There are several different ways that you can use the ASPEN spices that we sell HERE!

BEVERAGES- Hot or Cold, Aspen Mulling Spices with:
- combination of apple, cranberry, and orange juices
- mixture of gingerale and orange and lemon juices
- grapefruit juice warmed in the microwave
- cranapple juice with honey and ginger (a colorful holiday drink)
- Hi-C wild berry drink(kids love it)
- fruit smoothies (get out the blender); delicious in an apple granita
- club soda and apple cider on ice (for a refreshing non-alcoholic cocktail)
- coffee (a subtle spiciness) or cold spiced coffee; sprinkle it on cappuccino
- hot chocolate; egnog
- combination of apple cider, pear juice & sparkling water - garnish with raspberries
- hot Dr. Pepper (seriously, it's good)
- apple cider and ginger brandy
- Tuaca liqueur with hot apple cider
- hot buttered rum
- white wine with thin slices of lemon
- Southern Comfort, sake or Apple Jack
- Wine combined with 1 bottle dry white table wine, 1 bottle white grape juice, 1/2 bottle port and 1 carton of Aspen Mulling Spices for a winning drink.

BAKED GOODS- Generally, any sugar or spices the recipe calls for can be substituted with equal amounts of Aspen Mulling Spices.  Try it in:
- apple pie- the best we've ever tasted!
- pumpkin pie- surprise your family next thanksgiving
- nut breads, especially fruit breads- delicious in pumpkin bread
- muffins or Raisin Muffins
- corn bread, apple sauce bread; mix with butter and spread on homemade biscuits
- cookies (sugar, oatmeal, lemon, orange, or apple)
- apple crisp or apple strudel; peach or apple cobbler
- coffee cake (use in topping, too)l trey it in homemade biscotti
- cinnamon rolls or whole wheat caramel rolls.

BREAKFAST IDEAS
- sprinkle on granola or hot cereal
- sprinkle on toast, French toast, English muffins or bagels
- apple pancakes
- syrup: simmer with apple juice, cornstarch and lemon juice- delicious on apple pancakes

SNACKS AND DESSERTS
- Jell-O squares; apple juice Popsicles
- candied apples; candied pecans; chocolate fondue
-sprinkle over ice cream or yogurt; sorbet (made with apple cider)
- mix Aspen Mulling Spices in peanut butter – a treat for kids and adults
- mix with sour cream and mayonnaise for fruit dip
-spiced peaches or pears: add to canned fruit & garnish with fresh ginger
- bananas flame; apple or banana fritters: hot spiced apple crepes
- try ½ sour cream, ½ yogurt and Aspen mulling Spices for a summer dip – great for dipping gingersnaps
- blend with vanilla ice cream and apple cider (for an Aspen shake)
- Try Aspen Mulling Spices in baked apples- place raisins (soaked in liquor) and spice mix in the core and bake.

OTHER USES
- brown sugar brandy sauce: delicious in plum pudding or Yorkshire pudding
- mix with orange juice to baste ham, pork chops or pork roast
- acorn or butternut squash or sweet potatoes: dot with butter, sprinkle with Aspen Mulling Spices and bake
- to spice Waldorf salad; in chilled fruit-base soups; sprinkle on apple sauce
- add to water before cooking carrots
- mix Aspen Mulling Spices and fresh ginger in butter. Spread over salmon and broil
- sprinkle into baked beans and simmer
- add Aspen Mulling Spices and chopped apples to chicken vegetable soup

Making Fudge in Microwave Oven

• 3 Tbsp. Butter
• 1/4 cup Milk
• 1 carton Rich & Creamy Chocolate Fudge Mix

  Place butter in a 1 quart microwave-safe cup or bowl. Do not use soft butter. Microwave on full power until butter is melted. Add milk and fudge mix. Stir until completely moistened. Microwave on full power for 90 seconds, stirring after each 30 seconds. DO NOT BOIL.

  Pour into lightly buttered serving tray or candy mold. Refrigerate 2-3 hours to firm quickly or let stand at room temperature until firm. Note: Due to variations in power outlet and heating patterns of the microwave ovens, cooking times may vary.

  For a special treat, sprinkle Aspen Mulling Spices, nuts and/or chocolate chips after pouring into serving tray.

Making Fudge on Stove Top

• 3 Tbsp. Butter
• 1/4 cup Milk
• 1 carton Rich & Creamy Chocolate Fudge Mix

  Melt butter in heavy saucepan* over low heat. Do not use soft butter. Remove from heat. Add milk and Fudge Mix. Stir until completely moistened. Place over low to medium-low heat. Cook for 4 minutes, stirring constantly. DO NOT BOIL. Pour into slightly buttered tray. Refrigerate 2-3 hours or until firm.

  *A double boiler can be used for better temperature control. Place the top section of the double boiler over boiling water. Proceed as directed above.

  For a special treat, sprinkle Aspen Mulling Spices, nuts and/or chocolate chips after pouring into serving tray.

Using Spice Blends

Cider

• 1 gallon Apple Cider
• 1 carton Spice Mix

  Serve hot or cold.

Tea

• 1 gallon Tea
• 1 carton Spice Mix

  Serve hot or cold. A variation: 3 parts tea to 1 part orange juice.

Spiced Toddy

• 6 Tbsp. per Liter (Brandy, Whiskey, Rum)

  Serve hot. To make a smaller amount, use 1 1/2 Tbsp. mix per cup of liquor. 

Wine

• 1 1/2 Liter Red Wine
• 1 carton Spice Mix

  Serve hot or cold. To make a smaller amount, use 1 1/2 Tbsp. mix per cup of wine.

More Delicious Ideas in Beverages

• Add to a drink of equal parts of apple, orange and cranberry juice mixed and warmed.
• Stir in warmed grapefruit juice.
• Add to a mixture of ginger ale and cranapple juice to taste.
• Mix with wild berry drink and club soda.
• Mix with fruit yogurt, orange juice, banana, pineapple and ice in a blender.
• Add to sun teas (regular or herbal).
• Sprinkle on cappuccino hot milk froth.
• Add some to hot apple cider and Tuaca Liqueur.
• Sprinkle spice on Southern Comfort over ice.
• Stir into hot apple cider and rum.
• Mix to taste with hot pear juice.
• Add to club soda and apple cider on ice.

Traditional Egg Nog

• 4 tsp. Egg Nog Mix
• 8-10 oz. Milk

  Combine ingredients and stir well. Let stand for 2 minutes to thicken. To make a larger amount, use 5 Tbsp. mix per quart of milk. For a Special Treat, pour egg nog over fresh fruit.

Egg Nog Milk Shake

• 3 tsp. Egg Nog Mix
• 6 oz. Milk
• 2 scoops Vanilla Ice Cream

  Combine ingredients into a blender. Blend to desired texture.

Egg Nog Bundt Cake

• 2 Tbsp. Egg Nog Mix

  Add Egg Nog Mix to your favorite bundt cake recipe.

Apple Pie (Lisa’s recipe)

7-8 apples, sliced (I use Red Rome or Jonathans)
juice of ½ lemon
¼ C Aspen Mulling Spices
½ C brown sugar—les if apples are sweet
¼ C butter cut up and dotted in the apples
1 T flour—a little more if the apples are juicy
--Mix all ingredients and place in a regular double pie crust recipe. 
Flute top layer.
--Bake at 400° for 10 minutes; then reduce to 350° for 50 minutes.

Recipe from Aspen 2009 newsletter.

Mulling Muffins

1 egg
¼ C vegetable oil
½ C brown sugar
1 t vanilla
2 T Aspen Mulling Spices
1 C applesauce
--mix well, then add:
1 ½ C flour
1 t baking powder
1 C rolled oats
--Bake at 350° for 9-10 minutes; check. . . bake longer if necessary

Recipe from Aspen 2009 Newsletter.

I love carrot cake but I have not found a good recipe for one.  My mother is a great cook and I was visiting her the other day and asked her if she had one.  I was in luck because it just so happened that she had a bit of a trick to getting her carrot cake to turn out so well.  She mentioned to me that one of her recipe ingredients was Aspen Mulling Spices.  This is what gave it a spice flavor that I was so eagerly desired.  Well I went home after our visit at attempt her recipe it goes as follows:

Mix in a bowl:

3 eggs

1 ½ cup of EVOO

1lb of brown sugar

2 cups of diced carrots

1 small can of crushed pineapple and juice

2 table spoons of vanilla

3 cups of flower

Dash of salt

1 tsb of baking soda

1 tsb of baking pwder

¼ cup of Aspen Mulling spices

Bake @ 350 for 35 mins

It turned out wonderful, I finally have a carrot cake recipe that I can be proud of and the not so secret trick turned out to be in the spice. Who knew?

Last Friday I was given a sample of Aspen Mullen spices to try.  The box had four drink recipes listed on the side: Wine, Brandy, Tea and Cider.  Of those four I currently had tea in my possession and figured I could try it out.  It was a very easy recipe 5 oz of Aspen Mulling Spices to a gallon of tea.  It added a very interesting kick to the tea that I was not expecting.  It was a very nice treat that I enjoyed it hot while watching the rain come down in my back yard.  As it is August it may be a little too hot to fully enjoy this drink now but I will certainly have to try this again in the cooler time of year.  If you are not an avid tea drinker this may add the little bit of flavor to spice up your tea a notch.  I am sure that adding this to the brandy or wine will be a doubly warming treat as well!

How to Fix Mulling Spice Recipe - The Drink

Basic, common procedure to prepare a mulled wine is mainly uncomplicated: combine 1/4 cup of the blend with two cups of wine (red or white!), apple cider or juice, cranberry juice, or other beverages to your liking. When the recipe does not specify sugar, it is facile to add it to beverage after, according to individual tastes, or swap it with brown sugar, honey, molasses, sweetener etc; yet, a good , yummy mulled wine should be sweet. Heat and simmer on stove for at least twenty minutes until the spices infuse the liquid but - important! - don't let the wine boil. Occasionally gently stir the mix, then serve warm to moderately hot.
Do not get daunted if you don't like it straight off - experiment, test and re-test! Try several diverse combinations, alter quantities, ingredients and/or additions, until you are sure your mulled wine is darn good.
To prevent sediments in the cup, you might want to filter the drink through the strainer. Moreover, you can wrap spice mixture in the bag, made of four inch square of muslin with gathered corners, securely tied.

Make an exquisite mulled beverage with:
Cider: apple or cherry
Juice: apple, apricot, cranberry, orange, pear, pineapple, pomegranate or mixed as you like
Tea: black
Wine: red or white

Extra specials: brandy, rum, other spirits at your liking.

Mulled Wine & Other Recipes

Your imagination is the limit!

Mulled wine - Red or White
1 bottle of wine
2 cups water - optional
½ cup mulling spice blend
¼ cup of sugar, brown sugar or substitute

Mulled cider - makes 8 servings
8 cups apple cider or apple juice
1 cup of spice blend
8 one-inch cinnamon sticks for garnish, add extra each in one cup

Mulled Spiced Tea - makes 8 servings
8 cups of boiled water
4-6 black tea bags
1 teaspoon of mulling spice blend
Steep the blend in ready made tea for about five minutes, then heat again and simmer for 20 minutes; sweeten with one tablespoon of honey (optional).

Apple Pie

7-8 red rome or jonathan apples, juice of 1/2 a lemon, 1/4 cup Aspen Mulling Spices, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter (cut up and dotted on apples), 1 T flour- a little more if the apples are juicy

Mix all ingredients together. Make a double pie crust recipe. Place  the bottom pie crust in the plate, fill with apple mixture, top with the other half of the pie crust, vent and flute the edges. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 mins and reduce heat to 350 degrees for 50 mins.

As a college student living in a small dorm I do not have access to a stove. I love chocolate, especially fudge and cooking and wanted to find some way I could share a treat with some of my hall mates and friends.  I called up my grandmother and this is what she suggested:

• 3 Tbsp. Butter
• 1/4 cup Milk
• 1 carton Rich & Creamy Chocolate Fudge Mix

Place butter in a 1 quart microwave-safe cup or bowl. Do not use soft butter. Microwave on full power until butter is melted. Add milk and fudge mix. Stir until completely moistened. Microwave on full power for 90 seconds, stirring after each 30 seconds. DO NOT BOIL.

Pour into lightly buttered serving tray or candy mold. Refrigerate 2-3 hours to firm quickly or let stand at room temperature until firm. Note: Due to variations in power outlet and heating patterns of the microwave ovens, cooking times may vary.

For a special treat, sprinkle Aspen Mulling Spices, nuts and/or chocolate chips after pouring into serving tray.

You Will Need

Ingredients

It’s that time of year that everyone is craving pumpkin! The Aspen Mulling Company Spiced Pumpkin Bread & Muffin mix is a warm baked treat that will please your taste buds. If you are looking for something to bring to a Halloween party or even planning ahead to bring a dish for Thanksgiving, this would be the perfect addition to the party. Making this mix is extremely simple. You only need the mix, eggs, water, and oil. The directions are quick and easy to follow. No need to spend hours preparing muffins, just use this spiced pumpkin mix and enjoy the tastes that will help you enjoy the start to the holiday season!

 Nothing says "holidays" like the aromas of a cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves wafting from the kitchen as you bake a loaf of sweet pumpkin bread. Aspen Mulling Company makes a simple, straightforward baking mix that delivers excellent results with very little effort. One of the best things  about homemade pumpkin bread is the way the slight taste of the pumpkin is perfectly complemented by the spices of cinnamon and nutmeg. Add chopped nuts, dried fruit, or shredded carrots or zucchini for an extra splash of color and texture. Makes one loaf of moist and fluffy, lightly spiced pumpkin bread or a dozen standard-sized muffins!

A typically around the holidays and holiday parties, you always see the Eggnog. You probably know of a friend or family member, who happens to love Eggnog. What if you wanted to get them the gift of Eggnog for their birthday or Christmas, but you can’t? You can, if you send them the gift of Aspen Mulling Company Eggnog Mix. It is very easy to make Eggnog within a few minutes. All that you have to add to the mix is either water or milk, or you can even create your own special recipe. The powder will dissolve completely in hot or in cold drinks! Now you can give the gift of Eggnog.