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A lightly sweet apple cider margarita that helps you celebrate with your favorite fall-inspired flavors. One sip and you'll be hooked.

This Apple Cider Margarita is so delicious that you'll be wishing apple cider was easy to find at the store year-round!

two glasses of apple margarita with a cinnamon stick

The Best Apple Cider Margarita

As soon as fall rolls around and I find fresh apple cider at my grocery store, I grab a half gallon of it and make this apple cider Margarita for the grown ups.

Like my Fall Sangria Margarita and Apple Pie Margarita, this fall cocktail is irresistible because it's lightly sweet and has all those cozy fall spices we all love. It's also really smooth, and you'll be amazed at how easily it goes down.

Ingredients

Apple cider is the base of this cocktail, while Triple sec or Cointreau and tequila are essential for a well-mixed margarita. To sweeten it, I use maple syrup or simple syrup. If you want a rimmed glass, cinnamon sugar is the way to go!

Best Type of Apple Cider for a Margarita

I recommend using an unfiltered apple cider for the richest flavor and deepest color. While filtered apple cider will still work, it may be lighter in color and offer a milder flavor profile.

How to Make an Apple Cider Margarita

Grab your cocktail shaker and jigger, and let's make this festive drink, shall we? Here are some tips:

Rim the glass first if you enjoy a sugared rim.
Fill the shaker with ice and the ingredients. Be sure to shake it well until the sides of the shaker are frosted to ensure all ingredients are combined.
Pour into the rimmed glass. I like to chill my drink with fresh ice and jazz it up with festive apple slices.

How to Serve Apple Cider Margaritas

For a festive finishing touch, I like to garnish this cocktail with a cinnamon sugar rim, add a few apple slices inside the glass, and place a cinnamon stick for an extra boost of fall flavors!

Apple Cider Margarita

Servings: 1

Prep Time: 5

A lightly sweet apple cider margarita that helps you celebrate with your favorite fall-inspired flavors. One sip and you'll be hooked.

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Ingredients

2 ounces apple cider
1 ½ ounces tequila
¾ ounce Cointreau or triple sec
dash pumpkin spice or cinnamon, optional
1 ½ teaspoons (½ oz) maple syrup or simple syrup, optional
Cinnamon Sugar, for the rim

Instructions

Prep:

To make cinnamon sugar, combine 1 tablespoon of brown sugar and ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon in a small dish. Spread it over a flat plate.
Spread some cinnamon sugar on the plate. Wet the rim of your glass with water or a lime wedge and roll it over the cinnamon sugar mixture to coat

Mix:

Fill a shaker with ice. Pour apple cider, tequila, Cointreau or triple sec, pumpkin spice or cinnamon, and maple syrup. Shake well until the shaker is frosted.