The Best Homemade Apple Cider Cocktail Ever!
You are going to LOVE this fall cocktail!
Servings: 5 cups cider
Calories: 278kcal
Ingredients
Homemade Apple Cider
- 10-12 apples cut into fours without core
- 1/2 cup sugar or if you want it less sweet add just 1/4 cup
- 6 cinnamon sticks or 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 8 cups water or enough to fill the pot a few inches above the apples
For the Cocktail
- 1 ounce vodka
- 1/2 cup apple cider
Instructions
Homemade Apple Cider
- Place apples in a large stockpot with water. Stir in the sugar, spices and add in the cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil for 1 hour. Then cover and simmer for another hour.
- Place a strainer over a large bowl and pour the mixture in the strainer. Discard the apples. Strain the cider again through a cheese cloth by placing it over a bowl. This will ensure all the chunks are removed.
- Pour into a glass pitcher and refrigerate.
Apple Cider Cocktail
- Fill an 8 oz glass to the top with ice.
- Pour 1 shot (or more if you want to get crazy ; )) of any Core Vodka made from apples or your fave vodka over the ice and fill the rest with cider. Try to avoid fake "apple-flavored vodka"
- Stir to mix ingredients and garnish with a cinnamon stick and an apple slice.
- Enjoy the most delicious fall cocktail ever! Yum yummy yumminess!!
Notes
Timings and nutritional values are based on one cup of cider.
Nutrition
Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 407mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 57g | Vitamin A: 210IU | Vitamin C: 16.7mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 0.8mg