Best Christmas Tree Sours Recipes
O CHRISTMAS TREE
Browse the produce aisle and you'll find that there's a bunch of jewel-toned fruits and vegetables fit for decorating a Christmas tree. I like to use multicolored bell peppers and pomegranate seeds, but you can use whatever you're inspired by. Star fruit, of course, is the natural choice for a tree-topper.
Provided by Michelle Buffardi
Categories appetizer
Time 2h30m
Yield 12 to 15 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Using a stand mixer or a bowl and a spatula, mix together the cream cheese, herbs, garlic, mustard, and salt until combined. Form the mixture into a ball, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Before serving, form the ball into a tree shape -- like an egg shape, but pointier on top. Roll the tree-shaped ball in the parsley, reshaping it with your hands as necessary. Decorate with bits of bell peppers and pomegranate seeds. Top with the slice of star fruit.
- Serve with crackers and crudites.
CHRISTMAS TREE SOURS
Here's a reason to get a real Christmas tree: You can make a cocktail out of it! The new book How to Eat Your Christmas Tree includes dozens of recipes for cooking with the needles from firs, spruces and pines. Author Julia Georgallis suggests using them for curing fish, infusing ice cream, brewing tea and making a cordial for these Christmas Tree Sours. Just be sure to triple-check your tree type: Certain varieties like cedars and cypresses aren't edible. - Francesca Cocchi, Food Network Magazine
Provided by Food Network
Categories beverage
Time 2h40m
Yield 2 Christmas Tree Sours
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Make the cordial: Bring 4 cups water, 1 1/2 cups superfine sugar, the zest of 2 lemons, the juice of 5 lemons and 7 ounces spruce or fir needles to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer 2 hours. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, repeating to remove all the needles; let cool. Make the drinks: Combine 1/3 cup each sparkling water and bourbon, 3 tablespoons of the cordial, the juice of 2 limes and 3 dashes bitters in a shaker with ice. Shake, then strain into 2 ice-filled glasses and garnish with spruce or fir sprigs. Refrigerate the remaining cordial for up to 2 weeks.
MARMALADE WHISKEY SOURS
It's worth seeking out high-quality maraschino cherries, such as those from the brand Tillen Farms -- they're free of artificial color.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Drink Recipes Cocktail Recipes
Time 5m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine bourbon, lime juice, sugar, marmalade, and bitters in a pitcher. Stir vigorously until sugar and marmalade are dissolved.
- Fill rocks glasses with crushed ice, top with bourbon mixture, and serve each with a maraschino cherry and a drizzle of cherry liquid.
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