Spicy Apple Pumpkin Cocktail | Recipe

When you set out for your evening jog, it's already dusk. The air smells tangy and slightly smoky. Small twigs and the first fallen leaves crack beneath your feet. A breeze ruffles your hair, and for the first time in ages, you wish you'd brought your windbreaker...

Of course, in this mood, you're not in the mood for a strawberry spritz or some other light, sweet summer drink. But luckily, you picked up a nice, ripe pumpkin from your fruit and vegetable stand yesterday. I wonder if you could mix it into something delicious for a cool-down at home? You can!

This recipe for a delicious apple and pumpkin cocktail always tastes good, but with its spicy and fruity flavors, it's perfect for the transition period between summer and fall. Apples and pumpkin are plentiful now, and honey adds a touch of sweetness, which is softened by sparkling mineral water. The eye also drinks, so we garnish the apple and pumpkin cocktail with a few leftover apple slices and sprinkle some cinnamon on top. Yum!

This is what you need:

• 1 slice of ripe, soft Hokkaido pumpkin (about the length of your middle finger)

• 1-2 pinches of cinnamon

• 50 ml cloudy apple juice

• 15 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice

• 1 tbsp liquid honey

• cold mineral water

• Apple slices and cinnamon for decoration

• optional: ice cubes

• optional: 2 cl vodka

It's that easy:

1. Remove the skin from the pumpkin flesh, chop it into small pieces, and mash it into a puree using a mortar and pestle or similar tool. Sprinkle with cinnamon.

2. Add apple juice, lemon juice and honey to a shaker and shake vigorously.

3. Strain into a glass, top with mineral water, and place an apple wedge on the rim or float several thin slices in the drink. Sprinkle with cinnamon, if desired.

4. If you want it colder, add ice cubes. If you want something more alcoholic, add a splash of vodka. And if you want to take the drink with you, pour it into the FLSK drinking bottle.