It’s May Fourth AND YOU KNOW THAT THAT MEANS!!! It’s STAR WARS DAY!!!
As per Star Wars Wiki: Star Wars Day is an informal commemorative day observed annually on May 4 to celebrate Star Wars. The date originated from the pun “May the Fourth be with you”, a variant of the popular Star Wars catchphrase “May the Force be with you”. Even though the holiday was not created or declared by Lucasfilm, many Star Wars fans around the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. It has since been embraced by Lucasfilm and parent company Disney as an annual celebration of Star Wars.
My hubby and I have been celebrating the day with LOTS of Star Wars inspired recipes, some copycat recipes from Galaxy’s Edge, and some our own Star Wars inspired fandom steeped creations. I’ll be posting them all on my blog today, so watch out!
We also spent the morning watching Return of the Jedi (indisputably the best movie in the entire franchise) and I’ve been randomly belting out my own falsetto version of Carrie Fisher’s “Star Wars” song from the Star Wars Holiday masterpiece.
Anyhoo, on with the Star Wars recipes!
Next up is: Moof Juice, a copycat recipe from Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge! There are a lot of copycat recipes floating around out there for this treat, so we tried some out and then decided…. This recipe needs a kick! So we decided to add some tweaks (namely, the rum shot and the cayenne). We think it’s vastly superior to the “original” recipes floating around, but we will let you be the judge… Check it out!
You Will Need:
For the Chipotle-Cayenne Pinapple Syrup:
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon chipotle pepper powder
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne powder
For the Drink:
- 4 ounces fruit punch
- 4 ounces orange juice
- 2 ounces pineapple juice
- 1 shot of rum
- ½ ounce chipotle-cayenne pinapple syrup
- To make the syrup: Add the pineapple juice, sugar, lemon juice, chipotle and cayenne to a saucepan. Heat until boiling, then remove from heat. Allow to cool completely.
- To make your drink, add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker half full of ice, seal, and shake well.
- Pour into a glass filled with crushed ice and enjoy!
I hope you enjoy our Moof Juice with a kick, AND, of course, MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!
