Headless Horseman
A frighteningly good classic Halloween drink.
Ingredients:
2 oz dark rum
1 T spiced pumpkin butter (see recipe)
1/2 oz Demerara simple syrup*
Hot water to fill
Garnish: Cinnamon stick
Spiced Pumpkin Butter
1 lb (4 sticks) salted butter, room temperature
1 15-oz can pure pumpkin
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp ground nutmeg
2 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp ground cloves
1/2 C dark brown sugar
Instructions:
*To make Demerara simple syrup, combine equal parts water and Demerara sugar in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and let cool, store in sealed container, and refrigerate.
To make spiced pumpkin butter, mix together all of the ingredients in a food processor or mixing bowl. Cover a cookie sheet with wax paper and spoon out tablespoon portions onto the wax paper. Cool in the refrigerator; remove 30 minutes before use.
To mix the drink, mix all ingredients (except garnish) in a large mug and stir a few times to melt the butter. Garnish with the cinnamon stick.
Makes 1 cocktail