Marc and I are celebrating Halloween with a fun, little cocktail that may not be scary, but it is wicked good! This Candy Apple drink has all the flavor and color of a good old candy apple. You can make it without alcohol or with spirits—an apt notion for Halloween.
However you mix it, we hope you'll drink with scary good joy!
~ Cleo
Cleo Coyle's
Candy Apple Cocktail
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Our drink recipe gives you great versatility. You choose your favorite ingredients and method of preparation:
* Make it a virgin drink (without alcohol) or spike it as much or as little as you like.
* Mix it by the glass, the pitcher, or even in a punch bowl.
* Make it a virgin drink (without alcohol) or spike it as much or as little as you like.
* Mix it by the glass, the pitcher, or even in a punch bowl.
The pomegranate juice, added to the natural apple juice, provides good-for-you antioxidants--and a bloody good
color for Halloween. Finally, have fun with the garnishes...
We like the idea of crusting the rim of each glass with cinnamon-sugar, which not only lends delicious flavor to each drink, but style to your service.
You can slice an apple (through its equator) and slip the slice onto to the glass rim, as you would a lemon or lime slice. Or...
Try our idea of decorating the serving table using maraschino cherries on long skewers to mimic the look of candy apples.
Whatever you do, we hope you have fun with the recipe, and...
Whatever you do, we hope you have fun with the recipe, and...
May you have a spirited Halloween!
Cleo Coyle's
Candy Apple Cocktail
Ingredients:
2 parts apple juice, no sugar added
(or chilled sparkling apple cider)
1 part pomegranate juice
(or chilled sparkling apple cider)
1 part pomegranate juice
(optional) vodka or gin or white rum, to taste
(optional) cinnamon schnapps (such as Goldschlager), to taste
Maraschino cherries
Cinnamon sugar (*see method below)
Ice cubes
For a Candy Appletini: Spread a generous amount of your cinnamon sugar onto a flat plate. Moisten the rim of your martini glass and place it rim-side down into the plate of cinnamon sugar. Gently turn the
glass until the rim is coated with the mixture.
Into a
cocktail shaker, Mason jar, or pitcher, pour the apple juice, pomegranate juice, and the optional alcohol. Add ice cubes, stir well, and pour into your glass (or glasses), straining back the ice.
For a Virgin Cocktail: Prepare any glass as described above by crusting the rim with cinnamon sugar. Fill about half the glass with the chilled sparkling apple cider. Add the chilled pomegranate juice. Stir gently to mix the liquids. Garnish with an apple slice or maraschino cherry on a wooden skewer and enjoy!
Making punch for a party: Follow the ingredient ratios above and spike it as much or as little as you like. Do not add ice to the punch bowl or pitcher, which will only water down the flavor of the drink. Instead, fill ice trays with the 2:1 ratio mix of apple juice and pomegranate juice and add those frozen apple-pom cubes to your punch bowl or pitcher to keep the drink tasting great for a longer period of time.
*How to
Make Cinnamon Sugar: Mix 1/4 cup of white granulated with 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon. This is a basic ratio, but you can vary it, adding more or less cinnamon to your own taste.
Another great idea for a party is to make
candy apples to serve or simply to decorate the table.
Click the buttons below for Cleo's recipes...
Candy Apples with Honey
instead of corn syrup
Or...
Candy Apples for Grown-ups!
(how to spike candy apples)
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