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Caramel Apple Cocktail

September 1, 2022 | Laura

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This bright green cocktail taste just like a candy caramel apple! It's so good and is the perfect cocktail for fall and Halloween. It's made with sour apple schnapps, caramel vodka, apple juice, and lemon juice. This is the ultimate caramel apple drink!

Caramel apple inside of a glass.

If you love caramel apples but hate making homemade caramel sauce or maybe you hate how the caramel gets stuck in your teeth, or maybe you just would rather drink your caramel apple than eat it for whatever reason, then this cocktail is for you.

This green cocktail tastes exactly like a candy caramel apple. It's sweet, a bit sour, and tangy. I can't get enough of that caramel apple flavor!

The caramel apple cocktail is perfect during fall, Halloween, and the holiday season.. or really any time of the year if you love caramel apples as much as I do..

Caramel Apple Cocktail Ingredients

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✽ Caramel Vodka: If you want to make lots of fall cocktails this year, I recommend keeping regular caramel vodka in your cabinet. That caramel flavor is so tasty especially when paired with sour apple schnapps. Since so much of this cocktail's taste comes from the caramel vodka, it is key ingredient and cannot be switches out with regular vodka.

The best caramel vodkas include Smirnoff Kissed Caramel Vodka and Veil Caramel Vodka. Pinnacle Salted Caramel Vodka would also be good for a touch of salt.

✽ Sour Apple Schnapps: The first time I tried sour apple schnapps, I was obsessed. It is sour and sweet just like green apple candy.

I like Mr Stacks Sour Apple Schnapps and DeKuyper Sour Apple Pucker Liqueur.

✽ Apple Juice: A bit of apple juice added to this cocktail will bring in some sweetness which balances out the sourness and adds in more apple flavor.

✽ Lemon Juice: A bit of lemon juice will make this cocktail perfect. Lemon, apple, and caramel is a wonderful combination and the perfect mixture. Freshly squeezed lemon juice will get you the best tasting cocktail.

✽ Caramel Sauce: Dipping the cocktail glass into some caramel sauce takes this cocktail to the next level. You just can't beat that gooey goodness and buttery caramelized sugar flavor. You can make your own homemade caramel sauce or you can buy it premade. My favorite brands are Torani and Ghiradelli.

✽ Fresh Green Apple: A slice of a Granny Smith apple on the glass will taste great with the cocktail and look pretty too! You could also garnish with a caramel candy, if desired.

How to Make a Green Apple Caramel Vodka Cocktail

➊ In a cocktail shaker, combine 1.75 ounces caramel vodka, 0.75 ounces sour apple schnapps, 0.5 ounces apple juice, and 0.5 ounces lemon juice with a couple of ice cubes. Shake until chilled, about 10 seconds.

➋ Dip the rim of a chilled cocktail glass (martini glass) into some caramel sauce so that the entire rim of the glass is coated in caramel.

➌ Strain the cocktail into the caramel-rimmed cocktail glass, and garnish with a green apple slice. Cheers!

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Caramel Apple Cocktail

By Laura | Laura the Gastronaut
Prep Time: 5 minutes | Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 cocktail

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This bright green cocktail taste just like a candy caramel apple! It's so good and is the perfect cocktail for fall occasions, a chilly autumn night, and Halloween parties. It's made with sour apple schnapps, caramel vodka, apple juice, and lemon juice. This is the ultimate caramel apple drink!

*Some of these ingredient links may be affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.*

Ingredients

• 1.75 ounces caramel vodka
• 0.75 ounces sour apple schnapps
• 0.5 ounces apple juice
• 0.5 ounces lemon juice
• Caramel sauce, for the rim
• Green apple slice, for garnish

Instructions

➊ In a cocktail shaker, combine caramel vodka, sour apple schnapps, apple juice, and lemon juice with a couple of ice cubes. Shake until chilled, about 10 seconds.
➋ Dip the rim of a cocktail glass into some caramel sauce until the rim is coated in caramel.
➌ Strain cocktail into prepared cocktail glass, and garnish with a green apple slice. Cheers!

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Category: Cocktails, Halloween, Fall Cuisine: American
Keywords: caramel vodka drink, dessert cocktails, caramel vodka recipes, caramel martinis, halloween cocktails, fall cocktails, caramel apple cocktail homemade recipe, caramel vodka recipe

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✽ Green Apple Martini (this cocktail recipe goes big on the apple flavor)
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Bon appétit!

September 1, 2022 by Laura Ehlers

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