This pumpkin martini recipe is a show-stopper. It is delicious, creamy and gorgeous! The rim is made with vanilla frosting and crumbled shortbread cookies. That rim alone is enough to excite me, but knowing that the drink itself is yummy makes this possibly the best fall cocktail of all time.
Yes, it does have a bit of actual pumpkin puree in it, but the real fall flavor comes from the pumpkin-pie spice sprinkled on top.
Granted, it is tough to choose because there is also the Pumpkin Spice Old Fashioned and the Pumpkin Spice Margarita.
Pumpkin Martini Ingredients
This is one of those cocktails where I like breaking the ingredients into three parts.
First, the rim of the glass: This cocktail has a sweet rim made of icing and cookies. If you are making this cocktail for a special event, it’s good to practice making the rim and the stencil. If you wait until the day of the event, you will likely feel rushed and distracted.
Second, the cocktail ingredients: Try the cocktail itself and make sure that you have the details down and that you like the flavor. We made a recipe for your own Pumpkin Spice-Infused Vodka, but you can always buy it premade. You can adjust anything in the cocktail ingredients you want to switch up.
Finally, the third part is the garnish: Not only does garnish add that extra bit of flavor but it also makes the cocktail extra beautiful.
Rim
- Vanilla Icing
- Shortbread Cookies
Cocktail Ingredients
- Bailey’s
- Pumpkin Spice Vodka
- Half and Half
- Vanilla Extract
- Pumpkin Puree
- Ice
Garnish (Optional)
What do you need to make a pumpkin martini?
When it comes to making a cocktail, tools are quite important. I finally broke down and bought a proper jigger and cocktail shaker. I even finally bought a meat tenderizer for making cocktails.
Yes, that sounds weird but the darn thing is handy. The key out of the ordinary item with this cocktail is the stencil. Thankfully, you can buy just about anything online these days.
- Ziploc Bag
- Rolling Pin or Meat Tenderizer
- Small Spatula
- Small Plate
- Martini Glass
- Jigger
- Cocktail Shaker
- Cocktail Strainer
- Pumpkin Stencil
The bottom line
This pumpkin martini recipe could easily become your favorite fall cocktail. It is creamy, delicious and quite simple to make. The garnish is purely optional but adds an element of flair that I love.
Pumpkin-Spice Vodka Martini Recipe
This pumpkin martini recipe is a show stopper. It is delicious, creamy and gorgeous!
Ingredients
Pumpkin Martini
- 1 ½ oz Bailey’s
- 1 ½ oz Pumpkin Spice Vodka
- ½ oz Half and Half
- 1 t Vanilla Extract
- 1 T Pumpkin Puree
- Ice
Rim
- Vanilla Icing
- Shortbread Cookies
Garnish (Optional)
- Pumpkin Stencil
- Pumpkin Spice
Instructions
- Take a handful of shortbread cookies and place them inside the ziploc bag and close tightly. With a rolling pin or meat tenderizer, smash the cookies into fine crumbs. Pour crumbs onto a small plate and set aside.
- Rim the martini glass by brushing vanilla icing with a mini spatula around the rim of the glass. Then dip the rim of the glass in the crumbs; set aside.
- Into the cocktail shaker, add all the ingredients with ice.
- Shake vigorously to combine.
- Strain into the martini glass.
- For the garnish (optional): Carefully place the pumpkin stencil on top of the martini glass being careful not to get it wet from the drink. Sprinkle the pumpkin spice lightly over the stencil to cover the pumpkin. Then slowly pull up the stencil. Or just sprinkle a pinch of pumpkin spice on top if the stencil seems like too much work.
- Enjoy and remember to drink responsibly!
Notes
For the garnish I printed out a small pumpkin stencil image and cut/traced out the image with an exacto knife. If you don’t want to go through all that trouble, you can find coffee stencils online that will work.
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