Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte

Ingredients:
2 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 tsp cinnamon
1 generous T real maple syrup
1/4 cup canned pureed pumpkin
2 shots espresso
ice
Instructions:
Fill two large pint glasses with ice. Combine almond milk, cinnamon, maple syrup and pumpkin in a blender and blitz briefly to combine. (Alternatively, whisk together in a large bowl.) Divide evenly between glasses. Top each with a shot of espresso. Put a straw in it!

Sangria Ice

• 1 cup 100% Concord grape juice 
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind
• 1 3/4 cups fruity red wine 

Preparation

1. Combine juice and sugar in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. 
2. Cook 1 minute, stirring until sugar dissolves. 
3. Remove from heat. 
4. Stir in rinds; cool completely.
5.  Strain mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard solids. 
6. Stir in wine. 
7. Pour into an 11 x 7–inch baking dish. 
8. Cover and freeze for about 45 minutes; scrape with a fork. 
9. Freeze. 
10. Scrape mixture every 45 minutes until completely frozen (about 5 hours). 
11. Remove mixture from freezer; scrape entire mixture with a fork until fluffy.
12. Enjoy!! Serves 6 (serving size: about 1/2 cup)
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Tamarind Margaritas

Ingredients

4 ounces tequila, preferred Reposado
2 ounces Triple Sec- or any orange liqueur
1/2 cup tamarind juice
Sparkling water (optional)
Ice
Tajin Fruit Seasoning–to rim the glasses
4 Lime wedge, plus more for garnish

Instructions

Pour Tajin onto a plate or shallow dish. With a lime wedge rub along the rim of a glass and dip glasses upside down rim the glasses.
Fill glasses with ice.
In a cocktail shaker with ice add the tequila, triple sec, tamarind juice, and lime juice.
Pour into the chili-rimmed glasses and top off with sparkling water, is using.
If you want a frozen margarita- just put everything in the blender except the Tajin and puree.

Strawberry Mojito

To make a non-alcoholic version, just omit the rum- still refreshing and delicious!

Ingredients

7-8 stemmed strawberries
1 bunch of mint
2 limes, quartered & juiced
2 cups of  lemon-lime flavor soda
1 cup of  white rum
3-4 tbsps of Sugar
ice

Directions

• Take one of the lime quarters and run along the rim of tumblers/glasses.
• Pour 2 tbsps of sugar onto a flat surface and run rims against it.
• Set glasses aside.
• Juice the quartered limes into a pitcher.
• Throw in the juiced limes, strawberries, and mint (with stems cut off).
• Add 1-2 tbsp of sugar.
• Get a muddler and muddle (hehe) all together til strawberries are in pieces.
• Add soda and Rum and Stir.
• Add Ice to glasses and pour Strawberry Mojito mix.
• Enjoy.

Cinnamon-Spiced Iced Tea

• 8 cups filtered water
• 2 (10 cms) cinnamon sticks
• ½ cup sugar
• 3 large or family sized black tea bags
• ¾ cup orange juice
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 1 orange, sliced into 6 slices (optional)
• Cinnamon sticks for garnish (optional)
• Ice for serving

1. Place the water, cinnamon sticks, and sugar in a large saucepan and place over high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes to allow the cinnamon sticks to release their flavor.
2. Remove the water from heat, add the tea bags, cover, and allow to steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags and discard.
3. Pour the tea mixture into a 2-quart pitcher and stir in the orange and lemon juice.
4. Chill the tea in the refrigerator until cold, about 2 hours.
5. Pour over ice, garnish with orange slices and cinnamon sticks if desired, then serve.

Best hot cocoa ever: Nutella Hot Chocolate

Two scoops nutella + one cup milk

Instructions

1. Heat milk to steaming. You can do this in a microwave or in a pan on top of the stove. When steaming hot, pour into a mug. Stir in Nutella until it dissolves.
2. Done. Drink and enjoy!

Blackberry Mojito

Ingredients: (Makes 1 cocktail)

• 6 fat blackberries + more for garnish
• 8 mint leaves
• 1 oz rum
• 1 to 2 tbsp sugar
  1/3 oz lime juice
• 2 oz club soda

Directions:

1. In the bottom of your drinking glass, muddle/crush together blackberries, mint leaves, sugar/simple syrup, rum, and lime juice.
2. Add some ice cubes, then pour in club soda and stir.
3. Garnish with a few whole blackberries and a sprig of mint.
4. Enjoy immediately.

Blackberry and Meyer Lemon Gin and Tonics

Serves 4

Ingredients:
12 blackberries
20 fresh mint leaves
2 Meyer lemons (can sub. regular lemons)
1/4 cup simple syrup
12 ounces good quality gin
tonic water
ice

Directions:
1. Set out four high ball glasses.
2. Place 3 blackberries, 5 mint leaves, juice of ½ lemon, and 1 tablespoon simple syrup in each glass and muddle together.
3. Fill each glass with ice, followed by 3 ounces of gin. Top off each drink with tonic water, stir and serve.