Apple Cider Margarita

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Serves 1

This apple cider margarita recipe is easy to make with apple cider, tequila, orange liqueur, and fresh lime juice. Bright, refreshing, and full of sweet apple flavor, it's such a festive cocktail for fall! Garnish it with warm spices and add a cinnamon sugar rim to take it over the top. Find batch instructions in the blog post above.

Ingredients

2 ounces apple cider
1 ounce blanco tequila
1 ounce orange liqueur, like Cointreau, Grand Marnier, or Triple Sec
½ ounce fresh lime juice
Ice
Lime wedge and cinnamon sugar, for the glass rim (optional)

Garnish Options

Star anise
Cinnamon sticks
Apple slices

Instructions

Prepare the glass rim (optional): Rub a lime wedge around the rim of a glass. Fill a small plate with cinnamon sugar. Dip the glass into the cinnamon sugar to coat the rim. Fill with ice.
Place the apple cider, tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until chilled and strain into the glass. Taste and adjust as desired.
Garnish with star anise, cinnamon sticks, and/or apple slices and serve.

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