Pumpkin Pie White Hot Chocolate uses white chocolate chips, heavy whipping cream, half & half, RumChata, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and whipped cream. Make it for adults or change it up a little for those wishing for non-alcoholic enjoyment. This makes a great tailgate recipe or relaxing fireside sipper. {recipe and photo credit: Mixologist Cheri Loughlin, The Intoxicologist. www.intoxicologist.net}

Dessert isn’t really my thing unless it is served in a glass. In this case a mug will do just fine. Pumpkin patches, grocery store entrances filled with rows of pumpkins and my love of a really good cup of hot chocolate inspired this fall themed Pumpkin Pie White Hot Chocolate recipe. That and the RumChata.

Pumpkin Pie White Hot Chocolate uses RumChata with 13.75% alcohol by volume in the recipe. Make a non-alcoholic version for the kiddos by skipping the Rum Chata. Use 1/2 cup white chocolate chips instead of 1/3 cup, add 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice according to taste and an additional 1 ounce Half & Half to the recipe. {recipe and photo credit: Mixologist Cheri Loughlin, The Intoxicologist. www.intoxicologist.net} — Pumpkin Pie White Hot Chocolate uses RumChata. Make a non-alcoholic version for the kiddos by skipping the Rum Chata. Use 1/2 cup white chocolate chips instead of 1/3 cup, add 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice according to taste and an additional 1 ounce Half & Half to the recipe. {recipe and photo credit: Mixologist Cheri Loughlin, The Intoxicologist. www.intoxicologist.net}

After sampling RumChata I knew it was perfect for a white chocolate hot chocolate with pumpkin spice. It just works. By the way, RumChata just works by itself, too. It is simply delicious! Try it in the Cinnamon Toast shot for fun.

Pumpkin Pie White Hot Chocolate. Sip it as is without the whipped cream and pumpkin pie spice if you wish. It is still decadently delicious! {recipe and photo credit: Mixologist Cheri Loughlin, The Intoxicologist. www.intoxicologist.net}

The Pumpkin Pie White Hot Chocolate would make an excellent tailgate recipe for early morning football tailgaters. Just multiply the recipe by the number of servings you would like to make. Place the heated mixture in a thermos or container that holds in the heat. Serve once your group is in the tailgate zone. Garnish accordingly. Make a separate batch without alcohol for younger tailgaters. Instructions in the photo caption.

Pumpkin Pie White Hot Chocolate Recipe

Pumpkin Pie White Hot Chocolate is also wonderful with vanilla whipped cream. Whip 1 cup whipping cream with 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract and 3 tablespoons powdered sugar. Or use whipped cream dispenser using 1 pint heavy whipping cream and 2 tablespoons french vanilla syrup found with coffee syrups. {recipe and photo credit: Mixologist Cheri Loughlin, The Intoxicologist. www.intoxicologist.net}

Pumpkin Pie White Hot Chocolate – recipe by Mixologist Cheri Loughlin

1/3 cup Nestle Premier White Morsels {White Chocolate Chips}

1/4 cup Hiland Heavy Whipping Cream

1/4 cup Hiland Half & Half

1 heaping Tablespoon Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin

1 ounce RumChata

Whipped Cream

Pumpkin Pie Spice {recipe below}

Place white chocolate chips and heavy cream in saucepan over low heat. Stir continuously until chocolate chips are completely melted. Stir in pumpkin and half & half. Continue to heat on low until mixture is completely heated but do not allow mixture to simmer. Remove from heat. Stir in RumChata. Pour into heat proof mug. Top with whipped cream. Garnish with pinch of pumpkin pie spice.

Pumpkin Pie Spice Recipe

This pumpkin pie spice seasoning mix can be used in baking recipes, hot chocolate and coffee recipes or however you would ordinarily use prepackaged pumpkin pie spice. It is quick and easy to mix together with seasonings you probably have on hand already. Making it yourself teaches you a new secret recipe for the kitchen and saves a few pennies in the pocket book. I love simple recipes like this! The homemade Vanilla Extract is another one of my all-time favorite secret money saving recipes. Check it out if you love that sort of thing.

Pumpkin Pie Spice

2 teaspoons Archer Farms Ground Cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon Archer Farms Ground Nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon Archer Farms Ground Ginger

1/4 teaspoon Archer Farms Ground Cloves

Combine seasonings until well combined. Store in airtight seasoning jar or container with lid. Multiply each ingredient in this recipe for larger batch.