American Spoon Recipes

Sparkling Pumpkin Pie Cocktail

Ingredients:

• sugar
• water
• 1 oz. American Spoon® Pumpkin Butter Add to Shopping Cart
• 1 oz. simple syrup
• 1 oz. lemon juice
• 1 oz. gin
• dry champagne or sparkling wine
• blend of sugar and cinnamon for rim

• Make the simple syrup by combining equal amounts of sugar and water in a medium saucepan.  Bring to a boil and simmer until sugar has dissolved.  Cool completely before continuing.  Simple syrup can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a month.
• Run a slice of lemon around the rim of a champagne flute. Dip in cinnamon sugar mixture to coat rim of glass.
• In a blender, combine pumpkin butter, simple syrup, and lemon juice. Blend until smooth.
• Transfer to a mixing glass or an empty jar. Add ice and gin and shake well. Strain into champagne flute and top with sparkling wine.