Apple Cider Mocktail
This apple cider mocktail recipe shakes fresh cider, lemon, and maple syrup, then tops it with ginger beer for a warm-spiced, alcohol-free fall drink. Ready in about 5 minutes.
Servings 1 glass
Calories 130kcal
Cost $2
Equipment
- 1 Cocktail shaker
- 1 Collins or highball glass
Ingredients
For the Mocktail
- 4 oz apple cider pasteurized
- 1 oz fresh lemon juice
- 0.5 oz maple syrup
- 3 oz ginger beer not kombucha
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar for the rim, optional
- 1 cinnamon stick for garnish
- 1 slice apple for garnish
Instructions
Shake the Base
- Moisten the rim with a lemon wedge and dip into cinnamon sugar, if using.
- Add apple cider, lemon juice, and maple syrup to a shaker with ice.
- Shake for 10 to 15 seconds until well chilled.
Top and Serve
- Fill the rimmed glass with fresh ice and strain the mixture in.
- Pour ginger beer over the top and stir gently.
- Add a cinnamon stick and apple slice.
- Serve right away while still fizzy.
Notes
Use pasteurized apple cider if serving to kids, anyone pregnant, or anyone immunocompromised. Top with ginger beer, not kombucha -- kombucha is live-fermented and can carry residual alcohol. Scale up in a pitcher for a crowd, topping each glass with ginger beer individually.
