Pumpkin Cocktail
Bright citrus balances cozy, rich pumpkin and zesty fall spices in the best pumpkin cocktail. This pumpkin spice tequila cocktail tastes like pumpkin pie with a spiked, fresh twist.
Servings: 1 -2 servings
Ingredients
Pumpkin Spice Sugar Rim
- ¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon cane sugar
- Orange juice
Pumpkin Spice Tequila Cocktail
- 2 ounces tequila
- ½ ounce Cointreau or Triple Sec
- 1 ½ ounces orange juice
- ½ ounce lime juice
- 1/8 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 ounce pumpkin puree (2 tablespoons)
- ½ ounce pure maple syrup
Garnish
- Cinnamon stick
- Pumpkin pie spice
- Orange twist
Instructions
For the Pumpkin Spice Sugar Rim:
- Fill a shallow, rimmed plate large enough to dip the rim of your cocktail glass with pumpkin spice and sugar. Stir until well mixed.
- Fill a second similar plate with orange juice.
- Turn your glass upside down, holding it by the base or stem over the orange juice plate. Gently twist the rim of the glass in the orange juice until coated.
- Set the rim into the plate of pumpkin spiced sugar, twisting and dipping until coated. Set aside.
For the Pumpkin Spice Tequila Cocktail:
- Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice: tequila, Cointreau, orange juice, lime juice, pumpkin spice, pumpkin puree, maple syrup. Shake until chilled.
- Strain into prepared glass(es). Garnish with cinnamon. Enjoy!
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