Spiced Pumpkin & Pecan Old Fashioned
This Spiced Pumpkin & Pecan Old-Fashioned is your ultimate fall cocktail! It brings together two of the season’s most iconic flavors: pumpkin butter for cozy, spiced sweetness and a homemade spiced pecan syrup made with toasted pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: Stirred
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Spiced Pecan Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup pecans
- 4 cinnamon sticks
Cocktail
- 1 bar spoon pumpkin butter
- 1/2 ounce spiced pecan syrup
- 2 ounces bourbon
- 2 dashes of chocolate bitters
Instructions
- Simmer 1 cup water, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup pecans, and 4 cinnamon sticks over medium heat for 10–15 minutes. Let steep off the heat for another 10 minutes, then strain and cool. Store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
- Add ice to a mixing glass and top with 1 bar spoon of pumpkin butter, 1/2 ounce spiced pecan syrup, 2 ounces bourbon, and 2 dashes bitters. Stir to combine.
- Pour into a rocks glass with ice and top with shaved chocolate.
- Finish with 3 pecans.