Poison Apple Cider Mule Mocktail

Spiced apple cider dressed up as a poison apple cider mule mocktail for Halloween for all to enjoy.

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Between not really wanting to drink alcohol much anymore due to making healthier choices and it giving me instantaneous headaches half of the time, I make a lot more mocktails these days. I especially love that a lot of restaurants are also adding more fun mocktails on the menus beyond Shirley Temples, because drinks don’t have to have alcohol in it to be fun.

This poison apple cider mule mocktail is modified from my apple cider mule to contain Hipstirs pumpkin spice syrup instead of vodka. With the presence of ginger beer (or ginger ale if you prefer) you really don’t notice he lack of vodka in the mix, which is why mules are one of my favorite mocktails to make.

Don’t want to buy this syrup? You can make homemade pumpkin spice syrup but you’ll have a lot more of it. Which I don’t see as an issue because it would go great in tea or coffee.

As for the “poison” apples that honestly make this poison apple cider, they are simply dyed overnight in a mixture or water, lemon juice, and butterfly pea powder. You could use purple (or red mixed with blue) food coloring if you prefer but I thought it was fun to use this since I already had some on hand.

If you plan ahead, the day before when you are making the “poison” apples you could grab your silicone skull trays to make some festive ice cubes too. You’re already prepping ahead so why not one more thing? If you are like me and only have two trays and not enough to fill multiple glasses, you can cheat like I did and only put them on top. The secret is out – ha!

POISON APPLE CIDER MULE MOCKTAIL

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Yield: 1 Serving Prep Time: 8 Hours 15 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

"POISON" APPLES

• 1 cup water
• 1 Tbsp butterfly pea flower powder
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 1 green or golden delicious apple, cored and sliced
• Gummy worms

SPICED APPLE CIDER MOCKTAIL

• 4 oz. apple cider
• 4 oz. ginger beer or ale
• 1 oz. Hipstirs pumpkin spice syrup

Directions

1. In a medium glass bowl, whisk together the water, butterfly pea flower powder, and lemon juice. Puncture one small hole into each apple slice* and submerge the slices in the purple mixture. Cover with lid or plastic wrap, and place in the fridge overnight.
2. The next day, in a 12 oz glass add apple cider, ginger beer/ale, and pumpkin spice syrup. Stir, add ice, then garnish with an apple slice with a gummy worm laced through the hole. Serve immediately.

Notes

*I used the small end of a medium round piping tip. A sturdy straw would also work.

Source: Poison apples from Holistic Rendezvous, originally inspired by Karlee Sisler Flores. Mocktail adapted from my Apple Cider Mule.