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Apple Cider Mimosa

Nov 5, 2015 · Modified: Jul 17, 2021 by Lauren Pacek · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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This Apple Cider Mimosa is sweet, bubbly, and a super fun seasonal twist on the classic brunch cocktail! You only need to round up TWO ingredients (plus a couple of garnishes, if you'd like) to make this drink.

These mimosas are excellent at brunch (duh), on a Fall Friday after a long week of work, or really any other time you'd like to break out the bubbles.

Table of contents

  • What is an Apple Cider Mimosa?
  • Ingredients
  • How to make an Apple Cider Mimosa
  • Recommended tools
  • Other mimosa recipes
  • FAQs/Tips and tricks
  • Share your creations and follow me on social media!
  • The Recipe
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two stemless champagne flutes of apple cider mimosas

What is an Apple Cider Mimosa?

We're all know the classic mimosa: orange juice and champagne. This mimosa, however, swaps out the orange juice for sweet, autumnal apple cider.

And that's about it. It's pretty simple. You can gussy it up a bit and garnish your champagne flutes, too, like I did. But that's up to you.

Ingredients

  • Apple cider: Make sure to use apple cider and not apple juice for this recipe. It's abundantly available in the Fall and Winter, but I've found that it's actually in grocery stores (in smaller quantities) pretty much all year round.
  • Bubbly: Use whatever variety of bubbly that you prefer: champagne, prosecco, sparkling wine, etc. I opt for prosecco, because I don't have champagne money.
  • Garnishes: As always, garnishes aren't required. HOWEVER I really do think that they make this mimosa look extra pretty. Plus they're all delicious. But I went with a cinnamon and sugar rim, secured to the glass with a bit of caramel sauce. And of course, I added a little apple slice, too.
a hand holding a stemless champagne flute of apple cider mimosas

How to make an Apple Cider Mimosa

This first part is optional, but I think it's very worthwhile. Start out by rimming your champagne flute with a bit of cinnamon sugar. I did this by dipping the rim of the glass in a bit of caramel sauce, and then rolling it around in the cinnamon sugar.

Next, very carefully pour your apple cider into the bottom of the champagne flute. You don't want to dislodge any of the cinnamon sugar.

a stemless champagne flute with apple cider

After that, top the apple cider off with the bubbly. Pour slowly to avoid inadvertently overflowing the glass. You might have to pour a bit of bubbly, wait for the fizz to die down, and then top it off. Or at least I almost always have to.

prosecco being poured into a stemless champagne flute over apple cider

See what I mean? I definitely had to top this off once the initial fizz died down.

a stemless champagne flute full of apple cider and prosecco

You can also garnish the glass with a thin slice of apple, too. Hooray for edible garnish! Now make a toast and sip on your fabulous Apple Cider Mimosa.

Recommended tools

  • Champagne flutes
  • Jigger

Other mimosa recipes

Looking for other mimosas? Girl, I got you. Check out the links below from this blog, as well as from other lovely food bloggers. You just might find a new favorite in the mix!

  • Peach Mimosas from Sweet Tea and Thyme
  • Poinsettia Cocktails (Cranberry Mimosas) from A Nerd Cooks
  • Grapefruit Mimosa from Jaylynn Little
  • Rossini Cocktails (Strawberry Bellinis/Mimosas) from A Nerd Cooks
  • Blood Orange Mimosas from The Gourmet Bon Vivant

FAQs/Tips and tricks

Can I use apple juice instead of apple cider?

I mean, you could, but I probably wouldn't. You want to pick up some apple cider. Get it at a farm stand in the Fall, or find it at your grocery store pretty much all year round. I usually find mine near the produce, in a refrigerated case.

Can I batch this cocktail?

I wouldn't, because you don't want your bubbly to lose, well, its bubbles. If you pour apple cider and prosecco into a big pitcher, the prosecco may go flat while you wait to pour out your drinks.

Do I have to make a cinnamon sugar rim?

Nope! I just thought that it looked pretty (and tasted good).

two stemless champagne flutes of apple cider mimosas

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two stemless champagne flutes of apple cider mimosas

Apple Cider Mimosas

Lauren Pacek
This Apple Cider Mimosa is sweet, bubbly, and a super fun seasonal twist on the classic brunch cocktail!
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 2 mins
Total Time 2 mins
Course Mimosas
Cuisine American
Servings 1 mimosa
Calories 98 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • cinnamon sugar 1 tablespoon (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon caramel sauce optional
  • 3 ounces apple cider
  • 4 ounces bubbly

Instructions
 

  • Rim the champagne flute with the caramel sauce and cinnamon sugar, if desired.
  • Add the apple cider to the bottom of the champagne flute
  • Fill the remainder of the glass with bubbly

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 98kcalCarbohydrates: 25gSodium: 27mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22g

Disclaimer: Nutritional information is a generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.

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  1. Annemarie @ justalittlebitofbacon

    December 15, 2015 at 2:55 pm

    Hello! I hope you're having a good week. These are some excellent looking mimosas! They looked so tasty that I’ve linked to them my latest post on BuzzFeed. I'm still waiting to see if it will be promoted, so it would be great if you could stop by and upvote it, and also share it on your social media! Here’s the link: http://www.buzzfeed.com/annemariewalker/16-delicious-reasons-you-should-drink-somthing-fiz-20ib5 Have great day! 🙂

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    • A_Nerd_Cooks

      December 15, 2015 at 3:17 pm

      Hey! Thanks for featuring me =) I'll head right over there and upvote and share.

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