Delicious & Easy Green Apple Martini Recipe (2024)

Made with only 4 simple ingredients, this Green Apple Martini recipe is a bright and beautiful, delicious co*cktail with the most perfect balance of sweet and sour apple flavor.

When I am entertaining guests, I love to celebrate the different seasons with new and delicious co*cktail recipes. During the warm summer months, nothing can beat these tasty Raspberry Mojitos, or these beachy Malibu Rum Pina Coladas.

And when winter rolls around, these Cranberry Moscow Mules and these White Christmas Mimosas are always a hit. So, what better way to celebrate Fall and apple harvest than with a Green Apple Martini?

This co*cktail is made with a combination of vodka and green apple schnapps.

With the addition of sweet apple juice, they are a delightfully deceptive boozy beverage that could easily double as an after-dinner dessert co*cktail.

For more drink recipes, try something from this list of vodka co*cktails.

❤ Why We Love This Recipe

This is a super easy co*cktail that is made using only 4 simple ingredients plus ice and a thin slice of green apple for garnish.

The beautiful vibrant green color and green apple flavor makes it the perfect drink for Halloween, Christmas and St. Patrick's Day!

Not only are these co*cktails the same gorgeous green color of fall's favorite fruit, but they're also brimming with wonderful flavor that's sure to get rave reviews from all the green apple fans out there!

• co*cktail Shaker Set
• co*cktail Jigger (or small measuring cup)
• Martini Glass

📋 What Goes into This Recipe?

There are only 4 simple ingredients used in this recipe, plus some ice to shake them and fresh green apple slices for garnish.

1. Vodka- We used plain vodka, but you can use flavored vodka if you prefer.
2. Apple juice- Adds more delicious apple flavor and a bit of sweetness.
3. Sour Apple Pucker- This is a sour apple schnapps that gives them that signature sour apple flavor.
4. Fresh lemon juice- Lemon pairs really well with apple flavors and helps balance out the sweetness.

See recipe card for quantities and full directions.

👩🏻‍🍳 How to Make a Green Apple Martini

Step 1: Add ice to the co*cktail shaker about ¼ of the way full.

Step 2: Add the vodka.

Step 3: Next, in goes the apple juice.

Step 4: Add the sour apple liqueur.

Step 5: Finish with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.

Step 6: Shake vigorously to mix ingredients and chill the drink.

Step 7: Pour, the strained sour apple martini, into a chilled martini glass.

Garnish with freshly sliced granny smith apples

📖 Variations

Caramel Apple martini

You can use caramel vodka in place of the plain vodka. You can also drizzle the inside of the glass with a little caramel sauce.

Cinnamon Apple Martini

Want to add a warm and cozy feel to these co*cktails? Use cinnamon vodka instead of plain vodka. It will give them a warm and spicy apple cider flavor.

Try Other Garnishes

The apple slice garnish is the best way to let people know the flavor of the co*cktail you're serving. But you can add even more festive color to these appletinis by rimming the glass with some caramel sauce. Then, just add some colored sanding sugar to a small plate and run the rim of the glass around in the sugar.

Swap Out the Apple Juice

The original recipe uses simple syrup instead of apple juice. So, if the schnapps has enough apple flavor for you, just swap it in equal parts with some homemade simple syrup. You can also use a little sweet and sour mix instead of the apple juice if you prefer.

Christmas Grinch Martini

All you have to do to create a super fun Grinch-themed martini is leave off the apple garnish and add a maraschino cherry to the green colored co*cktail.

Apple Cider Martini

Add a bit of extra fall flavor to these delicious drinks by using apple cider instead of apple juice.

Extra Apple Appletini

This recipe uses a green apple liqueur called Sour Apple Pucker. But you can add even more pucker to these drinks by using Smirnoff green apple vodka instead of plain vodka. You can also use apple brandy instead of the apple pucker, but you'll lose that pretty green color.

? FAQs

💭Top Tips

• A chilled co*cktail glass not only makes the drink pretty, but it also helps to keep it cold a little longer. Place your martini glasses in the freezer about an hour before making the co*cktails. To prevent the glass from cracking, make sure the glasses are room temperature and not straight out of a hot dish washer.

• If you want to keep the granny smith apple slices nice and fresh looking, spritz them with some fresh lemon juice to keep them from turning brown.

• Keep the vodka in the freezer at all times. When you add icy cold liquor to the shaker, it prevents the ice cubes from melting so quickly which waters down the drink.

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