Pumpkin Spice Margarita

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• ¼ cup pumpkin purée

  not pumpkin pie filling
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

  preferably freshly grated
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Lime slice

  for garnish, optional
• Brown sugar and ground cinnamon

  for garnish, optional
• 2 ounces reposado tequila
• 1 ounce orange liqueur

  such as Grand Mariner, Cointreau or triple sec
• 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• ½ ounce pumpkin spice simple syrup
• Ice
• Cinnamon stick

  for garnish, optional

Instructions

• 1 In a small saucepan, stir together the water, dark brown sugar, pumpkin purée,
  ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, ground cloves and ground
  allspice. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring every so
  often to help dissolve the sugar.
• 2 When the mixture boils and the sugar dissolves, turn off the heat and stir in
  the vanilla extract.
• 3 Allow the mixture to steep for a minimum of 15 minutes.
• 4 Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve over a shallow bowl in the sink. Stir
  the mixture in the fine-mesh sieve to help separate the syrup from the pumpkin
  purée. Let the mixture cool completely and then store in a sterile, airtight
  container in the refrigerator. Shake before using. 
• 5 If you'd like a garnished glass, cut a slit in the middle of the lime slice and
  run it around the rim of the glass to moisten. On a small plate, stir together
  the brown sugar and cinnamon and swirl the moistened rim into the mixture. Set
  the glass aside.
• 6 In a cocktail shaker, add the tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, pumpkin spice
  simple syrup and a handful of ice.
• 7 Secure the cocktail shaker top and vigorously shake for 15-30 seconds.
• 8 Remove the cocktail shaker top and strained into the garnished glass filled with
  ice. If desired, garnish with a cinnamon stick. Enjoy!

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