Pumpkin Liqueur Food

PUMPKIN LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Place pumpkin juice into a medium saucepan, add ginger, cloves, allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon sticks. Reduce pumpkin juice by half till you have 2 cups concentrated spice juice.
• Remove the cinnamon sticks and strain the juice through a coffee filter that has been placed in a filter holder or mesh strainer. You can strain it through a cheese cloth. This will take a while.
• Rinse out the pan to remove the spice residue. Pour the reduced and strained juice back into it and add sugars.
• Bring to boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Once the mixture has reached a full rolling boil, remove from the burner.
• Allow the mixture to cool before proceeding.
• Once the syrup has cooled, add the vodka and vanilla.
• Pour this mixture into sterilized jar or bottle.
• Allow to age in the refrigerator for 2 weeks. Keep refrigerated and shake before each use.

PUMPKIN SPICE MARTINI

Steps:

• Pour the vanilla flavored vodka, Irish cream liqueur, and pumpkin flavored liqueur into a cocktail shaker over ice. Cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into a chilled martini glass, and garnish with a sprinkle of ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg to serve.