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Two glasses of iced mocktail garnished with apple slices, lime slices, and cinnamon stick.

Bubbly Fall Mocktail with Apple Cider and Ginger Beer

Author: Jessica Haggard
Bubbly apple cider meets spicy ginger beer in this fall mocktail made for Thanksgiving and family dinners. Fresh lime, maple, and a cinnamon stick in each glass make it a festive drink the whole table can share.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 2 mocktails
Calories 186 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 8 ounces apple cider
  • 4 ounces orange juice
  • 2 medium limes 1 juiced (about 1 oz), 1 sliced for garnish
  • 2 teaspoons maple syrup or honey, warmed
  • 4 whole cinnamon sticks divided (2 for the base, 1 per glass)
  • 1 cup ginger beer
  • 2 portions ice cubes
  • 1 small apple sliced for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Add ice cubes to two chilled tall glasses
  • In a shaker or small pitcher, stir together the apple cider, orange juice, lime juice, and sweetener.
    A metal container with brown liquid, a small white bowl of honey, and a cinnamon stick.
  • Add 2 cinnamon sticks.
    A stainless steel cup filled with yellowish liquid and a cinnamon stick floating in the center.
  • Top with ginger beer and stir gently.
    A metal cup filled with a frothy brown liquid, viewed from above, on a white wooden surface.
  • Pour the mixture evenly into the glasses and garnish with apple slices, lime slices, and a cinnamon stick. Serve immediately.
    A glass of mocktail iced drink garnished with apple and lime slices and a cinnamon stick.

Notes

  • Stir the maple syrup into the juices before the ginger beer goes in. If you're using honey, warm it first so it blends into the cold base.
  • The base can be mixed up to 1 day ahead and refrigerated. Add ice and ginger beer only at pouring time.
  • Choose a medium-spice ginger beer. Ginger ale is too mild and sweet to substitute.
  • Freezing the glasses for a few minutes while you prep gives a colder, fizzier pour.
  • Optional garnish: fresh cranberries on a cocktail pick.
Serve: Pour into chilled glasses right after mixing, and use fresh ginger beer for refills.
Store: Once the ginger beer is added, it goes flat and doesn't keep. The base without ginger beer keeps covered in the fridge for up to 1 day.

Nutrition

Serving: 1mocktailCalories: 186kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 1gFat: 0.4gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.04gSodium: 15mgPotassium: 338mgFiber: 3gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 168IUVitamin C: 37mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 1mg
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