Pumpkin Pie Martini

The Pumpkin Pie Martini is ideal for autumn but delicious for any time. It blends the flavors of vanilla and white chocolate with pumpkin and nutmeg and it has a graham cracker rim just to finish off the flavor to perfection.

This drink obviously makes a wonderful dessert drink, but feel free to make one anytime you want to feel cozy. Because of its sweetness and richness, you can pair it with smoky grilled meats that are on the light side. Try these Smoked Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breasts from Food.com. You might even want to leave off the barbecue sauce.

This drink actually uses pumpkin puree, so you have to give it some serious shaking. I found the best method was to shake just the puree with a couple of ice cubes a few times, to get it broken up and slightly watered down. Then I added a bit more ice, plus the rest of the wet ingredients, and shook it until the shaker was so cold I could barely hold it. That got everything blended smoothly.

If you enjoy this cocktail, you should also check out the Pumpkin Pie Shot, which is much quicker and easier to make, and the Halloween-themed Ichabod Crane, which is ice cream based.

Pumpkin Pie Martini Recipe {MixThatDrink Original}

• 2 ounces vanilla vodka
• 2 ounces white creme de cacao
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1.5 tablespoons of pumpkin puree (pie mix)
• 1 dash of ground nutmeg (for garnish)
• Powdered graham cracker (for the rim)

Rim two martini glasses with crushed graham cracker. Put the pumpkin puree into a cocktail shaker with a couple of ice cubes and shake it 10-15 times to break it up. Now add more ice, plus the vanilla vodka, creme de cacao and cream, and shake very, very thoroughly to break up the puree. Strain into the martini glasses. Sprinkle the ground nutmeg on top for garnish.