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Boozy Pumpkin Shake

By Andria Dilling, Staff writer | October 25, 2024

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Happy Halloween! Whether you are going to trick-or-treat with kids or hanging around the house handing out candy, we have the thing that is going to make Halloween extra fun for the grown-ups. This year we are going to go one better than Kit Kats and Butterfingers. We are skipping the tricks and treating the grown-ups with a Boozy Pumpkin Shake. These are the perfect combination of pumpkin spice, creamy ice cream, and crunchy graham crackers, all with a little kick of bourbon.

We thought these would be yummy, but we had no idea how much so. Taste testers swooned to the point that we actually had to whiz more up in the blender. Who needs all the candy? Trick or treating has never been more fun!

Boozy Pumpkin Shakes will make Halloween extra fun for the grown-ups.

Boozy Pumpkin Shake
Makes 2

1 pint vanilla ice cream
¼ cup pumpkin puree
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
2 tablespoons milk
¼ to ½ cup bourbon
Store-bought caramel sauce
4 crushed graham crackers

Place the ice cream, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, milk, and bourbon in a blender and blend just until combined. Using a spoon, drizzle the caramel sauce down the sides of 2 glasses. Pour in the milkshake and top with graham cracker crumbs.