I’m for gingerbread everything and anything—and not just during December but all year long! However, if you personally reserve gingerbread recipes for the holidays, I bet you’re really happy that we’re in the holiday season now! To help you make the most of the season, today I’m sharing Homemade Gingerbread Latte from Danielle Walker’s latest cookbook Against All Grain Celebrations.
![Homemade Gingerbread Latte from Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Celebrations. Smooth and creamy coffee beverage with the holiday flavors of gingerbread blended in. Perfect to start or end your day or take a break for you! You can make this for creamer if you prefer. [featured on GlutenFreeEasily.com]](https://glutenfreeeasily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Gingerbread-Latte-from-Danielle-Walkers-Celebrations.jpg "“Reprinted with permission from Danielle Walker’s Against All Grain Celebrations: A Year of Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes for Every Occasion by Danielle Walker, copyright © 2016. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.”")
Reprinted with permission from Danielle Walker’s Against All Grain Celebrations: A Year of Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes for Every Occasion by Danielle Walker, copyright © 2016. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
While Gingerbread Latte is available seasonally at coffee spots like Starbucks, those of us who are gluten free have to be very careful when considering such choices. Starbucks has specifically stated that it is “unable to guarantee a gluten-free environment” and encourages gluten-free customers to only consider packaged products marked “gluten-free” as safe.
Some of the ingredients used in Starbucks’ drinks are reported to definitely contain gluten (e.g., java chips, sprinkles) and there is a chance of cross contact (also referenced as cross contamination) between gluten-free ingredients and gluten-full ingredients because of shared blenders, shared workspaces, etc. The fact is that many in the gluten-free community have reported being glutened at Starbucks by offerings that “should” have been gluten free when you the ingredients alone were considered. But as we know, there’s much more to having a truly gluten-free product than the individual ingredients it contains.
If you make Homemade Gingerbread Latte, you control the ingredients and the environment your latte is made in so you’re totally good to go. And sipping this creamy latte infused with the gingerbread flavors of the holidays without fear of being glutened makes it taste even better. We all deserve that!
This latte also comes at a much lower cost than a Gingerbread Latte from Starbucks, of course. You have to love that!
I also love that if you leave the coffee out of this recipe, you can use the recipe as Homemade Gingerbread Creamer so you can enjoy a Gingerbread Latte any time you’d like. As noted in the recipe, you’d simply use one part creamer and two parts coffee (for example, ½ cup of creamer and 1 cup of coffee) and blend before serving.
An immersion blender, aka stick blender, comes in handy for this task! If you don’t have one, simply use your regular blender, of course (with caution when you’re dealing with any hot liquids), and be sure to check out my tip on how to clean your blender in 3 minutes or less.
![Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Celebrations Cookbook. [featured on GlutenFreeEasily.com]](https://glutenfreeeasily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Danielle-Walkers-Against-All-Grain-Celebrations-Medium-Cover.png "Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Celebrations Cookbook. [featured on GlutenFreeEasily.com]")
Danielle Walker’s Against All Grain Celebrations is her third cookbook (see all of her cookbooks). You’ll find my reviews of Danielle’s other cookbooks, including additional recipes, on gfe here. Spoiler alert: I’ve loved them all!
I do my best reading while we’re camping at our mountain property on the Shenandoah river so I read Danielle’s book this summer while sitting by the campfire and watching folks “float” the river. It was so enjoyable to go through a whole year of celebrations with Danielle’s amazing recipes and look forward to all the holidays and special events to come.
![Danielle Walker's Celebrations Cookbook is great reading with wonderful grain-free, dairy-free, paleo recipes. [from GlutenFreeEasily.com]](https://glutenfreeeasily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Danielle-Walkers-Celebrations-Cookbook-Photo.jpg "Danielle Walker's Celebrations Cookbook is great reading with wonderful grain-free, dairy-free, paleo recipes. [from GlutenFreeEasily.com]")
Celebrations covers 12 special occasions: New Year’s Eve Cocktail Party, Game Day Buffet, Valentine’s Day (including A Little Love for the Kids and Dinner for Two), Easter Brunch, Mother’s Day Luncheon, Father’s Day Cookout, Birthday Party, Fourth of July Barbecue, Summer Shower, Halloween (including Trick or Treats and Autumn Dinner Party), Thanksgiving, and Christmas (including Christmas Breakfast, Christmas Dinner, and Christmas Treats).
![Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Celebrations Cookbook. Thanksgiving celebration. [featured on GlutenFreeEasily.com]](https://glutenfreeeasily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Danielle-Walkers-Celebrations-Thanksgiving.jpg "Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Celebrations Cookbook. Thanksgiving celebration. [featured on GlutenFreeEasily.com]")
As with this homemade Gingerbread Latte recipe, while all the recipes are celebration worthy and some are definitely seasonal, most can be made and enjoyed all year long. I love that!
If you’re a regular gfe reader, you’ve probably heard me say before that it’s a shame that some recipes only get made once a year. I think having Celebrations on your shelf will remind you that it doesn’t have to be that way.
Photos of Danielle’s recipes and the celebrations they star at are glorious, meaning that Celebrations not only makes a fantastic cookbook, it also makes a terrific coffee table book. And it will be one that actually gets picked up and flipped through by your guests and family for sure because few can resist beautiful food!
![Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Celebrations Cookbook. A warm weather celebration. [featured on GlutenFreeEasily.com]](https://glutenfreeeasily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Inside-Cover-Danielle-Walkers-Celebrations.jpg "Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Celebrations Cookbook. A warm weather celebration. [featured on GlutenFreeEasily.com]")
When I started listing recipes that I want to make from Celebrations, I had to stop myself because my list was pretty much the entire table of contents. Of course, you can read the Table of Contents yourself by using Amazon’s “Look Inside” feature (on left side of page). So instead let me give you a sampling by sharing the “Top 20” of the recipes in Celebrations that appeal to me the most.
And, yes, I absolutely drooled over more recipes than these 20 in Danielle’s latest cookbook. I had to cut quite a few from my “must make” list to keep it to 20 recipes. Thankfully, with Danielle’s cookbook in hand, I won’t have to limit myself at all!
![Danielle Walker's Celebrations Baked "Beans." Ingenious substitution for baked beans. [featured on GlutenFreeEasily.com]](https://glutenfreeeasily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Danielle-Walkers-Celebrations-Baked-Beans.jpg)
Danielle Walker’s Celebrations Baked “Beans.” Ingenious substitution for beans in this recipe.
My Top 20 “Must Make” Picks from Danielle Walker’s Celebrations
Baked “Beans” (Danielle’s substitution for beans is ingenious!)
Blender Bread
Butternut Sage Carbonara
Caramel Pecan Sticky Buns
Chicken Salad Biscuits
Christmas Fudge
Cinnamon Rolls
Eggnog
Eggs Benedict Strata
Ginger Peach Sangria
Gingersnap Cookies
Granny Sarella’s Biscotti
Green Bean Casserole with Crispy Shallots
Herbed Dropped Biscuits
Nut-Free Yellow Cake
Poppy Seed Hamburger Buns
Prosciutto-Wrapped Glazed Shrimp (look for this recipe here on gfe in the future)
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon Jam
Skillet “Corn” Bread
Vegetable Bacon Parcels
Giveaway of Danielle Walker’s Celebrations Cookbook
UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed.
Homemade Gingerbread Latte Recipe
Homemade Gingerbread Latte
Serve this smooth and creamy coffee beverage with the flavors of gingerbread blended inside for a festive morning treat. Grind up some Gingersnaps (page 307 of Celebrations) to rim the mug, if desired.
Ingredients
- 1 cup full-fat coconut milk
- 1 cup almond milk (page 320 of Celebrations or your favorite recipe or brand)
- 1⁄4 cup coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup (see substitution info in Notes)
- ¾ teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 5 cups strongly brewed coffee or espresso
Instructions
- Combine the coconut milk, almond milk, coconut sugar, maple syrup, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a saucepan and whisk over medium-high heat for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the coffee and, working in batches, add the mixture to a blender (or use an immersion blender) and blend until frothy, about 15 seconds.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Make It Ahead To turn this recipe into a coffee creamer, combine everything except the coffee. Stir the creamer into a hot cup of coffee or store it in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
To use the creamer in a single serving of latte, combine one part creamer to two parts coffee in a blender and blend until frothy. For example, ½ cup of creamer to 1 cup of hot coffee. (Shirley’s note: This would also be the perfect time to pull out your “stick” blender, aka immersion blender as it would allow you to blend the mixture right in your coffee mug. Be cautious when mixing hot liquids in traditional blenders. Be sure to vent your blender slightly to avoid hot liquids blowing top of blender off and burning you.)
Tidbits For a truly classic gingerbread flavor, substitute unsulfured molasses for the maple syrup.
Reprinted with permission from Danielle Walker’s Against All Grain Celebrations: A Year of Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes for Every Occasion by Danielle Walker, copyright © 2016. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
More Festive Beverages for the Holidays
~ Dairy-Free Irish Cream (Homemade Bailey’s)
~ Hot Chocolate Peppermint Shots
~ Velvety Pumpkin Spice Latte (plus five more kid-friendly beverages)
Originally published December 20, 2017; updated July 9, 2018.
Vivian says
I would like to try all the recipes in the Celebrations cookbook
and create new gluten-free memories with my gluten-free
girls and I!
Vivian Bruno says
I am so thrilled to learn that I won!
I look forward to Celebrating gluten free style -keeping my 2018 resolution to create a healthy and festive home with my 3 girls eieht celiac and I!
Lisa says
Have been craving cinnamon rolls lately, so that is definitely the recipe I would look forward to the most. I haven’t made them in years because of diet restrictions, but this recipe could be something my entire family could eat!
joan harrington says
Some lovely fudge from the cookbook would surely hit the spot-
Nancy says
Shirley, I love, love, love anything with ginger, so this latte is a must make! The cookbook sounds fabulous. I’m intrigued by Baked “beans”. but it has been well over a decade since I’ve been able to eat something like the Caramel Pecan Sticky Buns. That recipe would have to be at the top of the list. Thanks for the opportunity to win this wonderful book!
Emily says
I’d love to try the drop biscuits.
stacey s says
Interested in Baked “Beans” and Cinnamon Rolls
Casey says
I love to entertain so this looks wonderful!
Betty says
I’d love to make the Brussels Sprouts with Bacon Jam- they sound amazing! (and I’d love to know what the “beans” are)
Kristen says
It’s so fun to cook gluten-free/grain-free for the holidays and feel like you’re not missing out on anything!
Esther Fair says
I need new recipes and ideas for my little coeliac. Especially some treats for sending to school in her lunchbox!!
Lori says
I miss cinnamon rolls so much, I would love to make these the most!
Lauren says
This cookbook sounds amazing! I am the only one with dietary restrictions in my family so I love finding new recipes that I can enjoy and everyone else will love too.
Laura S says
This looks like a wonderful cookbook, I would love to give it to my mom, she is such an amazing cook and I would love to see what she could do with it!
Jenny says
Oh man this latte sounds delicious! Would love to add this to my collection and references for clients with celiac and allergies such as myself.
Kelly H says
Wow! The Gingerbread Latte sounds great but I’d love to try the Eggs Benedict Strata! My ASD son and I are trying to go as GF as we can for overall health (no celiac).
Cindy says
I have her first cookbook and really like it so it would be great to try some of the recipes in her latest book. Thanks for the giveaway!
Hillary says
I am always looking to try new gluten free recipes. I am still new to being gluten free.
Georgia says
I’ve recently had to go grain-free for health reasons. This looks like such a lovely book and I really miss bread and biscuits! I’m intrigued by the Brussels with bacon jam…
Hayley Reeve says
We are all a little obsessed with cinnamon rolls at the moment. Would love to make my own x x
Deborah Torp says
I would love a year’s worth of recipes! Especially party ideas…all in one easy place! I’m still learning to navigate celiac. This would be so helpful!
Sandra Considine says
I think the skillet corn bread sounds interesting. I have a 12 year old granddaughter who is so in love with corn bread. I am new with knowing who you are and I would like to get to know your recipes better. They look and sounds fantastic. And with the Celebrations you give an opportunity to explore a wide range of food recipes and ideas.
C. M. Garner says
I would like some good gf recipes!
Tamara Oliveiro says
Finding recipes online is great but there is just nothing like having a cookbook in your hand and flipping through it until you find “the one”… would love to try the sticky cinnamon rolls, haven’t made any since I found out I couldn’t have gluten.
judee says
The gingerbread recipe looks easy, healthy and delicious- just the way I like them. I loved her first book so I am sure I will like this one too.. Just came over to wish you a Happy New Year!
cheryl says
I don’t even normally like lattes, but this looks wonderful. thanks for such a thorough review of the book, Shirley!
Lisa Moreau says
They all sound delicious, but the butternut sage carbonara especially!
Laura S says
How wonderful this is!! Thank you ever so much Shirley, my mom and I are going to have a ton of fun with this cookbook! I am so blessed to win, blessings to everyone else through the new year ahead!