Cinnamon Spiced Apple Pie Cocktail

If you remember sharing delicious, classic comfort desserts with your friends and family, you will love this "slice of apple pie" drink. This cocktail is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holiday gatherings. Whipping this drink is easy, as it only requires five ingredients.

You can prepare the base in advance, making it easy to mix this adult beverage in a couple of minutes. Serve it at your next family gathering; everyone will ask you for the recipe!

How to Sugar Rim Your Glass

A sugar-rimmed glass adds sparkle and extra flavor while impressing your guests. Instead of using salt and lime, which is done on margaritas, a cinnamon sugar rim works excellent for this holiday cocktail.

Start by mixing brown sugar with a touch of cinnamon. I like brown sugar because the molasses brings another layer of warm flavor. Another alternative is turbinado sugar, which matches apple cider's golden hue.

To sugar rim a glass, you will need something sticky to wet the edge. For an apple pie cocktail, you can use something sweet and sticky. I recommend honey, simple syrup, maple syrup, or blue agave.

Substitutions

Bourbon

The warmth of bourbon goes perfectly with this apple pie cocktail recipe. If you want a new bourbon to try, I recommend Fort Hamilton. They are a small distillery out of Brooklyn. Their bourbon is double-barreled. The result is a warm small crafted bourbon.

Baileys Apple Pie

Baileys offers an apple pie version of their Irish cream during the fall and holiday seasons. Instead of vodka, use Bailey's apple pie. The result will be a creamier drink with double the apple pie flavor!

Cinnamon Whiskey

Did someone say Fireball goes great with apple pie? I did! Switch out the vodka with Fireball or another cinnamon whiskey to turn up the spice -- and heat -- with this drink.

Tuaca

Tuaca and apples go hand and hand! Even though Tuaca is an Italian brandy with vanilla and orange flavor, it tastes great with apple pie! Use this in place of vodka to add additional warmth to the flavor!