Fall in Love with This Apple Cider Mimosa Recipe
There’s something universally magical about being handed a mimosa. That elegant flute, those celebratory bubbles—it instantly transforms any gathering from ordinary to occasion-worthy.
Whether it’s brunch with friends, a baby shower, or just a Sunday morning that deserves a little sparkle, mimosas never disappoint. But here’s my confession: while I love a classic orange mimosa, I’m a seasonal soul at heart.
Summer calls for peachy bellinis, winter demands cranberry sparkle, and fall? Fall belongs to the apple cider mimosa. This gorgeous twist captures everything we adore about autumn—crisp apple flavor, warm spice notes, and that satisfying sweetness—all wrapped up in bubbly elegance.
Best part? It’s ridiculously easy. Two ingredients, endless wow factor. This is how you can make your own apple cider mimosas at home – as individual glasses or fill a party pitcher!
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This recipe is part of our favourite Fall Cocktails series. You may also like to check out our non-alcoholic drinks collection for kids in our guide to celebratory Fall Mocktails.
Tools You Will Need for Making an Apple Cider Mimosa
- Champagne/sparkling wine flutes (stemmed or stemless)
- Knife to chop your apple garnish
- A bamboo skewer may help if you wish to skewer your apples
- A jug if you’ll be making a batch cocktail
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Apple Cider Mimosa Recipe
A sparkling fall cocktail combining crisp apple cider with champagne for an effortlessly elegant brunch drink that tastes like autumn in a glass.
- Total Time: 3 minutes
- Yield: 1
Ingredients
- 3/4 Prosecco (or your favorite sparkling wine)
- 1/4 apple cider
- Fresh Apple as a garnish
- (Optional) Fresh thyme and star anise as a garnish
Instructions
- Start by part-filling each glass (or your serving pitcher) with the cider
- Make sure you pour slowly so it doesn’t develop a frothy head
- Tilt each glass and gently top up with the prosecco
- Add an apple slice as a garnish.
- If you have them, fresh thyme and star anise also add an extra touch
Notes
As this is an easy cocktail to scale up, I’ve given proportions rather than oz/mls.
As a guide, the average mimosa glass/champagne flute can hold 6 oz; you’d use approxiamtely 4.5 oz of sparkling wine and 1.5 oz of apple cider.
For a pitcher jug to serve 12, for example, you’ll need 54 oz of sparkling wine (approximately two bottles), and 12 oz of apple cider.
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Category: Cocktails
Optional: Garnish the glass rim
An apple cider mimosa is often sweet enough not to require a sugared rim; however, if you want to add an extra touch to your presentation, it is easily done!
To sugar the rim of the glass:
- Take a saucer and sprinkle a generous amount of sugar onto it. With cider, we like brown sugar and cinnamon sugar the best for taste and colour.
- Gently wet the rim of your glass and place it upside down to allow the sugar to stick. You can use your apple cider for this.
- Pour your cocktail as usual.
If you love the tart yet sweet finish of apple cider, you may also want to see a selection of all my favorite cider-based cocktail recipes for fall, and this fabulous selection of Thanksgiving-themed cocktails and mocktails
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