Spiced Sugar Rim Garnish for Hot Beverages

A lovely, simply garnish to dress up your hot beverage glasses for a dinner party or special occasion. Adapted from Cooking Pleasures magazine. Once you have garnished your glasses, fill with hot buttered rum, mulled cider, or even coffee. Unused dry mix will keep in a plastic airtight container for several months.

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Yields: 2 cups mix

Ingredients

• 1  cup  sliced almonds or 1  cup hazelnuts, toasted
• 1  cup granulated sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  freshly grated nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 cup Amaretto or 1⁄8 cup  Frangelico, approximately

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients(except liqueur) in a food processor, grinding into a powder.
2. When ready to use, set some of the powder on a plate, pour liqueur into another shallow dish.
3. Dip a heat-safe mug (since you will be filling this with hot cider or hot buttered rum) into first the alcohol, then press into the powder to coat the rim.
4. Let sit a few minutes to harden before filling glass with hot beverage of your choice.