Homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix
This Homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix is a warm holiday spice blend made with only 3 ingredients—cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. You can use this for holiday baking in cookies, cakes, frostings and more. It can also be used for hot chocolate, lattes, or even given as a DIY Christmas gift (I provide instructions below for gifting!).
If you love gingerbread, check out some other favorite recipes like Healthy Gingerbread Granola With Olive Oil, Eggless Pumpkin Gingerbread Cookies, Gingerbread Florentine Sandwich Cookies, or Gingerbread Biscotti.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix
- Ready In: 5 minutes
- Makes: 3 ounces
- Main Ingredients: cinnamon, ginger, cloves
- Flavor Profile: cozy, warm spiced
- Dietary Info: vegan, gluten free, no seed oils, eggless
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: homemade gingerbread spice mix to use on everything!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Easy DIY Gift: I think this homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix is such a cute idea for the holidays. This easy DIY Christmas gift is perfect for anyone who loves to bake or just loves gingerbread. I love gifting homemade spice mixes because they are gluten free, vegan, sugar free (so you never have to know anyone's dietary restrictions). This allows you to give an edible gift without having to know someone's dietary restrictions. My Homemade Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix is another great option too!
- Naturally Vegan & Gluten Free: If you have people on your list who have allergies or are following a specific diet, then this gingerbread spice blend is the perfect gift! It's naturally vegan and gluten free, making this easy DIY Christmas gift perfect for literally anyone!
- Many Uses: You can use this homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix for so many things! You can use it in holiday treats like cookies, cakes, brownies, and pies, which are some of my favorite desserts. But, you can also use this in pancakes, waffles, muffins, cinnamon rolls, popcorns, babka, sprinkle on toast, oatmeal, or even on top of hot cocoa! And, if you're making gingerbread houses it's the perfect spice for your cookies.
Ingredients
- Cinnamon: I use organic ground cinnamon, my favorite kind is Korintje cinnamon. You can read more about the Best Cinnamon to Bake With in my post where I talk about the different types.
- Ginger: I use organic ground ginger which gives this a little kick and spice factor.
- Cloves: Organic ground cloves is what makes this homemade gingerbread spice mix extra cozy. I like to think of cloves as the holiday spice.
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Things You’ll Need for Gifting
- Spice Jars (these are the jars I used here, and they come with a funnel and labels)
- Small Funnel (most spice jars come with this!)
- Labels (most spice jars come with these too!)
- Holiday Ribbon
Baker's Tips
- This recipe is equal parts of each spice, cinnamon, ginger and cloves which I believe are the key ingredients. So you can make as little or as much as you like very easily.
- Other spices that are sometimes found in gingerbread are nutmeg, cardamom, or allspice. If you want to get creative and add a little of these to your liking, go for it!
- You can use this in place of all the spices in any gingerbread recipe. In order to do this, just add up the amount of all the individual spices in any gingerbread recipe and use that total amount of this one mix!
How to Make Homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix
- In a small mixing bowl, add the cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.
- Whisk or stir together with a spoon to combine completely.
- Transfer the mixture to a spice jar with a lid. Label the jar and if gifting, tie with a ribbon.
How to Use Homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix in Recipes
Baked Goods
Homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix can be used in any baked goods such as cookies, cakes, brownies, pies, and more! You can add in 2 to 3 teaspoons of this homemade gingerbread spice into most baked goods like a batch of cookies, loaf cake, or cake recipe for gingerbread flavor. Feel free to adjust if you want a more subtle flavor or bold gingerbread flavor. You can also replace pumpkin spice with gingerbread in something like a pumpkin bread!
And, if a gingerbread recipe calls for individual spices, you can take the total amount of spices added together and use that amount of homemade gingerbread spice mix. For example, The Best Gluten Free Frosted Gingerbread Cookies calls for 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of ginger, and 1 teaspoon of cloves. So, together that is 3 total teaspoons. So, you’d just add 3 teaspoons of homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix into the recipe instead. Try recipes like Frosted Gingerbread Banana Bread, Gingerbread Florentine Sandwich Cookies, or Christmas Lights Gingerbread Snack Cake.
Breakfast & Brunch
This homemade Gingerbread Spice mix make the perfect addition to pancakes, french toast, or waffle batter (my favorite!). For most of these recipes 1 teaspoon of homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix will give you great gingerbread flavor! You can also add into scones, donuts, and more! Try Frosted Gingerbread Baked Donuts or Healthy Gingerbread Granola With Olive Oil.
Drinks
Add homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix into hot chocolate, coffee, or even smoothies for a holiday twist with a deep flavor in your favorite drinks! Try it in Healthy Gingerbread Hot Cocoa with Bone Broth. You can add in 1/4 teaspoon to 1/2 teaspoon of homemade gingerbread spice mix into lattes, hot chocolate, or smoothies. Feel free to adjust to your taste.
Recipe FAQ's
I believe that gingerbread spice only needs 3 spices: cinnamon, ginger and cloves for the best gingerbread flavor.
Absolutely! Nutmeg and allspice are sometimes included in gingerbread spice blends. You can add either to taste if you'd like to customize the flavor.
Yes. Add up the total amount of cinnamon, ginger, and cloves (or total spices) called for in the recipe and replace them with that same total amount of this gingerbread spice mix.
My homemade gingerbread spice mix has cinnamon, ginger and cloves. And my Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix is a mix of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. So, nutmeg is what makes them different!
Yes, anywhere that calls for gingerbread spice would also work if you used pumpkin spice. You'll just get a little different flavor.
For a batch of cookies, loaf cake, or cake, 2 to 3 teaspoons is a good starting point. You can use less for subtle gingerbread flavor or more for a stronger flavor.
Yes, this is a great spice mix to add into coffee or lattes. You will need to dissolve the spice mix and mix it into the hot coffee or hot espresso so it's not lumpy though. It's also wonderful in hot chocolate too!
Start with 1/4 teaspoon per drink (about 8 to 16 ounces) and add more to taste. For a stronger gingerbread flavor, you can use up to 1/2 teaspoon.
Ground spices will usually stay good for about 6 months to a year in the pantry.
Nope, just store homemade gingerbread spice mix in an airtight container in your pantry or spice cabinet.
You can use the same exact amount of this homemade gingerbread spice mix as you would any store bought version.
Yes, just 2x or 3x the recipe and you can make multiple jars!
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Homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix
Equipment
- Digital Food Scale
- Small Bowl
- Whisk
- Spice Jar
Ingredients
- 28 grams ground cinnamon
- 28 grams ground cloves
- 28 grams ground ginger
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, add the cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Whisk or stir together with a spoon to combine completely.
- Transfer the mixture to a spice jar with a lid.
- Label the jar and if gifting, tie with a ribbon.
- Store for up to 6 months in the pantry.
Notes
- This recipe is equal parts of each spice, cinnamon, ginger and cloves which I believe are the key ingredients. So you can make as little or as much as you like very easily.
- Other spices that are sometimes found in gingerbread are nutmeg, cardamom, or allspice. If you want to get creative and add a little of these to your liking, go for it!
- You can use this in place of all the spices in any gingerbread recipe. In order to do this, just add up the amount of all the individual spices in any gingerbread recipe and use that total amount of this one mix!
- High Altitude — Follow the recipe as noted.
Nutrition
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