Candy corn soaked in moonshine makes for a delicious dessert martini!  Throw in some apple cider and this Candy Corn Moonshine Martini has fall and Halloween written all over it.

This recipe and the giveaway included in this post is sponsored by Lighthouse as part of #HalloweenTreatsWeek. I received samples for recipe creation, but all opinions are my own. Thanks for supporting the brands that make A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures possible.

I’m ending #HalloweenTreatsWeek with a bang! After all these recipes I banged out this week, I needed a drink. So, I grabbed the candy corn moonshine I made last year and whipped up a quick and easy cocktail. Because martinis are pretty quick and easy to whip up. It’s just alcohol stirred until chilled and poured into a glass. Though this one has a little more to it than that.

A typical martini has gin, bitters, and Vermouth. The Vespa has vodka, if memory serves correct. This candy corn moonshine martini has moonshine, bitters, Vermouth, and apple cider. The apple cider is there to cut some of the sweet of the candy corn moonshine. Because it is sweet! But not in an overly bad way.

This is definitely a dessert martini.

Last year I made the candy corn moonshine for some delicious candy corn moonshine truffles. And they were SO delicious! I might just have to make them again. But that candy corn moonshine has been sitting in the pantry for the whole year. I’ve sipped a nip here and there to make sure it’s still delicious. And it is. But it’s definitely a seasonal liquor.

So, the story behind the moonshine is a combination of a couple of things that happened one year. At work no less.

One year my friend at work made what she calls tea cordials. To be honest, I’ve never tried them as they are meant to be drank. Or is it drunk? You can get drunk drinking them. That’s for sure. Anyway, I might had had a sip the first time she gave them to me? But don’t quote me on that one.

That same year or maybe it was a year later? I can’t remember. I had a bag of candy corn. Because I like candy corn. I think they’re good. Their sweet and slight butterscotch flavor tastes good to me. But one does get to a point where you can’t eat any more. And I got to that point that year.

And it was a stressful year or at least the start of many stressful years at work.

I decided it would be a good idea to combine the tea cordials with the candy corn. So, I did. And I left it in the bottom drawer of my desk for quite a while. I can’t remember how long, but at least until the candy corn were completely dissolved. Which did take quite a while. Those suckers are quite dense.

But I didn’t stop there. Oh no. Once the candy corn dissolved, I bought in a sieve and some coffee filters to strain the candy corn tea cordial. And that took forever! Like, days? Maybe a week? The liquor was so thick with sugar that it took a while to filter through the coffee filter. But I really wanted it to be clear and not have any cloudy bits in there.

I think I still have that bottle. But I’m not sure where it is. I don’t throw things like that out. I mean, it’s liquor. Does it really go bad? I know this candy corn moonshine hasn’t in the year it’s been sitting in the bottom of the closet. And since I’m trying to use up the bits I have in the pantry, I thought some candy corn moonshine martinis were in order!

Of course, it helps when you have killer glasses like these! Yes. I know these aren’t martini glasses. You can see those in this tamarillo tini. They do look super cool. But I wanted these to have more the look of a pumpkin. And these high ball glasses do just that.

The sanding sugar around the edges makes them look even more festive. Don’t you think? Yes, I realize there is a lot of orange in these shots, but I just couldn’t help myself. They’re all different shades of pumpkin orange and make these photos just look so Halloween.

I know that most typically use lime juice or sometimes just water to wet the rim for the sugar to stick. I used the moonshine itself. It made for a great medium to get the sugar to stick to the rim of the glass. That sugar was almost cemented on there! It took me a minute to get it off when I washed the glasses. So, I added that as part of the instructions.

And that sugar had staying power, too! I moved those glasses a few times and none of if fell off. Not one single grain. Is that what you wall individual pieces of sugar? Grains? Or is it crystals? I don’t know, but what I do know is that sugar did not come off at all.

Imagine bringing one of these to your Halloween party guests. In these glasses, no less. They’re just super cool! I love the look of them and couldn’t wait for Halloween to show them off. I’m sure you understand.

And I couldn’t wait to share this candy corn moonshine with y’all again. It’s so festive and fun to create drinks and desserts with. I hope you try a batch! You won’t regret it.

And you won’t regret entering the giveaway!  Make sure you do before it closes.  And since you’re down there, see what the rest of the bloggers shared for the final day of #HalloweenTreatsWeek!

   

Check out the amazing #HalloweenTreatsWeek recipes from our bloggers today!

• Spooky Halloween Snack Board from Big Bear’s Wife
• Caramel Swirl Silly Pumpkin Cupcakes from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Pumpkin Cake Pops from 4 Sons R Us
• Decorated Halloween Shortbread Cookies from Pastry Chef Online
• Gluten Free Jack o Lantern Fruit Pizza from Frugal & Fit
• Michael Meyers Pumpkin Cupcakes from Cheese Curd In Paradise
• Frankenstein Fingers from Jen Around the World
• Candy Corn Sprinkle Cookies from Daily Dish Recipes
• Bloody Candy Apple Milkshake from Sweet Beginnings
• Candy Corn Moonshine Martini from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Pumpkin Pie Minis with Brown Sugar Whipped Cream and Trick-or-Treat Sprinkles from Nancie’s Table
• Monster Cake Pops from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Halloween Layer Cake from The Redhead Baker
• Maple Mummy Oatmeal Cookie Cream Pies from Sweet ReciPEAs
• Hocus Pocus Cauldron Fondue from For the Love of Food
• Eyeball Cupcakes from Strawberry Blondie Kitchen