Pumpkin Spice White Russian

This pumpkin spice white Russian recipe is wonderful around the holidays. The vanilla vodka, Kahlúa and half and half really complements the light pumpkin taste and makes it a fun and delicious sipping cocktail.

Course Cocktail

Cuisine American

Keyword pumpkin spice, pumpkin spice white Russian, white Russian

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings Cocktails

Calories 340kcal

Author Elaine Benoit

Equipment

Ingredients

4 ounces Pumpkin Liqueur (any brand)
4 ounces vanilla vodka (or caramel vodka)
3 ounces Kahlúa
2 ounces half & half (or milk for fewer calories)

Garnish

cinnamon
sugar

Instructions

Mix together a small amount of cinnamon and sugar. Wet the rim of the glasses with a small amount of simple syrup. Roll the rims of both glasses in the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Shake glass and place upright.
cinnamon, sugar
Fill cocktail shaker halfway with ice
Add pumpkin liqueur, vodka, Kahlúa and half & half
4 ounces Pumpkin Liqueur, 4 ounces vanilla vodka, 3 ounces Kahlúa, 2 ounces half & half
Cap shaker and shake for 15 seconds. Strain and divide liquid between the two glasses being careful not the touch the sugared rims
Sip
Smile
Enjoy

Notes

Helpful Tips

- I love my double old-fashioned glasses, but you can also use rocks glasses if you prefer.
- You don't have to use half & half for this cocktail. It does make it 'richer,' but if you want to cut some calories, you can substitute it with milk.
- If you don't care about calories, then light cream is also delicious and rich. I wouldn't use heavy cream though. That would be too rich.
- If you don't have vanilla vodka, you can use either regular vodka or caramel vodka, if you have it.
- There are a few pumpkin-flavored liqueurs out there. Use what you can find. You don't have to get the brand pictured below.
- Just for fun, I mixed the cocktails two ways: in a glass and in a cocktail shaker. Either way is fine. I prefer the cocktail shaker but if you want to build yours in a glass, you'll just have to mix the pumpkin spice white Russian with a spoon to meld the flavors together.
- You can garnish this cocktail in a few different ways. I choose to mix equal parts of sugar and cinnamon on a small plate. Then I dip a little simple syrup on my finger and rub it around the rim of the two glasses. Next, I roll the rim in the cinnamon sugar, shake it off, and place the glasses upright. You can also use pumpkin pie spice instead of sugar and cinnamon.
- Or you can stick a cinnamon stick in each glass.
- If you are going to build the white Russian directly in the glass, be careful not to pour each ingredient over the cinnamon-sugared rims.

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