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This Pumpkin Pie Martini recipe is a guaranteed hit of any holiday cocktail party. This made for Thanksgiving cocktail puts a whole new spin on what you should be drinking this fall. If you’re hosting a Thanksgiving cocktail party this is a must serve! 

If you are even thinking about serving cocktails for Thanksgiving, Halloween or Christmas this easy Pumpkin Pie Martini needs to be on your short list!.  While Champagne is always a good celebratory drink, along with beer and wine, this holiday cocktail is next-level.  If you’ve never enjoyed a pumpkin pie cocktail, this is your chance to experience something different.

The Pumpkin Pie Martini is very desserty. I have served them during cocktail hour and during dessert. One batch will make four cocktails and these martinis are the quintessential party cocktails for the upcoming holiday season.

No one will forget these very special cocktails (or maybe they will depending on how many they have).

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What Does Creme de Cacao Taste Like?

Creme de Cacao is a flavored, alcoholic liqueur. The best way to describe it would be chocolate bean with a hint of vanilla. However, Creme de Cacao is completely different from a chocolate liqueur, which would be more viscous, like syrup and much sweeter. There is a dark and white (clear) version of Creme de Cacao and you definitely want the white (clear) version for this pumpkin pie martini recipe.

Is There a Non-Alcoholic Substitute For Creme de Cacao?

Try using 3 tablespoons of water and 3/4 teaspoons of chocolate extract for every 1/4 cup of Creme de Cacao called for in a recipe.


How Do I Make A Pumpkin Pie Martini?

  1. Make the frozen whipped cream first so it can setup in the freezer before the cocktails are poured.
  2. Rim each martini glass with cinnamon sugar and place the glasses in the freezer or refrigerator before serving (at least 30 minutes)
  3. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice before adding vodka, creme de cacao, heavy cream and pumpkin pie spice.
  4. Shake cocktail shaker vigorously (at least fifty times) before straining into prepared martini glasses
  5. Top each cocktail with frozen whipped cream and sprinkle with additional pumpkin pie spice.

Halloween Party Menu

Here is a Halloween Party Menu I have served in the past where these pumpkin pie martinis made their first appearance. Recipes are basically adapted to go along with the names of these dishes on signs. It’s always a lot of fun.

Dinner

Bread of the Dead
Puked up “Whole” Potatoes
Snouts and Beans
Necrotic Noodle Salad in Vomit Vinaigrette
Neutered Balls in a Ball Sack Reduction
Infectious Mad Cow Surprise

For Dessert

Compost Cookies
Chocolate-Layered-Armpit-Hair-Cake
Pumpkin Pie Martinis
Poisoned Pear & Bitter Almond Tart
Kitty Litter Cake

Sounds good doesn’t it?

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5 from 15 votes

Pumpkin Pie Martini Recipe

This Pumpkin Pie Martini recipe is a guaranteed hit of any holiday cocktail party. This made for Thanksgiving cocktail puts a whole new spin on what you should be drinking this fall. If you’re hosting a Thanksgiving cocktail party this is a must serve!
Prep Time10 mins
Total Time10 mins
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Pumpkin Pie Martini Recipe, Thanksgiving Cocktail
Servings: 4
Calories: 318kcal
Author: Cathy

Ingredients

Frozen Whipped Cream: (optional)

  • 1/2 cup heavy cream*
  • 2 tbsps confectioners' sugar

Cocktail:

  • 2-3 tsps cinnamon sugar for the rim
  • 1/4 cup vanilla vodka such as Absolut brand
  • 1/4 cup Creme de Cacao liqueur (clear)**
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream*
  • 1-1/2 tsps pumpkin pie spice, more for sprinkling on top

Instructions

  • Dip the edges of your martini glasses in water or Creme de Cacao. Shake off any extra liquid and dip the edges into cinnamon-sugar.
  • Chill prepared martini glasses in the freezer or the fridge at least thirty minutes before serving.
  • If you are going to make the frozen whipped cream you'll want to do this before making the cocktail. The frozen whipped cream can be made up two days in advance and can hang out in the freezer until you're ready to use it. Add heavy cream and confectioners' sugar to a bowl. Whip cream until stiff peaks form. Place whipped cream into a pastry bag fitted with a large tip (any shape). Pipe whipped cream into round towers on a parchment lined tray (will make four). Place in the freezer immediately and at least 30 minutes.

  • For the cocktail, fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add the vodka, Creme de Cacao, heavy cream and pumpkin pie spice. Shake well (at least fifty time vigorously). Strain into chilled martini glasses. Place frozen whipped cream towers on top of the drinks and sprinkle lightly with additional pumpkin pie spice.

Notes

*For a rich flavor and the best mouthfeel, use heavy cream that is 36-40% fat. This will yield the best results.
**Creme de Cacao is a chocolate liqueur and there is a dark and clear version. You want the clear version for this recipe.
Making the frozen whipped cream is optional. You could easily spray whipped cream from a can, but it will somewhat sink and not look as pretty. This is one of those extra touches that really go a long way.
Cinnamon sugar is widely available at grocery stores in the spice aisle or you can make your own with 1/2 cup of granulated sugar and one tablespoon of ground cinnamon. Store the leftovers in an airtight container. 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Pumpkin Pie Martini Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 318 Calories from Fat 157
% Daily Value*
Fat 17.4g27%
Saturated Fat 8g50%
Cholesterol 50mg17%
Sodium 10.3mg0%
Potassium 34.2mg1%
Carbohydrates 27.8g9%
Fiber 0.1g0%
Sugar 15g17%
Vitamin A 8IU0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg0%
Calcium 4.4mg0%
Iron 0.7mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  2. Oh my GAWD! I love you. I really really do. This is the bestest, awesomest drink EVER! I have to make this. Like, today. Well, maybe tomorrow. Or, both. LOL Your Halloween menu sounds spectacular! Do you happen to have pics or recipes? I’m in the midst of planning my goulish bash, and some of those things sound like they need to be on the menu! 😀

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  4. Finally got my internet back after hurricane Ike! Good to see you again. Those pumpkin martinis sound like just the thing we need this evening. Also the menu for the Halloween party is the most gross thing I have ever seen! But great to put you in the mood for a spooky Halloween party. I spent all day reading your previous blogs, (all the ones I have missed for the past three weeks). Congratulations on the clearing of the property…no doubt the excitement is overwhelming. Following you through this adventure is going to be great, and your recipes will be a great stress reliever for us folks out here cleaning up after the hurricane!

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  8. Love that virtual cocktail! (Bet I’d love what’s in the glasses as well.)
    When I was around your hooligans ages, a neighborhood lady always had story time at Halloween. We kids would sit in a circle holding a piece of a sheet in one hand and with the other hand underneath the sheet. As she would tell a spooky creepy story, she’d pass around things for “body parts.” The only ones I remember – and there were at least 8 of them, were a mass of overcooked noodles for brains, a dried apricot for a ear, and there was something for a finger….can’t remember what that was.
    I LIVED for Halloween story time for years! She also had a Halloween menu (which made me think of story time), but I know not as good as yours.
    Thanks for stirring up the memory.

    Oh, and thanks for wading through all that Damn Spam this morning over at the old TSC blog. How irritating!

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  10. Ball sack reduction? LOLOLOL!
    Cath it is almost 9am here and I am sitting “patiently” in my home waiting for my new fridge to arrive. You know the week I’ve had; I can’t tell you how much I would love to have a few of these martini’s with you to chat, gossip and bitch. I’m so ready…..

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  14. you totally crack me up! “your virtual cocktail napkin – you know you wanted it” – ha ha ha! how did you know how badly I wanted it!?

    as for this delicious and decadent tini, well it looks like starbucks will sell the non-alcoholic version soon. yum.

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  16. I have got to make that martini for my mother-in-law. She would love it! She had one recently that tasted like apple pie. She said it was unreal how much it tasted like apple pie. She will love this one…

    Love that Halloween menu! I would love to make it but it’s just going to be the hubby and I on Halloween. The kid is going to a party this year.

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  21. The martini’s sound delish! I miss all the excitement of Halloween that we had when our children were still young. I still decorate, but not quite as much and it’s just not the same. I hope you all have a great time!

    Our temp’s are in the 60’s today. I love it!

    Fran

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  22. Cathy,
    Just got up this morning, open your blog and all I say say is that I am having a hard time to enjoy my coffee because of your creepy menu, ha…ha..ha…
    I know Cathy, I am bad! Anyway let me just starring at your pumpkin martini instead. Hmmm…. I need my coffee now!

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  24. Of course, your photo would feature many different glasses. Now I want some. If only my cupboards and china cabinets weren’t stuffed….

    It’s going to warm up to 65 today. It was 55 yesterday and 49 the day before, so no one here will be griping about being warm!

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  25. Pumpkin martinis sound surprisingly appealing to me, and it’s only 9:43 AM…on a THURSDAY!

    Getting back to my coffee…your Halloween menu sounds positively putrid. I LOVE IT!! You are definitely the Halloween Queen!

    Come on everyone, party at Cathy’s house! 😉

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  27. I am loving those drinks – and I don’t even like pumpkin pie I could put away a couple I’m sure. So much for my trying to cut back alcohol consumption!

    I’m hoping your buffet is figurative right? 😉

    I’m envying you the warm weather. Granted it’s in the low 70s in NY today, so I have nothing to complain about, but I miss summer.

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  29. Oooh cute rocks…. Gosh, you’re going to keep giving us new things to look at every day till Halloween??? Still amazed! Pretty twirly tini glass too! You’re pictures are more fun than window shopping now!

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  31. I was really warming up to that Pumpkin Pie Martini, before you grossed me out at the end. 🙂

    Though I have a slight aversion to Pumpkin Pie (maybe it’s the pumpkin texture) these drinks are so pretty and so appropriate I’ve got to try them. They could end up being the antidote to my Thanksgiving dessert issues. And I really love the side view of the glasses.

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  33. Do you think if I consume enough of the festive martinis it will prevent osteoporosis? Heavy cream is calcium rich, isn’t it? Yummy yum yum…and why is it that while ALL of your recipes look scrumptious, the only ones I think I can accomplish are the beverages.
    Uh oh. 😉

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  40. Oh Good Lord Almighty. I LOVE LOVE LOVE all things PUMPKIN!!! Of all the crap I’ve been through and am going through and have managed NOT to start drinking… Girl, this little recipe may have pushed me over the edge. I’m gonna make me two and drink em both tonight! Weight Watchers or NOT. Thanks for that.

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  45. You so have to make all those dishes and post them on your blog…so I can steal it all for when I have a Halloween party! We’re still running the air conditioner around here so it’s hard to think of Turkeys and the holidays just yet.

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  46. what an interesting drink! i don’t booze much, but i’ve gotta admit, this’d be hard to push away. maybe i’m just not being introduced to the right kinds of booze… 🙂

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  52. What a fun dinner menu. Your friends and neighbors must love how fun you are, not to mention your husband.
    The drinks are great and the virtual napkin, no idea how you did that.
    And another thing I forgot…the comment yesterday from someone about the lone tree being on your label, I vote yes yes yes, if you are taking a vote.
    How is Willie?

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  54. Absolutely love the menu! I should dig up my own Halloween menus and concoct something up for my own site… thanks for the reminder….! And those drinks look delicious, I am pretending my coffee is one of them! yummers! :-O

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  59. ok you had me swooning with the drink and then nearly got me with the pukin taters, lawdy it is hard to gross out a nurse but that menu is a mess!
    Not two drinks, but one and that sounds so delicous, decadent, and FATTENING! I want one for Christmas, make it for me. What’s the fastest express mail?

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  60. Oh this is hilarious. Some of those dishes must have been really appetizing. It reminds me of this one cake I saw at a 40th birthday party. It was a pile of human excrement with corn and hair. The grossest thing I ever saw and was so realistic that I couldn’t eat a bite.

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  61. I have stolen two of your pics from this post and put on my blog Fizz, not my main blog, but appropriate. The photos will link to your post for the recipe. Have a check, I hope this meets with your approval.

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