Apple Pie Sour
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I may have just made the best Fall cocktail. This Apple Pie Sour owes its magic to the homemade apple pie syrup that I’m also going to teach you how to make. Trust me, it’s so worth the effort and you can use it in more than just cocktails — think morning coffee and overnight oats.
It’s the perfect Thanksgiving drink for enjoying with pie at the end of the feast, but you could also serve it with appetizers, like Baked Brie. If you’re making cocktails for a crowd, I’ve also scaled the recipe for batching and included tips of batching egg white cocktails like this Apple Pie Sour.
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How to Make an Apple Pie Sour
- To a cocktail shaker add vodka, cider, lemon juice, apple syrup and egg white.
- Dry shake (with no ice).
- Add ice and shake again.
- Double strain between two chilled Nick and Nora glasses
- Garnish and enjoy!
Batched Apple Pie Sour
Serves 8
- Since the above recipe is for 2 people, multiply all of the above ingredients by 4, except the egg white, to make a batch for 8 people.
- Stir everything except the egg white in a pitcher and keep cold in the fridge.
- Separately, foam your egg whites: In a blender, add 2 egg whites + 1 cup of your pitcher cocktail. Blend 10–15 seconds until foamy and then pour that back into the pitcher and gently fold/stir it all together. Now your pitcher is “pre-foamed!” Keep cold until ready to serve.
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Apple Pie Sour Ingredients
Vanilla Vodka
Try to find a vanilla vodka made with real vanilla instead of the artificial stuff. Brands that are proud to use good ingredients usually put them on the label. The learn more about vodka, check out my Vodka Guide.
Apple Cider
Use non-alcoholic apple cider. The difference between apple cider and apple juice is it’s processing. Apple cider is raw, unfiltered, and unpasteurized and is usually made in the fall during apple harvest. It therefore has a shorter shelf life than apple juice, but is darker, richer, and has a stronger apple flavor. Some come sweetened, so look for ones that are unsweetened to ensure your Apple Pie Sour isn’t too sweet.
Apple Pie Syrup
Good News! You can make your own Apple Pie Syrup at home! It’s totally worth it.
Lemon Juice
If it’s not fresh, we don’t want it!
Egg White
Egg white cocktails are in their own frothy, foamy category of deliciousness. They add a creamy mouthfeel to the entire cocktail and give it a nice frothy head almost like a good nitro beer. But making a successfully foamy egg white cocktail (and drinking it safely) is all about SCIENCE! We love science. Everything you need to know about egg whites, the two-step shaking method, and batching egg white cocktails can be found on my Cocktail Foaming Guide.
Tips for Making the Best Apple Pie Sour
- Making your own Apple Pie Syrup is totally worth it and I promise you’ll use the whole entire bottle before all the leaves fall off the trees.
- Make sure to do a dry shake without ice first. This process emulsifies the egg white before you add ice for a second shake to dilute and chill.
- Buy the best apple cider you can find. It’ll come in handy for all the other apple cider cocktails you’ll be making this season.
Apple Pie Sour
Ingredients
- 4 oz. Vanilla Vodka
- 2 oz. Apple Cider
- 1.5 oz. Lemon Juice
- 1 oz.
Apple Pie Syrup - 1 Egg White
- Ice, for shaking
- Garnish: apple slice, ground cinnamon, and cinnamon stick
Instructions
- To a cocktail shaker add vodka, cider, lemon juice, syrup and egg white.
- Dry shake (with no ice).
- Add ice and shake again.
- Double strain between two chilled Nick and Nora glasses
- Garnish and enjoy!
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Love this one! We love a sour and this is such a fun fall version!
Beautiful well balanced cocktail! 🙂