Sweet Fall Treats

Happy Fall Ya'll! Wow Fall came quick! I know everyone gets excited about everything orange and brown, apple picking and pumpkin flavored EVERYTHING! Here are a few of my favorite fall sweet treats to get you in the Fall spirit! What is your favorite thing about Fall?

Pumpkin Creme Brulee

Apple Cider Float

Apple Cider Sangria

Salted Pumpkin Caramels

Caramel Apple Bars

Pumpkin Spice Macarons (you think they have this flavor at Laduree?)

Pumpkin Spiced Whoopie Pies

Pumpkin Pie French Toast

Apple Pumpkin Butter made in your crockpot makes great gifts 

Want more Fall faves? Check out my Fall Pinterest collection!

Too Much Champagne is Just Right!

I hope everyone had a lovely holiday! Hard to believe this year is almost over! Time to bring in 2014 with lots of fun, health, great style and lots of champagne! Happy New Year's!

"Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right"  Mark Twain

Fun sparkler printable from Best Day Ever

Sparkly bottles DIY from Evite

Glammed up glasses with pink sugar and fun stirrers from Bloom Designs. Check out her other cute options too!

Simple cake topper using gold metallic pipe cleaners and adorable cake topping with silver sugar pearls from Moon Frye

Homemade Kahlua & Fun Drink Recipes to try with it!

After posting those few fun Thanksgiving cocktails last week, my mind moved to Christmas type cocktails. While I was rearranging my fridge for all the Thanksgiving leftovers, I came across 2 bottles of my aunt's homemade Kahlua. She would make this every year to go along with our gift. I was thinking this is a great gift idea for co-workers, neighbors, friends, and you could include a little hanging recipe card of your favorite drink.

Homemade Kahlua

2 cups hot water

2 cups sugar

1 tablespoon instant coffee

1 tablespoon vanilla

2 cups vodka

1/2 cup good brandy

In a pan on low to medium heat combine sugar, coffee, vanilla and water. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Set aside until completely cool then add vodka and brandy. Be sure it is completely cool or some of the alcohol WILL evaporate. Funnel into bottles and let set for six weeks.

Now that you have made your Kahlua or have some at home, here are a few fun holiday themed martini recipes to use with your Kahlua. I was excited to try the Toblerone Martini, since I bought some Disarrono back in the summer and the only thing I knew with that one was to mix with cranberry.

Toblerone Martini

2 oz DiSarrono Amaretto liqueur

2 oz Kahlua coffee liqueur

2 oz Bailey’s (if you want a little “lighter” drink, substitute half and half for the Bailey’s

To make this more fun and decorative, you can rim the glass with chocolate sprinkles, or shavings, or pour chocolate syrup inside the glass before pouring (like I did), or just top with whipped cream and put a few Toblerone shavings on top from Unusual Cocktail and Drinks.

Gingerbread Cookie Martini

1oz Vodka ( i think my whipped cream vodka would be divine here)

1 oz Baileys Irish creme 

1/2 oz Monin gingerbread syrup 

1/2 oz Kahlua 

Rim glass with graham cracker crumbs. Shake with ice. Strain into glass. Top with whipped cream & gingerbread cookie.

Espresso Martini

1.5 parts Kahlua

1 part ABSOLUT VODKA

1 fresh brewed espresso

Fill a shaker with ice, add Kahlua, vodka, and a fresh brewed espresso. Shake vigorously, and strain into a chilled martini glass from Brides. If you want this to be more creamier, you could add some Bailey's or half and half.

S'moretini

1 1/2 oz marshmallow vodka (Try Pinnacle Marshmallow Vodka)

3/4 oz white creme de cacao

1/4 oz Kahlua

1 1/2 oz Irish cream

For decor: chocolate syrup (some for rimming the glass & some for the marshmallow), 1/2 sheet of a graham cracker (crushed into little crumbs), 1 big marshmallow from Cocktail 365.

For more fun drink recipes check out my Pinterest "Yummy Drink" page.