You'll notice they're somewhat familiar as I designed the recipes by giving fresh twists to old favorites. These are perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas, or anytime you want to infuse cocktail hour with a little fall flavor.
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3 Fall Cocktails You NEED: Pumpkin Margarita, Mule & White Russian Recipes!
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The recipe
3 Delicious Pumpkin Cocktails for Fall
Ingredients
Garnish
Ingredients
Method
Rub a lime wedge around the rim of the rocks glass. Dip into the cinnamon sugar mixture.
In a shaker with ice, combine tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, pumpkin purée, maple syrup, and pumpkin spice. Shake vigorously until smooth and chilled.
Strain the drink into a prepared glass. Garnish with lime wheel or cinnamon stick.
Pumpkin Spiced Mule
Makes 1 cocktail
In a shaker, combine vodka, pumpkin purée, lime juice, maple syrup, and pumpkin pie spice. Shake well until smooth.
Fill a copper mule mug (or rocks glass), with ice.
Strain pumpkin mixture over the ice.
Top with ginger beer and give it a gentle stir.
Garnish with a cinnamon stick or lime wedge.
Pumpkin Spiced White Russian
Makes 1
2 ounces vodka
1 ounce coffee liqueur (like Kahlúa)
1 ounce pumpkin pie creamer (or 2 ounces milk + 1 T pumpkin purée + ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice + ½ teaspoon maple syrup shaken together)
Ice cubes
Whipped cream
Ground cinnamon or nutmeg for garnish
Fill a rocks glass with ice.
Pour in vodka and coffee liqueur
Gently pour in the pumpkin spice creamer over the back of a spoon to float it on top
Top with a dollop of whipped cream
Sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg
