After making these yummy Pumpkin Spice Muffins I had about 1/2 cup of pumpkin puree leftover. What to do with it? Add vodka, of course!
I know it's simple to buy Pumpkin Liquer to make cocktails but it's also pretty easy to whip up a pumpkin cocktail using natural ingredients you probably have around the house this time of year -- pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, cloves, and graham crackers.
The concoction I came up with is based on the ingredients in a simple pumpkin pie recipe with vanilla vodka and cinnamon simple syrup for sweetness. If you love pumpkin pie, you will die for this!
How to make a Pumpkin Martini:
1 shot of vanilla vodka
1 Tablespoon of pure pumpkin puree
Splash of Cinnamon Simple Syrup
1/2 shot fat free half and half
2 cloves
1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 Graham cracker, crushed (for rim)
Fill a shaker with ice and shake together all ingredients (except for the graham crackers) until ice cold. Rub a bit of simple syrup along the rim of your martini glass and dip the glass in the graham cracker crumbs. Pour cocktail.
Perfect for a cool Autumn night or as a Halloween party cocktail.
