Time for my 7 pumpkin-inspired cocktails to help add a bit more
spirit to your season!
- Hot Buttered Pumpkin Spice Rum – I would imagine that this isn't the lowest-calorie drink because it has butter in it, but it's a great drink to warm you up. Sip it before a roaring fire...or flickering candle for extra ambiance.
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon of butter
(make sure they're at room temperature); 1 tablespoon of softened
dark brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of pumpkin-pie spice, 2 ounces of dark
rum, and 12 ounces of HOT apple cider.
Directions: In a mixing bowl, use a
whisk to whip the butter, brown sugar and pie spice together. Put
it in the refrigerator and chill until it's firm. Then halve the mix
and the mug and place in two mugs. Stir in the hot cider. Note:
you could even top this with whipped cream and sprinkles and add a
cinnamon stick to make it even more special.
- Pumpkin Flavored Vodka – Okay, this is more time-intensive, so you might want to start now, but it yields a wonderful Fall take on vodka. Note that you'll need a large, sealable glass container for this, like a recycled glass juice bottle or glass storage jar.
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups of pumpkin
pie filling, vodka.
Directions: Place the pie filling in
the container and fill the rest with vodka. Mix them both up and
let the concoction sit in the refrigerator for a week to 10 days.
Filter the mixture through a coffee filter which you've put in a
kitchen strainer. TaDa!
- Kahlua Pumpkin Martini – It doesn't get any easier than this!
Ingredients: Kahlua Pumpkin Spice,
vodka
Directions: Mix equal parts of both
together with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled glass. Add a
bit of orange zest or a cinnamon stick to garnish.
- Spiced Pumpkin Cider – Another warm drink you can sip while watching the leaves fall, it reminds me of the Spiced Rum recipe above, but with fewer calories. It also makes the house smell amazing!
Ingredients: 1 cup of pumpkin puree,
2-1/2 cups of apple cider, 1/3 cup of spiced rum, 1-1/2 teaspoons of
pumpkin pie spice, a cinnamon stick, a sprinkle or two of nutmeg.
Directions:
In a large pot, whisk together the
puree, cider, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon stick. When the
mixture begins to boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20
minutes. Strain it to get rid of any lumps and the cinnamon stick.
Add rum and sprinkle with a bit of nutmeg. Serve it
warm. Yummmmmm!
- Pumpkin Pie Martini – I've been watching quite a bit of Love It Or List It lately and at the end of each episode, the winner buys the loser a martini, so martinis have been on my mind lately. Here's a great one to celebrate with:
Ingredients: 4 ounces of vodka,
pumpkin pie spice, 1 ounce of vanilla vodka
Directions: Pour both vodkas into a
shaker of ice and, well, shake. Strain into two glasses and add a
dash of pumpkin pie spice.
Nothing says Fall like pumpkins (let's ignore all the leaves we need to rake!). Enjoy these EASY drinks and embrace the magic of the season!
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