A simple and easy to make adorable, comletely edible and delicious gingerbread house. It has simple to make, no mess transparent glass windows that have a nice icy look and you can pop a battery operated tea light in it to light it up as well, it looks absolutely wonderful at night. It’s made with coconut oil and there is no dairy used in this recipe so this gingerbread house keeps well. Really easy to make it’s a fun project for the holidays!
Ingredients
Gingerbread
4 cups regular white flour
1 cup wholewheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsps cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup about 8 tbs melted (but not hot) coconut oil
1 egg
1/2 cup water
Caramel Glue
1 cup white sugar (You may have some caramel left over so you can use a bit less if you like or just toss some nuts in the leftover caramel and you’ll have some brittle too:) )
Royal Icing
2 egg whites
1/2 tsp lemon juice
3 cups powdered sugar