Description
This Hocus Pocus-inspired cocktail, I Put A Spell On You, is the perfect magical Halloween cocktail to celebrate the witchy season! It's a maple pecan old fashioned made with a homemade maple pecan simple syrup, and it embodies all the best fall flavors!
Ingredients
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For the syrup:
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 cup water
For the cocktail:
- 2 oz bourbon
- 1 oz maple pecan syrup
- 2 dashes orange or Angostura bitters
- 1/8 tsp gold edible glitter
Instructions
- Start by making the maple pecan syrup. Combine the brown sugar, maple syrup, pecans, and water in a saucepan. Heat on medium until the sugar has dissolved. Continue to steep the pecans for 5-10 minutes. Let cool and strain. This syrup will make between 8-10 cocktails and keep in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks.
- Next, add the bourbon and syrup to a glass, and top with bitters.
- Add the glitter, stir, then top with ice.
- Garnish with cinnamon sticks, pecans, and more glitter.