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Hot Apple Pie Bourbon Cocktail

October 5, 2015 By justalittlebitofbacon 2 Comments

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Hot Apple Pie Bourbon Cocktail - This twist on hot buttered bourbon uses cider and butterscotch sauce to make the perfect thanksgiving or fall cocktail. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Now that you’ve made my 5 Minute Butterscotch Sauce, it’s time for a drink! And you can’t go wrong with this apple cider, cinnamon, butterscotch, and bourbon drink. It’s just the thing to warm you up on a cool fall evening. And a great recipe to make in quantity and ladle out at Thanksgiving.

Hot Apple Pie Bourbon Cocktail - This twist on hot buttered bourbon uses cider and butterscotch sauce to make the perfect thanksgiving or fall cocktail. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

You know what day today is? Today is my anniversary! I’ve been married to my husband for 19 years as of today. If I had it together, I would have uploaded a wedding photo to the blog. But instead we made fondue and apple pie. Yum. Onto the recipe…

I started working on this cocktail thinking of hot buttered bourbon improved with cider instead of water and with the addition of the warm flavors of cinnamon and allspice. After a test or two, my husband had the idea of using butterscotch sauce instead of adding butter to the drink directly. I thought, why not it’s worth a try.

Hot Apple Pie Bourbon Cocktail - This twist on hot buttered bourbon uses cider and butterscotch sauce to make the perfect thanksgiving or fall cocktail. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

A little search for a good butterscotch recipe later and here we are! Letting the cider steep with a cinnamon stick and some allspice berries provides a lovely, layered warm flavor to the drink. And some butterscotch and bourbon stirred in before serving provide both a mellow, buttery sweetness and that kick you need on a cold night.

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Add some cinnamon sticks for stirrers – since the drink does separate a bit – and you have everything you need to get through the fall and the holidays. I know I’m going to be sipping this cocktail on cool evenings this fall. In fact, I have some butterscotch sauce leftover. I may need one of these tonight to warm me up!

The only thing better would be to have this with a slice of apple pie. Especially my Twice the Apples Homemade Deep Dish Apple Pie since those were the flavors used when I was developing this drink. But Mom’s Amazing Fresh Apple Cake would do nicely as well. 🙂

– Happy Drinking, Annemarie

 

Hot Apple Pie Bourbon Cocktail - This twist on hot buttered bourbon uses cider and butterscotch sauce to make the perfect thanksgiving or fall cocktail. | justalittlebitofbacon.com
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Hot Apple Pie Bourbon Cocktail

This apple cocktail is a twist on hot buttered bourbon and uses cider and butterscotch sauce to make the perfect thanksgiving or fall cocktail.
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 servings
Author: Just a Little Bit of Bacon

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups apple cider
  • 1 stick of cinnamon or 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, plus more for stirring sticks
  • 20 allspice berries or 1/4 tsp ground allspice
  • 3 oz bourbon
  • 1/4 cup butterscotch sauce

Instructions

  • In a medium sauce pan on medium-high heat, bring the cider just to a simmer. Shut off burner, add the cinnamon and allspice, cover and let steep for 15 minutes.
  • Stir in the bourbon and the butterscotch sauce.
  • Divide the drink into two glasses. Garnish each with a cinnamon stick.

Notes

Try not to let the cider boil since it tends to separate if it boils for too long.
Hot Apple Pie Bourbon Cocktail - This twist on hot buttered bourbon uses cider and butterscotch sauce to make the perfect thanksgiving or fall cocktail. | justalittlebitofbacon.com
Hot Apple Pie Bourbon Cocktail - This twist on hot buttered bourbon uses cider and butterscotch sauce to make the perfect thanksgiving or fall cocktail. | justalittlebitofbacon.com

 

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Filed Under: 10 ingredients or less, 15 minutes or less, beverages, christmas, cocktail, fall, gluten free, holiday favorites, recipe, sweet treats, thanksgiving feast, vegetarian, winter Tagged With: apples, bourbon, butterscotch

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Comments

  1. Amanda says

    October 11, 2015 at 8:36 am

    Ooooh!!! I’m going ti need one… Or two of these in, uh, 10 hours? Sounds amazing!

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      October 11, 2015 at 10:24 am

      Thanks! They are a great way to unwind after a stressful day. We’ve been enjoying them, so I hope you do too.

      Reply

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