Apple Cider Margarita is the perfect fall cocktail. Only a few ingredients and you’ll be sipping a delicious margarita.
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Why You’ll Love this Recipe
Apple Cider Margaritas are so simple to make and let me tell you, they are even easier to sip! Serve this easy fall margarita for Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas or as a New Years Eve sipper. This recipe is next level and has been my favorite cocktail for 2024 and has been on repeat for the holiday season.
It doesn’t matter what type of tequila you use for this recipe. I use silver tequila due to my own preference but using a gold tequila is perfectly fine and will still make the best apple cider margarita. My favorite blanco tequilas are 1800 Cristalino Añejo tequila, Casamigos Blanco, or Espolón Tequila Blanco.
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Ingredients to Make an Apple Cider Margarita
Only a few ingredients and lots of possibilities!
- Apple Cider or Apple Juice – use fresh apple cider or a bottle of apple cider to make this apple cider margarita recipe
- Tequila – I prefer a white aged tequila, but any type of tequila will work with this recipe
- Simple Syrup – or agave nectar for a little sweetness
- Fresh Lime Juice – from 1 lime
- Orange Juice or orange liqueur – fresh orange juice or bottled or conversely you can add orange-flavored liqueur like triple sec, grand marnier, or cointreau
- Fresh Apple Slices or Apple Wedges – cut up fresh apples for serving
- Cinnamon Sticks & Star Anise – for garnish, optional
- Cinnamon Sugar Rim – white sugar, ground cinnamon, and a touch of kosher salt mixed together on a small plate, or use a traditional salt rim
- Ice Cubes
Find the printable recipe card with exact measurements and step-by-step instructions below.
Substitutes & Variations
- Spicy Margarita: add a slice or 2 of jalapeno to the cocktail shaker
- Smoky Margarita: add 1/4 teaspoon of smoked paprika to the cinnamon sugar
- Winter Spiced Margarita: add a dash of nutmeg, cinnamon, and a pinch of cloves
Special Equipment Needed
How to Make Apple Cider Margaritas
This recipe makes 2 margaritas and after the first sip will fast become a new fall favorite.
- In a cocktail shaker or large mason jar filled with ice add the tequila, simple syrup, fresh lime juice, orange juice, and apple cider. Shake well to combine.
- Use a lime wedge to wet the rim of 2 cocktail glasses and dip into the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Fill the glasses with the margarita mixture and top off with extra ice if needed. Add an apple slice, cinnamon stick and serve.
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FAQs
Blanco Tequila is not aged in oak barrels, but rather is bottled immediately after distillation which showcases the purest agave flavor and is less bitter. Blanco tequila is clear and works well in mixed cocktails.
Apple juice is filtered to remove the solids producing a clear juice that is smooth. Apple cider is pressed apples that still has the apple solids and can be opaque or cloudy with a robust flavor.
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Apple Cider Margarita
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 oz apple cider
- 2 oz tequila
- 1 oz lime juice
- 1 oz orange juice - or orange-liqueur
- 0.5 oz simple syrup - or agave nectar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- apple wedges - for garnish
- cinnamon sticks - for garnish
- ice
Instructions
- On a small plate, mix the sugar, ground cinnamon, and kosher salt. Wet the rim of 2 glasses with a lime wedge and dip into the cinnamon sugar mixture. Set aside.
- In a cocktail shaker add the ice, apple cider, tequila, simple syrup, lime juice, and orange juice. Shake vigorously and pour into the 2 prepared glasses.
- Add an apple slice and cinnamon stick and serve.
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Heather is a recipe developer and content creator living in Vancouver, Washington. She started Farmgirl Gourmet in 2006, almost 20 years ago, as a way to share recipes with friends and family. Heather is also the co-founder of Spiceology , a unique spice company, which she started in 2013. She shares family friendly recipes for easy everyday meals with a gourmet twist.
So simple and delish