Nothing says Fall like a Pumpkin Mule!  Served in a frosty copper mug and garnished with cinnamon and thyme, this refreshing cocktail is made with spiced pumpkin vodka, apple cider, pumpkin butter, and ginger ale.  There’s no better way to send off summer, and ring in Fall!

Pumpkin spiced mule with large cinnamon stick.


Cooler weather means pumpkin-flavored everything, like our chocolate chip pumpkin bread or pumpkin spice bourbon milk punch and this pumpkin mule!

It’s incredibly easy to make and is perfect for Fall gatherings!

Recipe Ingredients

All ingredients for this recipe are shown in the pic below and special notes are made in this bulleted list to assist you.

Ingredients shown: Ginger ale, apple cider, cinnamon sticks, and pumpkin butter.
  • Vodka. Mules will almost always have vodka, and since this is a pumpkin mule, we’re using Pumpkin flavored vodka. If you can’t find pumpkin vodka, you can use vanilla, or regular vodka.
  • Pumpkin Butter. If you’re near a Trader Joe’s, they make a great pumpkin butter, but other brands such as Stonewall Kitchen also make it.
  • Apple Cider. Use any apple cider you’d like!
  • Ginger Ale. I’m using ginger ale but ginger beer works too.
  • Garnish. Cinnamon sticks and sprigs of fresh thyme complement the flavors in the pumpkin mule.

How to make it

  1. Fill a copper mug with crushed ice.
  2. Add the apple cider, pumpkin butter, and pumpkin vodka, and give the ingredients a quick stir.
  3. Add the ginger ale and give another quick stir.
  4. Garnish with a sprig of thyme and cinnamon stick and serve immediately.  Enjoy!
Two pumpkin spiced mules on black slate tile.

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Pumpkin Mule

5 from 1 vote
Prep: 5 minutes
Total: 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Pumpkin flavored vodka, apple cider, pumpkin butter, and ginger ale are served in copper mugs with crushed ice, and garnished with cinnamon sticks and thyme.

Ingredients 

  • 2 ounces pumpkin flavored vodka
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin butter
  • 4 ounces ginger ale
  • 1 cup crushed ice
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme for garnish
  • 1 stick cinnamon for garnish

Instructions 

  • Fill a copper mug with the ice.
  • Add the apple cider, pumpkin butter and vodka directly to the copper mug.
  • Top with the ginger ale.
  • Garnish with the thyme and cinnamon stick and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Notes

  • To make ahead for a gathering, combine the apple cider, vodka, and pumpkin butter in a pitcher.  When it’s time to serve, fill the copper mugs with crushed ice and fill 1/3 of the way with the pitcher contents.  Then top with ginger ale.
  • If you cannot find pumpkin flavored vodka, you can use plain vodka or vanilla flavored vodka.
  • If you’d like a stronger ginger flavor, use ginger beer instead of ginger ale.
  • To make non-alcoholic, omit the vodka and increase the ginger ale, or even use a vanilla-flavored seltzer.  A great non-alcoholic spirit to replace the vodka is Seedlip Spice.

Nutrition

Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 18.8g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 20mg | Sugar: 17.6g | Calcium: 5mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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