Your Holiday Party Guests will Love a Persimmon Spiced Warm Old Fashioned

I love persimmons. I know a lot of people are a bit lukewarm on them. I get it. They tend to just taste like sweet cinnamon. I personally dont think this is a bad thing. I say lets embrace their flavor and add on to it. 

I did just so in this instance where I chop up a bunch of persimmons and cook them with ginger and spices (not cinnamon!). This makes for a super flavorful, holiday-inspired syrup. I would even add this to a cup of tea. 

But for a more boozy option, I went for it and added hot water and bourbon. Cutting it with a bit of hot water is absolutely necessary because its a bit too cloying for my taste with just bourbon. 

If I were throwing a holiday party this season, which Im still contemplating, Id make a big batch of the syrup, keep it warm over the stove (or even in a crockpot), add the bourbon and hot water so it would be ready for guests upon arrival! 

Adrianna Adarme is a food blogger and author living in Los Angeles, California. She writes the blog A Cozy Kitchen, where she shares comforting, everyday recipes from her kitchen. She recently authored her first cookbook, PANCAKES: 72 Sweet and Savory Recipes for the Perfect Stack. She's a lover of breakfast, pie (and sometimes even pie for breakfast), corgis and cute things. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.