From my earliest childhood memories comes this Homemade German Gingerbread Spice Blend (Lebkuchengewurz), a treasured recipe from my Grandma Janet (Granny Janny) that has been saved to memory for 3 decades and finally shared! I have all of my Grandma's Gingerbread molds now, from copper and aluminum to earthenware, that used to decorate the walls of her kitchen. Every year the treasured molds were brought down for Christmas cookie baking...
Now those Gingerbread molds are carefully hung on the walls of my kitchen, and this year we are finally committing one of her favorite Gingerbread Spice Mix recipes to paper!
We will be sharing many recipes that call for this Gingerbread Spice Blend, but for now we hope you try it out in our festive and tasty Eggnogg (or Gingerbread!) Meringue Cookies!
Last Updated: December 19th, 2017
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Homemade German Gingerbread Spice Blend (Lebkuchengewurz)
Ingredients
- 2 ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon ground green cardamom
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger (generous teaspoon or + a pinch)
- ½ teaspoon ground star anise
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
(Note: 2x or 3x only changes the ingredient list)
Instructions
- Combine all of the spices: cinnamon, cloves, allspice, coriander, green cardamom, ginger, star anise, and nutmeg. Use in your favorite recipe(s) and store any remaining gingerbread spice blend in an airtight container. *We store our spice blend in one of our spice jars, in the cabinet, for use next year. Keep in a cool, dark place and the spice blend will last up to one year.
Leesa says
This looks so wonderful--I can't wait to try it. One question, though. I'm confused on the amount of ginger. Is it adjustable from only a pinch up to a "generous" tsp with your preferred amount being 1/2 tsp? Thanks in advance. I really want to try this blend.
Angela Latimer says
It's a base 1/2 teaspoon but you can use a generous teaspoon or add a pinch more to taste. I use the very generous teaspoon for my perfect blend. 🙂
Sandy says
Do you have Granny Janny's Gingerbread recipe to use these spices in?
Thanks,
Sandy Brennan
Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com says
Actually, I have all of her gingerbread recipes in an envelope somewhere in my desk. I will look and scan some in later!