Grown Up Pumpkin Pie Milkshakes.
Uhhh yes… why yes, I am posting a “recipe” for a milkshake.
Feel free to kick me in the teeth.
It’s not that I think you’re too inept to know how to put ice cream scoops and milk in a blender and push “start”… it’s just that I’m not sure you know how to add a few hefty slugs of bourbon.
See? I knew we were in this relationship for a reason.
Ooooh and I also really enjoyed this (some would say too much) and didn’t want you to go a day without it. That’s the real reason.
Okay… and the third (real) reason is that my last-minute planned cookies were a big fat fail on Tuesday and my teeth are sweet today. Sue me.
And I’ve already done all the other boring-yet-delicious, typical, !OMGit’spumpkinseason! recipes so what better way to ring in Fall with a refreshing beverage that tastes like pie with a side of liquor?
This is my kind of thing. I hope it’s yours too.
Bourbon Pumpkin Pie Milkshakes
Ingredients
- 2 cups vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup cream or half and half
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup pureed pumpkin
- 1/2 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 2-3 ounces of bourbon
- frosting + sprinkles, or cinnamon sugar for glasses
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a blender and mix until combined. Rim glasses with a light coating of frosting then dip in sprinkles. Pour in shake and sprinkle cinnamon on top. Top with whipped cream if desired. Serve!
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351 Comments on “Grown Up Pumpkin Pie Milkshakes.”
I could have used one of these Tuesday after school. Where were you then?
I love the rimmed sprinkles and that you used real cream, vanilla, pumpkin, and graham crackers in it. Oh, and bourbon!! Pretty much I love this recipe!
Hope you’re having fun on your trip! :)
A MILKSHAKE IN A GLASS RIMMED WITH SPRINKLES. You’re a visionary! Also, I’m pretty sure that if I make my fiance a milkshake that combines pumpkin (he is a total OMG its pumpkin season! guy) and bourbon (and, um, a Jim Beam guy) he will ask me to marry him all over again. Thank you!
I bet these would still be great without the bourbon! I love how you rimmed the glass with sprinkles. Totally cute! :-D
This could be my new favorite milkshake! Absolutely love how you decorated the rim:-)
Yes! Love those sprinkles- they make the beverage even more festive. I had a fail batch of cookies on Monday, so I totally feel for you!
this looks amazing. like seriously amazing. i think i need to add bourbon to my grocery list…
TOO COOL! Janetha is awesome, as are you :)
Minus the bourbon, since I’m technically a ‘kiddo’, ohmygosh this looks so delicious. I love anything pumpkin, and an excuse to have a pumpkin milkshake? Perfect. What a great idea with the graham cracker crumbs, and thank goodness for the cream and milk combination, sounds creamy!
That, my friend is a thing of beauty!
Those sprinkles are adorable — and I love that this is an actual milkshake — not pumpkin + banana + ice and if you close your eyes real tight and pretend, then you’ll have a pumpkin milkshake.
You said it girl.
how can you create heaven over and over and over and over again??? I’m so loving this.
haha I read adult pumpkin “mistakes” a couple of times. I guess it would be a mistake NOT to make these ;)
I pretty much made this last night– but used vanilla vodka instead!
Also a winner :)
We should probably try it with cake vodka too. Mmmmm.
The glass is rimmed with sparkles!? Genius!!
Jay is sitting next to me and just said “dang that looks good!”. Kid approved with an adult taste, sounds perfect to me! You know I love pumpkin too though, so I would be all over that!
Oh, YUM! I am a total pumpkin-aholic and as soon as I locate more pumpkin (total shortage where I live and I already used up my stockpile!) I will be making these for hubby & me. He will looooooooooooove them :)
A special method
I should go to give it a try
I want, I want, I want!!!
Oooh yum! These sound delicious Jess, and everyone could use a little Bourbon in their lives, right? If you’re looking to add even more pumpkin to your life, I posted some Pumpkin Hummus yesterday (http://wp.me/pSUCS-2BK) .. I might just have to eat it by the spoonful and wash it down with these milkshakes!
Ah! I need to try that. Thanks girl!
I’m not 100% sure about pumpkin in a milkshake, but if you say it is good then I’ll take your word for it.
Unless you drank too much bourbon before getting as far as making the milkshakes ….
;-)
Oooooh goodness!! Why don’t my drug stores carry candy corn yet?!?!
The sprinkles absolutely MAKE this! I love it :D
why is this not in front of me right now? i want, i need!
Oh my gosh. I HAVE to make these. They look amazing!
That looks like it was a lot of fun! The sprinkles on the rim are so pretty! :)
This looks like the perfect beverage to celebrate the Fall season! I love the sprinkles…they are so YOU! :-)
So CUTE!!!!
Ok, its official….you’re kinda precious!
The sprinkles definitely make the photos, but I’m sure it’s the bourbon that makes the shake! ;)
Holy Lord, this looks amazing. Will be making this weekend…
Ugh. You just know this is going to be on pinterest a million times with all the other amazing pumpkin recipes and I CAN’T GET CANNED PUMPKIN HERE!!
Ok, rant over.
This looks fab by the way. Please feel free to send me some pumpkin ;-)
Oh my goodness, it’s like you’ve read my mind! My husband and I have been on a bourbon kick lately, and I’ve also been on a pumpkin kick, what a fun way to kick off fall! Not to really look ahead, but I’m making these while we wait for trick or treaters this year!
OMG, now I wanna bail out of the office, go home and have a pumpkin shake…. You know, people declare me nuts here in Belgium with my pumpkin craziness… In Belgium the only thing we do with pumpkins is make soup (besides me of course ;o)
Kath
Jessica, the photos in this post are amazink, the colors work so good together, I keep staring at my iphone ;))) and its worth to mention that this is a pumkin milkshake that even my husband will try – a pumkin hater, but when I showed him the photos he agrren that it should taste delicious!
Thank you! :)
I need a whole lotta this in my life! Yum!
Oh, my goodness!!!! Absolutely BEAUTIFUL presentation with the sprinkles on the rim and candy corn in the background, LOVE it!!
However do you manage to pour bourbon into a blender and take a picture without spilling it? If I did that, it would be ALL over the place and not in the blender!
Great post, Jess!
Ha! I’ve had about 2 years of practice now taking “pouring” shots (I don’t have a tripod) but it still never gets easy!
This is not a recipe I should have looked at BEFORE work… I guess bourbon for breakfast isn’t kosher? This is the perfect recipe for “fall” in places where its still over 90 degrees every day! I was wondering how you got those sprinkles to stick so well… frosting is a miracle worker.
Everything…and I mean EVERYTHING tastes that much better with sprinkles. I so cannot wait to try these! I’m wondering if perhaps some whipped cream and a caramel drizzle would put my teeth in the painfully sweet category as well or if I should just suck it up and deal with it….boy, I have issues.
No way… do it.
Its only 8:30am and I’m already ready for one of these!
I totally read the title of this post and took a deep breath to prepare myself for amazingness of pumpkin and EtOH!
Damn it…I’ll have to save this one for next fall. Although I’m assuming it would still be pretty dang tasty even without the bourbon.
You have a pretty good reason though. ;)
The title alone makes me giddy! Then the sprinkled rimmed glass made my day. I can’t wait to whip these out at our Halloween Party!
Umm…yes, please? Any reason to add liquor is good enough for me!!
Love this season! Your shakes are SO pretty…
Muy Delicioso. Did you take Spanish?
Si!
Um I’m pretty sure this is going to replace my go to pumpkin smash smoothies from jamba juice as my go to fun drink in for the fall. This could be dangerous.
I love pumpkin, I love sprinkles, I LOVE bourbon! Everything about this is perfect.
Wow. I need that! Immediately! There is a lack of pumpkin in my life. And cream. and bourbon.
Haha, my thoughts exactly!
This looks amazingly delicious… Some of my favorites in one – pumpkin, bourbon, ice cream. Yes please! And you made it look so pretty with the sprinkles and all.
Um pie with liquor…you been spying on my family dinners?
And you are a sprinkle genius, just so you know.