Appletinis Recipe

By
Carrie Vasios Mullins
Carrie Vasios Mullins is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Carrie Vasios Mullins
Carrie Vasios Mullins is the former national editor at Serious Eats, with a focus on all things sweet.
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Updated March 31, 2025
Closeup of an Appletini cocktail.

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If you typically hate appletinis and their syrupy, artificial taste, the solution is to create one from scratch, using fresh apples and home made cinnamon simple syrup.

February 2011

Recipe Details

Appletinis Recipe

Prep 10 mins
Cook 10 mins
Active 5 mins
Total 20 mins
Serves 1 serving
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Ingredients

For Cinnamon Simple Syrup:

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 1 cup water

  • 1 stick cinnamon stick

  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

For Cocktail:

  • 1/2 green apple such as Granny Smith, peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks

  • 1 1/2 ounces vodka

  • 1 1/2 ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice

  • 1 ounce Cinnamon Simple Syrup

  • Ice

Directions

  1. Make Cinnamon Simple Syrup: Place water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir frequently. When sugar has dissolved, add cinnamon stick and ground cinnamon. Bring to a boil, stirring, then reduce heat to a low simmer and let cook for 5 minutes. Pour through a fine-mesh strainer and let cool.

  2. To Make Cocktail: Put apple, lemon juice, vodka, and simple syrup in a food processor and pulse until smoothly puréed, about 20 pulses. Pour apple mixture into a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice. Shake for 10 seconds. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a thin slice of apple, if desired.

Special Equipment

Fine-mesh strainer, food processor, cocktail shaker, cocktail strainer

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
1005 Calories
1g Fat
241g Carbs
2g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories 1005
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1g 1%
Saturated Fat 0g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 28mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 241g 88%
Dietary Fiber 20g 70%
Total Sugars 210g
Protein 2g
Vitamin C 12mg 60%
Calcium 343mg 26%
Iron 3mg 16%
Potassium 291mg 6%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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