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Spiked Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate

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This Spiked Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate is a cozy cup of deliciousness made with Baileys Pumpkin Spice, pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, and rich chocolate!


PSL lovers, meet your new favorite hot beverage!  I’ve never tried pumpkin hot chocolate before, but it’s been on my list!  Since we had planned to paint pumpkins this past weekend, I knew it was the perfect opportunity to mix up this recipe.  We painted our pumpkins.  Then, I sipped my cocoa while watching Psycho.  It was the perfect drink for a Friday night during spooky season!

Now, this isn’t just any homemade hot chocolate – which, on its own, is pretty tasty.  This homemade hot chocolate has pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice mixed into it.  You could stop right there and have an amazing, hot, fall beverage!  But I went one step better and finished it off with Baileys Pumpkin Spice.  Say what?!!


Baileys is probably one of my favorite adult beverages!  It’s creamy, it’s delicious, and it’s perfect to mix into hot drinks!  While I was at my parents’ house a couple weekends ago, I noticed a bottle of Baileys Pumpkin Spice sitting on the kitchen counter.  PUMPKIN SPICE!  I had to try it, so I poured a sip’s worth into a glass.  

I immediately knew I needed my own bottle!  So while I was hanging out in the kitchen, enjoying my sip of Baileys Pumpkin Spice, I asked my Mom,”How would you drink this?”  She suggested over ice or in hot chocolate.  YES!  I had already planned on making a pumpkin hot chocolate recipe, but my mom’s suggestion was a game changer!


This recipe made two large and delicious mugfuls of pumpkin spice hot chocolate.   Start by heating milk in a saucepan.  Then, stir in pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, sugar, and vanilla.  Once that’s all mixed up, add a chopped up bar of chocolate (oh yeah!) and stir it until it melts.


Pour the hot chocolate into mugs, then stir in the Baileys Pumpkin Spice.  It’s creamy, pumpkin goodness that adds just the right amount of extra pumpkin flavor to this drink. It’s also just enough booze to give you that cozy, relaxed feeling!


Last, but not least, I topped off the hot chocolate with whipped cream and a sprinkle of shaved chocolate (save a tiny piece of the chocolate bar and use a grater to create shavings)!  It’s a rich, decadent drink that’ll keep you warm and toasty! 

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Spiked Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate

Spiked Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups milk
  • 5 tbsp. pumpkin puree
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp. sugar
  • 1/4 tsp. pumpkin spice
  • 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate bar, chopped
  • 2 oz. Baileys Pumpkin Spice, per mug
  • Toppings: whipped cream, chocolate shavings

Instructions

  1. Heat milk over medium heat in a small saucepan. Stir occasionally until it starts to simmer.
  2. Lower heat. Then, add the pumpkin puree, vanilla, sugar, and pumpkin spice. Continue stirring until ingredients are incorporated.
  3. Add the semi-sweet chocolate, stirring until all of the chocolate has melted.
  4. Pour the hot chocolate into mugs. Then, stir in 2 oz. Baileys Pumpkin Spice per mug.
  5. Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings, then enjoy!
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The gorgeous, glazed mug that I used was as big as my head! As soon as I squirted whipped cream on top, it puddled out into a creamy foam.  It was kind of perfect to have a touch of cream in every sip.  It’s a very rich drink, though, so sip slowly and enjoy!  


Did you make this Spiked Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate? Make sure to share your pics on Instagram using the hashtag #livinglavidaeats. Don’t forget to tag me @lavidaholoka!

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Witch’s Cold Brew Butterscotch Coffee

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If you feel like a wicked witch before coffee, treat yourself to this Witch’s Cold Brew Butterscotch Coffee that’s magically made overnight in the fridge with Torani Butterscotch Syrup and pumpkin pie spice! 

This post has been sponsored by Torani Syrups. All opinions are mine alone. #AToraniHalloween


I finally got to try Butterbeer for the first time over the weekend!  It was delicious and I seriously cannot stop thinking about how good that creamy, butterscotch flavor is! 

Since then, I’ve been looking at recipes to make at home.  But this wizard-inspired drink is made with a whole bunch of ingredients that aren’t the best for daily consumption.  So I figured out an easy way to enjoy that butterscotch flavor and it’s made with real, simple ingredients, too!

Torani Butterscotch Syrup!

Butterscotch cold brew coffee that’s so easy to make, it’s like magic!

 
Step aside, wizards!  I created a witchy, caffeinated concoction that’s full of butterscotch flavor!  It has a couple of fun Halloween-inspired touches, too!  Meet the Witch’s Cold Brew Butterscotch Coffee!

This cold brew coffee recipe is an easy Halloween treat!  Fill your cauldron (or a large jar) with coffee grounds and add a little pumpkin spice.  Let it sit overnight.  After the coffee is strained in the morning, stir in a few tablespoons of Torani Butterscotch Syrup.  Finally, add ice to glasses, and pour! 

If you really want to make this cold brew coffee a spooky good Halloween treat, top it off with whipped cream, Halloween sprinkles, and a drizzle of caramel sauce!


The Torani Butterscotch Syrup really makes this drink!  It’s easy to use – just stir it in! – and can be added to so many different recipes! The butterscotch flavor isn’t overwhelmingly sweet.  It has just enough flavor and sweetness to really make this cold brew coffee taste magical!  Plus, it’s made with simple ingredients like pure cane sugar & natural flavors!


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Witch’s Cold Brew Butterscotch Coffee

Witch’s Cold Brew Butterscotch Coffee

Ingredients

  • 1 cup medium-dark blend coffee grounds
  • 1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
  • 4 cups cold water
  • 4 tbsp. Torani Butterscotch Syrup
  • Ice cubes
  • Optional toppings: light/fat free whipped cream, Halloween sprinkles, caramel sauce

Instructions

  1. In a large jar or glass carafe, add the coffee grounds, pumpkin pie spice, and water. Let it sit overnight.
  2. The next day, strain the coffee through cheesecloth or a paper coffee filter and into a large jar or glass carafe.
  3. Stir in the Torani Butterscotch Syrup.
  4. Pour the coffee into glasses filled with ice.
  5. Top with whipped cream, Halloween sprinkles, and caramel sauce, if desired.
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There’s no need to get on your broomstick and head to the coffee shop in the morning!  This cold brew coffee recipe makes about 3-4 glasses so you’ll be all set to sip and go! 

If you think it’s too cold for cold brew, brew hot coffee with the pumpkin pie spice.  Then, stir in 2 tablespoons of Torani Butterscotch Syrup to it and enjoy!

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Did you make this magical Witch’s Cold Brew Butterscotch Coffee recipe? Share your pics using the hashtag #livinglavidaeats. Don’t forget to tag me @lavidaholoka!

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Hocus Pocus Life Potion Cocktail

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Summon your inner Sanderson Sister with this Hocus Pocus Life Potion Cocktail made with white rum, Apple Pucker, lemon lime soda, and edible glitter dust!

♪ Come little children, I’ll take thee away, into the land of enchantment. ♫

 
Halloween is just a week away!  I’m a little sad about it, honestly.  I feel like the fall flew by this year and most of it still felt like summer.  I never got to go apple picking and I’m still waiting on the leaves to change to go on a photo walk.  But one thing that I did do was enjoy some of my favorite Halloween movies!  I have my list of favorites.  I’ve probably watched the old classics like Dracula, Frankenstein, Psycho, and The Birds multiple times.  Then, I threw in some childhood faves like The Addams Family and, of course, Hocus Pocus!

I’ve basically watched Hocus Pocus every time it’s on TV, which has been a lot!  You’ve got a great cast, a talking black cat, a friendly zombie, and lots of Halloween high-jinks!  What’s not to love?  So in honor of my favorite witchy sisters, I decided to make a Hocus Pocus Life Potion Cocktail.  In the movie, the Sanderson Sisters create a bright green potion to suck the life out of little children.  My potion is a little less dangerous!  Well, in moderation, anyway! 

Bringeth to a full rousing bubble, then add two drops oil of boil and a dead man’s toe. Next, add a dab of newt saliva, dash of pox. Stir thrice. One final thing and all is done: add a piece of thine own tongue. Administer one drop to victim and stand back. When victim’s life force shows, inhale the glowing aura. When the aura is extinguished, the victim is dead and you shall be young again.

The Sanderson Sisters’ spell for this recipe is one you won’t find in my kitchen.  A little too gruesome for my liking!  So I thought I’d put a tastier twist on this potion. 

Add white rum and Sour Apple Pucker over ice.  Shake it gently twice or thrice.  Top with lemon-lime soda, add edible glitter, then watch the magic begin!  Stir and watch the glitter spin!  Sip this glowing potion and feel revived!  Serve on Halloween to watch the witching hour come alive!

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Hocus Pocus Life Potion Cocktail

Serving Size: 2

Hocus Pocus Life Potion Cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz Captain Morgan White Rum
  • 1.5 oz DeKuyper Sour Apple Pucker
  • 17 oz bottle Polar Frost Lemon Lime Sparkling Water (or bright green soda of your choice)
  • Ice
  • Edible silver glitter dust

Instructions

  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Then, add the white rum and Apple Pucker. Shake.
  2. Carefully pour into glasses or chemistry flasks.
  3. Top with lemon lime sparkling water or soda.
  4. Add edible silver glitter dust (enough to get a good, glittery swirl going), stir with a swizzle stick, and serve!

Notes

Some of the edible glitter dust may settle at the bottom of the drink. Serve with a swizzle stick to keep that glittery swirl going!

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At the end of the movie, you can see a bottle of the Life Potion being tossed in the air.  It’s a darker green than my potion.  During these modern times, a witch doesn’t like to use a lot of artificial color in her potions.  I’m keeping it real with a glowing green potion thanks to Apple Pucker and lemon-lime sparkling water!  Bottom’s up, witches!

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