DIY Warming Spice Blend for Holidays

DIY Warming Spice Blend for Holidays

A warming spice blend that you can use from September to March to make all the cakes and pies you want. Plus, this blend will also work well with savory dishes.

Star anise

Ceylon cinnamon (C5 grade)

Licorice/liquorice

Cloves

Green cardamom/true cardamom

Raw cacao nibs

Allspice berries

Long pepper/Thippalli

Tonka beans

Ingredients

Star anise

Star anise

Mild and fragrant licorice flavor

Cinnamon

Cinnamon

Sweet and woody, with a warm, earthy flavor

Cloves

Cloves

Sweet, bitter, and astringent

Licorice

Licorice

Sweet, elegant, herbal taste and notes of anise and fennel

Cardamom

Cardamom

Herbal warmth, sweet, citrusy, a fragrant cross between eucalyptus, mint, and pepper

Cacao

Cacao

Bitter, crunchy, rich

Allspice

Allspice

A berry like a blend of flavors and aromas: cloves, nutmeg, star anise, fennel, black pepper, cinnamon

Long pepper

Long pepper

Nuanced and complex peppery flavor

Tonka beans

Tonka beans

Notes of bitter almonds, vanilla, cinnamon, and cloves

Note - Not available in the US

Instructions

Add all the whole ingredients to a spice mill or a Nutribullet with a milling blade. Blend all until finely ground.

1.

Add the powder ingredients and pulse, and shake a few times until all gets mixed.

2.

Add the blend to a jar, close well, and store in a dark and cool place for a few months.

3.

If you don't have access to Tonka beans, don't worry, the blend will be amazing anyway. You can replace the flavor profile with vanilla or a mix of vanilla and nutmeg.

4.

Use this spice blend in both sweet and savory dishes:

click for more details

Cakes, pies, pancakes, crepes, cookies Meat, pork, chicken, rice, cabbage