Get all the flavors you love about apple pie in one delicious and easy drink! Serve this drink hot or cold, with or without alcohol. It’s perfect for everyone!
Apple Pie Punch Recipe
Apple Cider Punch has everything I love about fall. It’s filled with warm spices and fruity flavors, plus it can be served chilled or warm. It means you can serve up a batch for parties or just heat up a mug for yourself and cozy up on the sofa.
With my Apple Pie Sangria being such a hit, I decided to create a new fall-inspired drink that was easier to make, and you can serve it up with or without alcohol.
Why You’ll Love Apple Pie Drink
- Fall Flavors: Apples are the flavor of autumn, so what could be more festive than this?
- Make it a Mocktail: This recipe tastes great with our without alcohol, so you can make it to fit the occasion. Talk about a crowd pleaser!
- Hot or Cold: Serve it over ice or steaming hot in a mug.
Ingredients
This drink is so easy to make. Here are the ingredients you need:
- Fresh apple – cut into slices
- Apple cider
- Pear nectar–rounds out the flavors and adds a touch of sweetness
- Apple pie vodka – if you can’t find it, it’s super easy to make your own (check out my recipe here)
- Ginger ale–adds sparkling flavor
How to Make Apple Pie Punch
Chilled:
- Combine cider, pear nectar, vodka, and ginger ale. Stir well.
- Place apple slices in a pitcher.
- Add the liquids and serve over ice.
Warm:
- Heat the cider, pear nectar, vodka, and ginger ale over low heat.
- Simmer a few minutes; add in apple slices.
- Serve in mugs.
Alcoholic or Non-Alcohol Apple Punch
This is the perfect drink for Thanksgiving! Make two pitchers–one for the kids and teetotalers, and one for the imbibers (clearly marked of course).
It’s easy, refreshing, and delicious and everyone loves it. This tastes just like one of my favorite desserts, Apple Pie Cupcakes, but in cocktail form. It doesn’t get better than that!
If you’re looking to liven up your holiday this year, just splash a little Apple Pie Vodka in your glass. You guys…this vodka. I am NOT a shot girl, but that vodka is AMAZING.
It’s the perfect complement to the juices in the drink, and you’ll feel like you’re sipping a dessert for sure.
What Type of Apple Works Best in This Drink?
You can use pretty much any type of apple in this drink. Depending on your preferences, here are some ideas:
- Tart: Granny Smith, Macintosh, Pink Lady apples
- In-between: Gala, Jazz, Delicious
- Sweet: Honeycrisp, Fuji, Envy
Can I Make This Drink in Advance?
Sure thing! Mix most of the ingredients and refrigerate until you’re ready to serve. Just save the ice and ginger ale for serving time. The ice will melt and water down the drink, and the ginger ale could lose its fizz.
What Can I Serve With Apple Cider Punch?
If you’re serving Apple Pie Drink at parties or when you have a few friends around, then you’ll need some nibbles to serve it with.
Here are some recipes that would go perfectly:
More Fall Cocktail Recipes You’ll Love:
If you make this recipe be sure to upload a photo in the comment section below or leave a rating. Enjoy!
Apple Pie Punch
Ingredients
- 1 apple chopped or sliced
- 1 quart apple cider
- 2 cups pear nectar
- 24 ounces ginger ale
- 6 ounces apple pie vodka if you can't find apple pie vodka, you can use caramel vodka
Instructions
- Combine apple cider, pear nectar, vodka and ginger ale. Stir well. Place apple slices inside pitcher.
- Pour over ice and serve!
- To serve it warm, heat all of the liquid ingredients in a pot over a stove on low heat. Add apple slices to the pan and simmer for a few minutes until warm.
- Serve in mugs.
Last step! Don’t forget to show me a pic of what you made! Upload an image or tag me @thecookierookie on Instagram!
Becky’s tips
Helpful Tips for Making this Apple Pie Drink
- You can use any fresh apple to put in this cocktail (avoid cooking apples).
- If you’re in a pinch and can’t find apple pie vodka, you can use regular apple vodka, which should be easier to find.
- If you have more time, try making your own Apple Pie Vodka it’s super easy and can be used in so many different cocktails.
- You can easily prep this cocktail in advance. Just make sure to add the ice right before serving so it doesn’t melt and water down the drink.
Nutrition Information
I love Apple cider and this recipe looks great for Thanksgiving dinner at my place. However, I would like to replace Apple Pie Vodka with Brooklyn Brewed Sorrel. Reason being, it’s completely botanical and natural and my family loves mixing that sorrel with different types of ingredients like Apple cider/ ginger ale/ fresh mango juice. :)
Those sound like great substitutions! Let me know what you think when you try it!
This is a wonderful drink for Thanksgiving. My family loved it!
Now they’re going to be asking you to bring this every holiday! LOL
I want to make this for a party, what would the measurements be for a gallon drink dispenser? I prefer not to make individual drinks and just let people serve themselves from the dispenser.
I’d like to make a non-alcoholic version of this. Any idea on what to substitute for the apple cider vodka? I feel like there is a flavor profile that adds that would be missing if I don’t use it. Suggestions welcome. :)
How many does this recipe serve? I’d like to scale it up to 5 gallon servings for an event. Thanks.
Can’t wait to serve for Bunco this week! I couldn’t find pear nectar but did find Mango nectar. Do you think that would completely change the taste. And going to try diet ginger ale to help on calories:)
I just tested this (non-alcoholic version) for a work event next week – it was delicious and easy to make! Thanks for the recipe!
That’s awesome! I’m so glad you loved it.
I just tried this recipe—exactly as written, non-alcoholic— for my daughter’s birthday. I had to convert the ingredients list to all cups—it is essentially 4 parts cider, 2 parts pear, 3 parts ginger ale. It is good as written, but i also made it 4 parts cider, 1 part pear, 2 parts ginger ale and liked that even better. Very refreshing on a hot albuquerque september day!
I’m glad you loved it! Those conversions are very user friendly, thanks for writing it that way!
Both versions are great and I agree with Veronica that the one with 1 part pear and 2 parts ginger ale is even better. We made 2 versions – one with apple infused vodka and one with caramel vodka.
If I can’t find apple pie vodka what flavored vodka do you recommend? I don’t want to make it HOMEADE…I found an apple pie whiskey and an apple pie Moonshine, will either of those work?
I would recommend caramel vodka if you can’t find apple pie. It will be just as good! We do it both ways :)
Apple is my favorite juice