Some tasty zing in this Hot Toddy recipe. The Apple Ginger Hot Toddy is a delicious way to drink a hot brandy cocktail.
It has become one of my evening rituals to have a glass of ginger water and honey. I think it helps me get ready for bed and sleep. In fact, many people believe both honey and ginger can aid in sleep. If I can get a great night of sleep, the next day is usually that much better. I thought it would be fun to incorporate this into a toddy recipe and maybe add some apple, as apples go so great with both honey and ginger flavors. We have been diving deep into the world of hot toddies and today we are going to make an Apple Ginger Hot Toddy.
Ginger water
I guess I didn’t even know that ginger water was a thing, but I guess it is. I have partaken in Kombucha that was infused with ginger before and it tastes great. My wife made some ginger beer not that long ago and I loved the stuff, but it was quite the process to make. No, it isn’t that it is even really a big deal, but it does require care. I already have lots of yeast-based critters that need attention. So I just started boiling some chopped up ginger and stored the resulting drink in a mason jar. Every night I swipe a little bit to warm up and add honey once heated.
Brandy
As we talked about in a previous post, I have made the transition from using whiskey to brandy for my hot toddies. While it could really be any spirit that was available at the time to make a historically accurate hot toddy, I decided that the flavor profile of brandy works better in this cocktail. Additionally, the oldest reference I could find to a specific spirit in a hot toddy recipe was to brandy. For these reasons, I am using brandy as my alcohol in this apple ginger hot toddy recipe.
Apple Ginger Hot Toddy
- Prep Time: 5 Minutes
- Cook Time: 10 Minutes
- Total Time: 15 Minutes
- Yield: 2 Drinks 1x
- Category: Cocktials
- Method: Heating
- Cuisine: English
Description
Check out this Apple Ginger Hot Toddy Recipe! It combines the hot comfort of a toddy with an extra feel-good of apple and ginger.
Ingredients
For Ginger Water
- 1 Quart Water
- 3 1 inch hunks of Ginger
For Apple Ginger Hot Toddy
- 8 Ounces of water
- 4 ounces of ginger water
- 4 Ounces of Apple Juice or Cider
- 10 cloves
- 2 Tablespoon honey
- 3 Ounces of Brandy
- 2 Apple slice to garnish
Instructions
To Make Ginger Water
- Add Ginger and Water to sauce pan and boil for 3 minutes
- Once cooled, put in quart mason jar and store in fridge until used
To make Apple Ginger Hot Toddy
- In medium sauce pan, add clove, water, ginger water, and apple juice.
- Bring to a soft boil and remove from heat
- While water is warming and before removed, add honey and brandy equally to two mugs
- Add hot water equally to both mugs
- Stir with spoon
- Once cooled down enough to drink, add apple slices and serve
Keywords: Apple Ginger Hot Toddy
Jennifer
Love the combo of the ginger and apple...sounds delicious!
Ben
It is such a great combination.
Traci The Kitchen Girl
Nice Ben! I'm drinking ginger every day too...although not with honey and brandy. Yummm, looks like a keeper! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Ben
I would recommend the honey... at least... just a tad before bed time. I can really tell from my fitbit that the quality of sleep I get improves. I would also suggest the Brandy, but maybe not every day on the brandy. 😉
Ginny
You are me hero. This is one of my favorite winter drinks and I lost my recipe. Really sounds delicious.
Ben
It IS delicious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmzyYquMS2I
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife
Hot toddy drinks are so yummy for cold winter nights. This looks great!
Ben
Thank you Marlynn!
Jessica Robinson
Sounds like a very festive drink! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Ben
Thanks for visiting!
anjali
the perfect soothing drink to have over the cold days!
Ben
It is very nommy! thanks for sharing!
Paige
Yum! If it weren’t 7:00 am, I might make one of these right now!
Looks amazing, simple, perfect.
Ben
It's 5 o'clock somewhere? lol.
Elaine @ Dishes Delish
I love ginger and honey together! Yum. I can just imagine that it would make you sleep better! This apple ginger hot toddy looks so delicious! And soothing. And fabulous. And gimme now.
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy
Coming in from a cold day on the slopes or snow shoeing would be great if this was waiting. Perfect fireside drink too...curled up in front of the TV watching a movie (and the snow falling).
Ben
I miss skiing. I need to consider getting back to it soon, although I just had knee surgery, so it may be a minute.
Helene
I think I should try this too, I have been fighting insomnia lately. Right now it's 4 am and I could need your hot toddy. It's known that ginger strengthens the immune system so I can imagine how ginger water would help me in relaxing.