Cozy Santa Mocktail

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup ginger peeled, sliced into 1/8" circles
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste

Mocktail

• 4 oz Coca‑Cola
• 1 oz espresso
• 1-2 oz vanilla bean ginger syrup
• 1-2 oz spiced gingerbread coconut cream

Instructions:

To make the Vanilla Bean Ginger Syrup.

• Heat the water and sugar in a pan to simmer, stir until the sugar dissolves. Simmer for about 20 minutes. Rinse, peel and slice ginger into 1/8” circles. Place ginger into water sugar mixture along with 1 tsp vanilla bean paste. Stir.
• Simmer for 15 more minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Strain out the ginger solids. Transfer simple syrup to a jar.

To make the Mocktail.

• Fill your glass with ice. Add espresso, Coca‑Cola and vanilla bean ginger syrup. Stir.
• Add spiced gingerbread coconut cream.
• Garnish with cinnamon stick