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Apple Cider Margaritas

Jenni Cole
Get in the mood for fall with our festive and flavorful apple cider margaritas! The perfect transitional cocktail from summer margs to autumn with a cinnamon sugar rim and fresh apple cider. Just takes 5 minutes!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Drinks
Servings 1 cocktail
Calories 395 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz tequila
  • 1 oz fresh apple cider
  • 1 oz Cointreau
  • 1 oz simple syrup
  • Sugar
  • Cinnamon
  • Garnish ideas- apple slices star anise, cinnamon stick, and a rosemary sprig

For a pitcher of 6 margaritas, you’ll need:

  • 12 oz tequila
  • 6 oz fresh apple cider
  • 6 oz Cointreau
  • 6 oz simple syrup
  • cinnamon sugar for the glass rims
  • garnishes

Instructions
 

  • Mix cinnamon sugar on a small plate for the cinnamon sugar rim.
  • Fill a shaker with ice.
  • Add tequila, fresh apple cider, Cointreau, and simple syrup.
  • Shake until the cold makes your hand hurt.
  • Dip your glass in the cinnamon sugar (we dipped a little paper towel into apple cider to wet the rim first to help it stick).
  • Add ice to your glass and pour the margarita into the glass.
  • Garnish with anise, a cinnamon stick, or an apple slice. Enjoy!

For a pitcher of 6 margaritas:

  • Moisten the glass rims with cider, lime juice, or water. Dip the rims in the cinnamon sugar.
  • Fill a pitcher halfway with ice, and add the tequila, apple cider, Cointreau, and simple syrup.
  • Add ice to the glasses and pour the margaritas into the glasses. Garnish and enjoy!

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Notes

It's easy to double this recipe, two cocktails can be made in a cocktail shaker at a time.
To add a spicy kick, add jalapeno slices as a garnish or add jalapeno slices to the cocktail shaker when you're mixing the ingredients.
For best results, use fresh high quality apple cider you can get from a local source at your grocery store.
Technically Triple Sec can be substituted for Cointreau but it isn't as tasty or as high of quality. We'd recommend adding a touch more apple cider to your drink if you use Triple Sec.
To make a skinny apple cider margarita, use orange juice instead of Cointreau.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 395kcalCarbohydrates: 52gSodium: 11mgFiber: 1gSugar: 47g
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