Festive Holiday Cocktail Recipes To Be Thankful For

'Tis the season to be thankful for family, friends and good food and drink.

Putting the emphasis on "drink," Celebrity caterer Andrea Correale, of Elegant Affairs Catering in Glen Cove, has mixed up four unique cocktails based on popular Thanksgiving and Christmas desserts.

Below are recipes for:

• Pumpkin Pie Martini
• North Pole Nog
• Gingersnaptini
• Yule Log Cocktail

Here are the recipes, courtesy of Correale:

Pumpkin Pie Martini

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. vanilla vodka
• 1 oz. spiced rum
• 1 oz. Domaine de Canton
• 2 tbsp. pumpkin puree
• 2 tbsp. white sugar
• 1 tsp ground pumpkin pie spice
• 1 cup marshmallow cream or whipped cream, for garnish

Instructions:

1. Add vodka, rum, Domaine de Canton & pumpkin puree into a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake until well combined.
3. Rim a martini glass with sugar & pumpkin pie spice
4. Double strain Pumpkin Pie Martini into the glass and top with marshmallow cream or whipped cream.

North Pole Nog

Ingredients:

• 6 oz. eggnog
• 1 oz. spiced rum
• 2 oz. bourbon
• 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon, for garnish
• Cinnamon stick, for garnish

Instructions:

1. Add spiced rum and bourbon to eggnog and stir to combine.
2. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
3. Top with cinnamon stick, for garnish.

Gingersnaptini

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. ginger beer for a spicy finish, or ginger ale for a sweeter finish
• ½ oz. egg whites
• 1 oz. spiced rum
• 2 oz. Domaine de Canton
• 1 oz. Frangelico
• 1 tsp. molasses
• 1 tbsp. honey
• Finely ground gingersnap cookie, for garnish
• Cinnamon stick, for garnish

Instructions:

1. Add spiced run, Domaine de Canton, Frangelico, egg whites and ice to a cocktail shaker.
2. Pour two ounces ginger beer or ginger ale into martini glass.
3. Strain the contents of the cocktail shaker into martini glass.
4. Sprinkle top with gingersnap cookie dust.
5. Top with cinnamon stick, for garnish.

Yule Log Cocktail

Ingredients

• 2 oz. Kahlua
• 2 oz. vanilla vodka
• 2 oz. Dorda Double Chocolate Liqueur
• 3 oz. heavy cream
• Whipped cream, for garnish
• Pirouette Wafers, for garnish

Instructions

1. Add Dorda Double Chocolate Liqueur to the bottom of a tall latte mug.
2. To create a layered visual effects of a classic yule log, you will need a medium spoon: Place the spoon back side up into the glass and pour 2 oz. of heavy cream slowly over the back of the spoon.
3. In a separate glass, combine 1 oz. heavy cream, 2 oz. vanilla vodka and 2 oz. Kahlua until well mixed, then pour over the back of the spoon.
4. Top with whipped cream and garnish with Pirouette Wafers.

About Correale:

Correale has been catering elaborate events for more than 20 years. She has catered events for celebrities, including L.A. Reid, Mariah Carey, Russel Simmons, Kevin Spacey, Billy Joel, Jimmy Fallon and Liam Neeson.

Images via R. Couri Hay Creative PR