Fall is my favorite time of year (besides Christmas of course). I love going to the apple orchard and picking up apples, apple cider and a bunch of other goodies. I decided to make some festive drinks out of the apple cider and these mini white pumpkins that I picked up at Trader Joe's. I love the idea of using a cinnamon stick as a straw. It gives the drink an extra kick of cinnamon and let's be honest....it's just too cute!!

Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:
Mini pumpkins
Apple cider
Coconut whipped cream (Whole Foods freezer isle)
Pumpkin pie spice
Cinnamon spice
Nutmeg spice
Cinnamon sticks
Optional: Pumpkin Spun Paradise Sugar for the cotton candy.
Optional: Small candy stick

Directions:

1. Heat up apple cider on the stove.
2. Cut the tops of the mini pumpkins just like you would if you were carving a pumpkin. Cut the seeds off the top and scrape the seeds out of the pumpkin.
3. Optional: Make cotton candy on a candy stick.
4. Pour the apple cider into the pumpkin.
5. Top with whipped cream.
6. Sprinkle with the pumpkin, cinnamon and nutmeg spice.
7. Add the cinnamon stick (if longer, you may need to break them)
8. Optional: top with your pumpkin cotton candy.

That's it! Enjoy!