Minty Cacao Espresso Cocktail (Vegan)

Minty Cacao Espresso Cocktail (Vegan) is warm, boozy, and totally bitchin’! Warm your belly and let your mind go fabulously fuzzy. SO good! Obviously, this is good anytime, however, it makes for an excellent winter/holiday cocktail. I slurped this booziness up when I decorated my tree, hence the pics below. And, duh… because lil’ G is just too cute to not include. Especially since he decided decorating a tree meant him in his astronaut costume. ??? Who the hell knows. I question nothing a 4 year old does or says. Nothing. With G’s adorableness, gingerbread house concoctions, Christmas music classics, and my fuzzy and warm feeling from the Minty Cacao Espresso Cocktail (Vegan), decorating was golden this year. Looked golden, felt golden, tasted golden. 😉

I am SUPER excited because I know one of the gifts I’m getting from “Santa” mom & dad. A long overdue, crazy awesome record player (click here for link). I no longer have my record collection but I’m definitely insanely excited to start collecting again! I’m also pretty sure that I’m getting a piano (finally)! I’m not so sure my household or my neighbors will be appreciating either of these gifts (at all), but I’ll be happier than a pig in shit. Not having a piano sucks all the time, however, it especially blows during Christmas time. I totally miss playing my holiday tunes… SO much! Now that I’ve said this, I have to leave you with one of my all time faves! A true classic. Enjoy the music and of course, the Minty Cacao Espresso Cocktail (Vegan)! -FGG

PS- Again, I’m a day late. I may have to move my Sunday posting to Mondays. We’ll see what happens next week and then I’ll make a decision from there. 

 

Minty Cacao Espresso Cocktail (Vegan) – Makes 1 drink

Ingredients:

1/2 oz creme de cacao

1/2 oz peppermint schnapps

1 1/2 oz vodka (can also use vanilla vodka)

3 oz espresso

5 oz of warm vanilla non-dairy milk (or until you fill your mug) OR you can steam the milk if you have a steamer and use the froth for the top!

Optional: Garnish with soy whipped cream, small marshmallows (Trader Joe’s are vegan!), and a crushed up candy cane to rim the side of the mug and to sprinkle on top

Directions:

Pour in the liquors and stir

Add espresso and top with milk and foam (if steaming)

Done!