recipe round-up of some of my favourite holiday brunch dishes. Keep an eye out for that post over the next few days. And if you don’t want to miss it, be sure to sign up for the Crumb Top Baking newsletter!
What is Ginger Beer?
Traditional ginger beer originated in England, and was made by fermenting and brewing sugar, ginger and water with a starter culture called the ginger beer plant. It was originally an alcoholic beverage, but today most commercial ginger beers are non-alcoholic. And while ginger beer tastes similar to ginger ale, it’s spicier and less carbonated. If you’re interested it learning more about ginger beer, Thrillist has a great article.
Some tips for making Ginger Beer Mimosas:
- I used freshly squeezed orange juice as I always have plenty of oranges on hand. But store-bought orange juice will work too, just try to go with one with no-added sugar.
- This recipe uses a 330 millilitre bottle of ginger beer, or approximately 11 ounces. You can use alcoholic or non-alcoholic ginger beer. It just depends on how strong you like your mimosas.
- The recipe calls for vodka, but gin would also work really well.
- I added a dash of ginger, but you can certainly leave it out if the ginger beer is enough ginger for you!
If you make these Ginger Beer Mimosas, I’d love to hear about it in the comments below. Or take a pic and share it on Instagram by tagging @crumbtopbaking.
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Ginger Beer Mimosas
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 mimosas
- Category: Beverages
- Method: Poured
- Cuisine: American
Description
Add some festive flavours to your holiday brunch with these Ginger Beer Mimosas. They’re a spin on traditional mimosas, with freshly squeezed orange juice, vodka, cardamom, ground ginger and ginger beer!
Ingredients
- 6 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice (about 4 medium-sized oranges)
- 2 ounces vodka
- Dash of cardamom
- Dash of ground ginger
- 11 ounces ginger beer (or 1–330 millimetre bottle)
- Pomegranate arils for garnish
Instructions
- Add the orange juice, vodka, cardamom and ginger to a glass jar with a lid. Shake the mixture until combined. Pour into two champagne flutes or wine glasses, and top off with ginger beer. Add pomegranate arils to garnish. Cheers!
Notes
- You can use alcoholic or non-alcoholic ginger beer, it just depends on how strong you like your mimosas.
- Store-bought orange juice will work in this recipe too. Just try to use one with no-sugar added.
- You can leave out the dash of ground ginger if the ginger beer adds enough of a ginger flavour for you.
I really love the touch of ginger these to delicious and refreshing mimosas Leanne! Looks amazing!
Thanks Christie! Cheers!
love the idea of using ginger beer! not a fan of champagne mimosas, so i’d have a glass of this any day (:
Thanks Heather! It’s a great alternative if you’re not a fan of champagne. Hope you get to try it!
I’ve never had a ginger beer mimosa! It sounds fantastic. I’m a huge fan of ginger beer. I had it in my head once to try to brew some at home, but I just never got around to it. Maybe this will give me the incentive.
If you make your own ginger beer I would love to know how it goes! Hope you get a chance to make these mimosas! Thanks for stopping by!
So perfect for holiday brunches! Let the parties begin!
Thanks Annie! Cheers to the holidays!
These sound wonderful, Leanne! In fact, I think I’ll serve them on Christmas morning, since mimosas are a Christmas tradition in my family :). Can’t wait to see your brunch roundup!
Thanks Kelsie! I hope you enjoy these on Christmas morning! I may have to mix one up myself!;)
We always have a Neew Year’s brunch Leanne and I’m thinking these would be perfect! Cheers to the holidays!
Love a good New Years brunch! Hope you get to make these Mary Ann!
Leanne, these cocktails look so refreshing and delicious. I really love how easy and quick these are to make as well. So perfect for the festive season.
PS: Your pictures of this recipe are absolutely stunning!!!
Thank you so much Ashika! Appreciate it! And yes, I’m all about easy cocktails this time of year!
These mimosas sound so herbaceous and refreshing! I’d choose this version over the standard any time. So perfect for holiday brunches!
Thank you Marissa! I can wait to serve these to our holiday brunch guests!
These are beautiful Leanne! I like a subtle hint of ginger, so no extra for me.
Thanks Patrick!
You had me at beer!!! 🙂
These pictures are incredible!
Haha! Thanks Terry! Cheers!
These sound amazing, Leanne! I love ginger so these would have the perfect amount of spice for me! I would definitely add extra ginger like you did! I was hoping to pick up some ginger beer this weekend so hopefully I can make these! Awesome recipe!
Thanks Haylie! I need to stock up on ginger beer for our holiday brunch. Hope you get a chance to make these. Would love to know what you think if you do!
These sound lovely, Leanne! Love ginger and the little punch that it adds so happy to see the extra ginger added here. Bet this would definitely make for one yummy brunch cocktail over the holidays! We are hosting a party tomorrow so lots of prep today. That time of year, for sure. Fun, though! Cheers to this and cheers to a wonderful weekend 🙂
Thanks Dawn! I’m with you and love the little extra ginger. We hosted a holiday brunch yesterday, and these were on the menu! I could enjoy more than my share for sure! Happy almost 2019!