Winter-Spiced Pumpkin Cocktail

This pumpkin cocktail combines winter spices, pumpkin puree and rum! It's a creamy and delicious cocktail - with veg!

Christmas doesn't end until New Year's Eve in my house.

We continue picking at the carcass of the Christmas cake, digging the last of the pistachios from the discarded nut shells (what sort of BARBARIAN leaves the shells in the dish????) and start reintroducing the green smoothies to counteract the shame of the heaving glass recycling bin until we see in the New Year.

NYE is my daughter's birthday so by then Christmas will be replaced by the tears and laughter of a 2nd birthday party.

Until then, however, I shall continue with a few sneaky treats such as this spiced milk punch with added wintery spices and pureed pumpkin.

Vegetable cocktails. Now THAT's the way to ease the guilt of excess.

In the summer I love a nice cucumber caipirinha  but the winter is all about warming spices. But they don't have to be in hot drinks. I love a festive glass of mulled gin cocktail.

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Winter Spiced Pumpkin Cocktail

This pumpkin cocktail combines winter spices, pumpkin puree and rum! It’s a creamy and delicious cocktail – with veg!

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Course: Drink

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 2

194 kcal

Author: Kate Hackworthy | Veggie Desserts

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp pumpkin puree tinned, or steam ½ a fresh pumpkin or squash until tender, then puree
• 500 ml (2 cups) milk
• 1 tbsp caster sugar or to taste
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• 1-2 shots of dark rum to taste

Instructions

• Whizz all ingredients, except the alcohol, in a blender until frothy.
• Gently heat in a saucepan until hot, then stir in the dark rum and serve.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 194kcal Carbohydrates: 21g Protein: 8g Fat: 8g Saturated Fat: 4g Cholesterol: 25mg Sodium: 109mg Potassium: 391mg Fiber: 1g Sugar: 19g Vitamin A: 5075IU Vitamin C: 1.2mg Calcium: 290mg Iron: 0.4mg

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The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.