Pumpkin Spice Soda & Rum

Had a leftover Halloween pumpkin.  Decided to make some pumpkin puree for pie.  Got enough for 2 pies and had a skosh leftover.

I had read of a pumpkin spice syrup for Soda Stream™ but decided to whip up my own!

Cocktail Recipe by Heather Page-Farlow

Pour maple syrup into plate or rimmer.

Put edge of glass into syrup then into a tray of turbinado sugar.

Put in crushed ice.

Pour in Pumpkin Spice Soda

1 oz of spiced rum

Pumpkin Spice Syrup

Recipe by Heather Page-Farlow

½ cup of pumpkin purée

½ cup agave or maple syrup

1 cinnamon stick

1 Good Earth Sweet and Spicy teabag

Dash of nutmeg

Dash of allspice

Splash of organic apple juice

Let simmer over low heat until reduced down. 

Strain through sieve, squeezing all the liquid out of the paste until only a dark liquid is left.

Place cinnamon stick in storage bottle.  Strain once again into storage bottle. Refrigerate.

To use with Soda Stream, carbonate a liter of filtered water.  Pour roughly ¼ cup of syrup into liter.Mix well

Sip and enjoy the tastes of the season.  You can even garnish with an apple slice.