This apple cinnamon vodka spritzer is an easy fall cocktail made with just a few ingredients and naturally sweetened. Light, crisp, and perfectly spiced, it captures everything you want in a fall drink.

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Ingredients for an apple cinnamon vodka spritzer
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Ingredients for an apple cinnamon vodka spritzer

Apple juice: use 100% pure apple juice for the best flavor.
Vodka: unflavored vodka of your choice. Tito's and Grey Goose are my go-tos.
Sparkling water (or vegan Prosecco) for a light, bubbly finish.
Cinnamon: adds warmth and subtle spice that makes this a proper fall cocktail.
Ice: a generous handful to keep the drink cold.
Sugar rim: a simple mix of brown coconut sugar and cinnamon.
Apple slices and a cinnamon stick: for garnish and for easy stirring.

How to make an easy apple cinnamon vodka cocktail

1. Prepare the glass

Mix the cinnamon sugar on a small plate. Wet the rim of a 10oz glass with an apple slice or a damp paper towel and twist the rim in the mixture until evenly coated. Add a generous handful of ice.

Glass with cinnamon sugar rim filled with ice for apple cinnamon vodka spritzer

2. Add the vodka

Add a shot of unflavored vodka to the glass.

pouring vodka into a glass with ice and sugar rim

3. Add apple juice

Pour 4.5 oz of chilled apple juice into the glass.

Adding apple juice to vodka spritzer in glass with ice

4. Top with bubbles

Top with sparkling water or vegan Prosecco.

pouring sparkling water into a fall cocktail

5. Stir, garnish, and serve

Add a cinnamon stick and stir gently. Garnish with a dash of cinnamon and a few apple slices and serve.

a fall cocktail with vodka, sparkling water, apple juice, and cinnamon

Substitutions

Vodka: for a non-alcoholic version, skip the vodka and add another ounce of apple juice. Bourbon or whiskey may also work, though I haven’t tested it
Sparkling water: swap with vegan Prosecco for a more elevated version. Avaline, Fitvine, and Pizzolato Prosecco Brut are a few of my favorites.

Storage

This spritzer is best enjoyed immediately. It’s not ideal for making ahead, as the ice will melt and dilute the flavor

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Apple Cinnamon Vodka Spritzer

A light and crisp apple cinnamon vodka spritzer made with apple juice, vodka, cinnamon, and sparkling water. Naturally sweetened and perfectly spiced for fall.

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Course: Drinks

Servings: 1 cocktail

Equipment

10 oz old fashioned glass (or something similar)
jigger (optional)

Ingredients

Cinnamon sugar rim (optional)

2 tablespoons cane sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Cocktail

1 handful of ice
1 ½ oz vodka 1 shot
4 ½ oz chilled pure 100% apple juice 3 shots
fill the rest of the glass with sparkling water (or vegan Prosecco)

Garnish

dash of cinnamon
1 cinnamon stick
2-3 thin apple slices

Instructions

Add sugar and cinnamon to a small dish. Grab an old-fashioned glass (or other small cocktail glass) and wet the rim (either with an apple slice or a damp paper towel) and flip the glass upside down. Twist the top of the glass in the mixture until coated.
Next, add ice, vodka, apple juice, and sparkling water to the glass. Stir with a cinnamon stick (or a bar spoon). Taste and adjust as needed. Garnish with a dash of cinnamon and a few apple slices. Serve and enjoy immediately.

Notes

Easily adjust to taste with more or less vodka, apple juice, or sparkling water.