Apple Cider Margaritas

By Becky Hardin

Published Sep 12, 2020

If you are looking for a delicious cocktail to enjoy this fall, these apple cider margaritas are a delight! Easy to make, they are sweetened with maple syrup with a cinnamon rim, and are very easy to sip!

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The end of summer doesn’t mean giving up my favorite cocktail…a margarita!

Made with apple cider , this drink is perfectly refreshing but cosy at the same time, perfect to enjoy on those chilly fall evenings.

Go back to basics and learn how to Make Margaritas + 20 Best Margarita Recipes

Why you will love these apple cider margaritas!

Perfect for Thanksgiving : This is a great signature drink to serve to friends and family throughout the holidays .
Easy and quick: Simple to make, it takes about 5 minutes to make one of these drinks from scratch.
Delicious: This is a great fall cocktail that is flavored with apple, maple syrup, cinnamon and lime juice.

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Quality Ingredients

The key to an amazing cocktail is amazing and quality ingredients!! I always try to have small batch apple cider and good quality maple syrup when possible.

The MOST important ingredient in a good margarita is the TEQUILA!!! I always use El Mayor Tequila because it’s simply the best. It’s so smooth, delicious, and perfect for mixing.

El Mayor Blanco Tequila is made with 100% Blue Agave. It delivers a crisp, light body, with a hint of pepper and a bevy of accolades to match.

It’s great in this recipe for its crisp flavor and it really complements the other ingredients in this recipe. We just love it for these Apple Cider Margaritas!

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How to make an apple cider margarita

Be sure to scroll down for the full recipe!

Rim the glass with maple syrup and cinnamon sugar.
Shake together the cocktail ingredients.
Pour over ice.

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Can you make this cocktail ahead of time?

This cocktail is best served as soon as it’s made so that it’s icy cold. If you are looking to serve a few of these cocktail up, you can rim the glasses ahead of time and keep them in the fridge.

Why do you need to shake cocktails?

Shaking helps to combine the ingredients much more thoroughly making the cocktail easier to drink. Shake it with ice too so that it’s icy cold. You want to shake for a good 20 to 30 seconds until the shaker is very cold.

Cointreau or Triple Sec?

You can use either spirit to make your margarita. Triple sec contains about 15-30% alcohol and Cointreau is 40%. Cointreau is more expensive but is a better product, but both work well.

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Recipe Notes and Tips

If you don’t have a cocktail shaker, you can use a mason jar to shake everything together…with the lid on, of course!
Check that your cinnamon isn’t stale by rubbing a little between your fingers, it should release a strong aroma.
Enjoy immediately so that the ice doesn’t dilute the drink.

More Recipes to make withEl Mayor Tequila

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Red White and Blue Margarita Slushies
Frozen Strawberry Margaritas
Margarita Pitchers
Skinny Margaritas
Peach Margaritas
Blood Orange Palomas
Watermelon Margaritas
Best Frozen Margaritas

If you make this recipe be sure to upload a photo in the comment section below or leave a rating. Enjoy!

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▢ ground cinnamon for the rim
▢ sugar for the rim
▢ maple syrup for the rim
▢ 1/2 cup apple cider
▢ 2 ounces El Mayor Tequila Blanco
▢ 1/2 ounce cointreau or triple sec
▢ 2 tablespoons lime juice
▢ 1 tablespoon maple syrup

Instructions

Mix together cinnamon and sugar. Dip the rim of your glass in maple syrup and then in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Fill your glass with ice.
Mix together the apple cider, tequila, cointreau or triple sec, lime juice, and maple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add a bit of ice.
Shake to combine, then strain into your rimmed glass.
Enjoy!

Becky’s Tips

If you don’t have a cocktail shaker, you can use a mason jar to shake everything together…with the lid on, of course!
Check that your cinnamon isn’t stale by rubbing a little between your fingers, it should release a strong aroma.
Enjoy immediately so that the ice doesn’t dilute the drink.

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Apple Cider Margaritas

Ingredients

ground cinnamon for the rim
sugar for the rim
maple syrup for the rim
1/2 cup apple cider
2 ounces El Mayor Tequila Blanco
1/2 ounce cointreau or triple sec
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon maple syrup

Instructions

Mix together cinnamon and sugar. Dip the rim of your glass in maple syrup and then in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Fill your glass with ice.
Mix together the apple cider, tequila, cointreau or triple sec, lime juice, and maple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add a bit of ice.
Shake to combine, then strain into your rimmed glass.
Enjoy!

Notes

If you don’t have a cocktail shaker, you can use a mason jar to shake everything together…with the lid on, of course!
Check that your cinnamon isn’t stale by rubbing a little between your fingers, it should release a strong aroma.
Enjoy immediately so that the ice doesn’t dilute the drink.

Nutrition

By Becky Hardin

Published Jul 12, 2017

This Essential Grocery List is an absolute life saver for my family on the busy weeks. When I started this journey to learn how to cook, I quickly realized that the first step in cooking is having staple ingredients on hand. I want to avoid having to run out to the grocery store every single time I prepare a new recipe. Having a well-stocked pantry has made my life in the kitchen so much simpler, because when it’s time to cook, I have what I need.

Essential Grocery List

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However, I do have to go to the supermarket sometimes, and there’s a way to make that trip easy and hassle-free: I keep a grocery list! If I go in blindly, I’ll leave with things I don’t need, and nothing that actually helps me prepare a good meal.

In the list below, I’ve compiled everything I always have on my stock-up grocery list.

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What to Buy at the Grocery Store

This is the perfect grocery list filled with all the basics and essentials. It should help get you going if you’re new to cooking, or if you’re just left staring helplessly at an empty pantry and don’t know how to fill it.

When I first started cooking, things could seem overwhelming. I quickly realized that they more prepared I could be, the more confident I felt. If you already have the basics in your kitchen, then you can shop stress-free.

So print out our easy grocery list, stock up your pantry and fridge, and you’ll be cooking in no time!