So by the time I published this post I still had not heard the results from the Daily Candy contest, but I decided to have a giveaway for y’all anyways as a huge thanks for your votes and support!! Yay! The nice folks at Nektar contacted me about their honey crystals and I thought it coincided perfectly with Rosh Hashanah recipes and the blog party I was invited to! But more on that below. It also coincided perfectly with easing my nerves with a cocktail. I present, an Apples & Honey Cocktail!
What is Nektar? Good question! It is honey, in granulated form. Which means all of the taste of honey but none of that sticky mess- win! It’s easy to replace honey in recipes with it since one packet equals one teaspoon of honey. It’s also gluten free, all natural and kosher. Mazel! I already sprinkled mine in my yogurt, oatmeal, tea, and I can’t wait to bake with it instead of sugar. And of course an apples and honey cocktail to go with my apples and honey cupcakes! Rosh Hashanah dessert of champions. Here is all Jew need for cocktail glory.
I went with Crown, because I’m classy like that, but any whiskey will do. First up, mix cinnamon with a packet of Nektar and dip the martini glass into the water and then the mixture to rim the glass.
Then mix the whiskey, apple cider, and remaining Netkar packets with ice in a shaker. I would not shake- mix slowly so the cider does not explode! Unless you are into that.
After this photo, I accidentally spilled the rest of the whiskey all over my hand. Oops.
Now just pour and enjoy!
Apples & Honey Cocktail
Amy
An adult beverage perfect for a sweet Rosh Hashanah!
I am thrilled to be participating with other Jewish bloggers in the first Jewish Holiday Blog Party, hosted by Jessie of Taste and Miriam of Overtime Cook, and sponsored by Kitchen Aid!
To kick off the celebration, I’m giving away the Nektar prize pack, but make sure to check out the blogs below for a chance to win Levana Kirschenbaum‘s fabulous new book, The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen!
This is the first of hopefully many exciting Holiday Blog Parties, so if you would like to join in the fun, please email holidayblogparties@gmail.com. Stop by and check out some of these amazing Rosh Hashanah themed recipes on the following blogs:
Nektar supplied the prize pack for this giveaway, but all opinions are my own. Cookbook prize is sponsored by Levana and available to readers from all blogs participating in the Rosh Hashanah Blog Party. Prize can only be shipped within the US.
Amy Kritzer Becker is a Jewish food expert, cookbook author of Sweet Noshings, owner of ModernTribe, and culinary-school-trained chef behind What Jew Wanna Eat — a modern Jewish food blog redefining heritage recipes since 2010. Her recipes have been featured in Food Network, Bon Appétit, Forbes, Good Morning America, and the New York Times.
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into the water and then the mixture to rim the glass.
. I would not shake- mix slowly so the cider does not explode! Unless you are into that.
10 Comments
Yum! Looks so tasty!!
Thanks! It was, even at 10am when I made it. The things bloggers do for natural light…
So brilliant! This combines all of my favorite ingredients. Thank you for participating!
Thanks, Jessie!
What a gorgeous and delicious looking cocktail! Thanks for joining the party!
Wow! I have a bartender/mixologist coming for 1st night dinner. I hope I can impress him with this!
Sweet! Let me know how it goes!
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