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Sparkling Apple Cider Mocktail


  • Author: Julia
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Description

Chilled nonalcoholic apple cider with a tart cranberry-lemon accent and sparkling water added at service.


Ingredients

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  • 3 cups Chilled pasteurized nonalcoholic apple cider
  • 1 cup Chilled unsweetened cranberry juice
  • 2 tablespoons Fresh lemon juice
  • 2 cups Cold plain sparkling water
  • 1 apple Small apple, cored and thinly sliced
  • As needed Ice for six glasses (optional)

Instructions

  1. Chill the cider, cranberry juice and sparkling water in advance. Wash, core and thinly slice one small apple just before serving. Prepare six glasses with ice as desired.
  2. In a 2-quart pitcher stir 3 cups pasteurized nonalcoholic apple cider, 1 cup unsweetened cranberry juice and 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice.
  3. Just before service gently add 2 cups cold plain sparkling water. Divide among six glasses with ice and distribute apple slices. Serve immediately while fizzy.

Notes

Recipe-development draft; not kitchen-tested. Timing and yield are estimates. Nutrition has not been calculated.

Working estimate assumes all liquids are already chilled; refrigerator chilling time is additional if starting warm.

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: One sixth of measured six-cup-plus-two-tablespoon liquid base, excluding ice and with distributed apple slices; actual pour not measured