Apple Cider Mimosa – combine your favorite champagne with seasonal apple cider for the perfect drink to sip this Fall! Easy and delicious fall cocktail for brunch or any special occasion. Wow your friends and family with this Apple Cider Mimosa for fun fall gatherings, a delightful Thanksgiving day treat or a Christmas brunch.
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Fall is ahead of us, and it’s time to think about all the fall apple goodies we’re going to make this season! From apple cider whoopie pies to this sparkling apple cider mimosa, there’s always many delicious, flavorful apple recipes to choose from. This easy apple mimosa combines seasonal apple cider with your favorite champagne or prosecco for a sparkling apple cider cocktail. It is the perfect Thanksgiving starter drink your party guests will obsess over.
This post is about how to make sparkling Apple Cider Mimosa for Thanksgiving.
Sparkling Apple Cider Mimosa
Serve this easy, sparkling apple mimosa for brunch, Thanksgiving, or any fall festivities. This recipe couldn’t get any easier – it only requires a handful of ingredients. Easy, scrumptious, and an affordable drink for parties. Garnish with an apple slice, cinnamon stick, and rosemary sprig for the perfect presentation. I love a good, simple mimosa recipe, and this one is one of my all time favorites.
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WHY YOU WILL LOVE THIS RECIPE
- The perfect easy cocktail for fall parties and Thanksgiving dinner
- It is fun and bubbly thanks to champagne
- Full of fall flavor notes – apple, cider, champagne sweetness and tartness, rosemary, cinnamon
- Simple and fun variation to the classic mimosa recipe
INGREDIENTS NOTES
Honestly, you can even make this without any other additions, just the champagne and apple cider. But to make it more festive and gorgeous looking, here’s what you’ll need :
Sparkling Apple Cider
Champagne
Cinnamon Stick
Rosemary Sprig
An Apple Slice
You’ll also need champagne or wine glasses for serving.
HOW TO MAKE APPLE CIDER MIMOSA
Pour the champagne into glasses and follow it with the apple cider.
If desired, garnish with a rosemary sprig, cinnamon stick, and an apple slice. Enjoy!
TIPS FOR SUCCESS
- It’s not mandatory that you use sparkling apple cider as regular apple cider is just as delicious. However, just as a heads up, it will turn out darker with regular apple cider, and a little less bubbly.
- I would not pour these in advance, simply because you don’t want them to go flat before serving them to guests.
- Try to pour the champagne first, because when you pour in the cider, it does a sort of self-stirring, which saves you a step and dishes.
- For a stronger apple cider taste, swap another ounce of champagne for another ounce of apple cider. Or simply add another ounce of apple cider without reducing the champagne at all. However you prefer!
RECIPE FAQ’S
What is the Best Champagne to use for Mimosas?
You’ll want to use a dry Champagne for mimosa recipes. The sweetness in the mimosa will come from the apple cider. The driest champagnes are Brut and Extra Brut. Drier champagnes will balance out the sweetness of the juice or cider.
How to Chill Champagne Faster?
In the perfect world, Champagne or Prosecco takes 4-5 hours to chill in the refrigerator. If you want to speed it up and you don’t have time to wait those hours, place your bottle in an ice bucket half-filled with water, half-filled with ice. It will take around 45 minutes to an hour for champagne to be chilled.
Is Prosecco Good for Mimosas?
Yes, Prosecco is one of the common choices for mimosa recipes because it is drier and sweeter than the usual champagne. Prosecco comes from Italy made with different grapes than Champagne, whereas Champagne is from a region in France. Another unique option you can use for mimosa recipes is Cava, which is a Spanish sparkling wine.
Is it Okay to Use Cheap Champagne for Mimosas?
You can absolutely use a cheaper champagne, as long as you prefer it.
Should Champagne Be Cold for APPLE CIDER Mimosa?
It does INDEED need to be chilled. Chill it in the fridge at least minimum of 3 hours before serving. The perfect chilling time should be around 4-5 hours.
CAN I SKIP THE ADDITIONS?
Yes, absolutely! You can easily enjoy a good mimosa with only apple cider and champagne!
CAN I SKIP THE ALCOHOL?
If you don’t like the usual apple cider drinks with alcohol, skip the champagne and just use sparkling apple cider and garnishes for a fancier look. Although it won’t be the typical mimosa drink, you can still enjoy it as a fancy non-alcoholic fall drink in champagne glasses!
Apple Cider Mimosa
Equipment
- wine glasses
Ingredients
- 4 oz champagne
- 2 oz sparkling apple cider
- cinnamon stick (optional)
- rosemary sprig (optional)
- an apple slice (optional)
Instructions
- Pour the champagne into glasses and follow it with the apple cider.
- If desired, garnish with a rosemary sprig, cinnamon stick, and an apple slice. Enjoy!
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Looks delicious!
Thank you, it’s the perfect Thanksgiving apperative!
This is a keeper for next week celebration in my house 🙂
Right?! It is so goood!
This sounds like a delicious recipe. Got to try it. Thanks for sharing!
Make it at your next Thanksgiving dinner!
Sounds amazing! Two of my favorite things mixed together 😍
I love them both together too x
I will 100% make this since I love prosecco and apple cider.
It is the perfect fall drink x