Try this Apple Cinnamon Mockarita for a fun, fast, and uncomplicated holiday sip. Most of the ingredients are easy to find at your local grocery store or might already be in your pantry: apple juice, sparkling water, and ground cinnamon.
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LMNT’s Raw Electrolyte Mix! It adds a salty, savory finish to the spiced sweetness and brings that margarita-like flavor while offering a hydrating boost—perfect for the cooler months.
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For an extra flavor kick, don’t skip the cinnamon LMNT rim. Just mix cinnamon with LMNT in a small dish, run an orange slice around the rim of your glass, and dip it into the mix for a deliciously spiced touch with every sip.
If you’re hosting a crowd, double or quadruple the recipe in a pitcher and serve alongside your favorite seasonal appetizers or holiday meals.
Next up: Five more crowd-pleasing Whole30 LMNT mocktails.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Whole30 compatible apple juice (with no added sugar)
- 1/2 cup unflavored sparkling water
- 1/2 tsp LMNT Raw Electrolyte mix plus the rest of the packet for the rim
- pinch of cinnamon plus, more for the rim
Optional (for garnish)
- 1 tbsp cranberry juice for floating
- orange slice
- cranberries
- cinnamon stick
Instructions
- ADD the apple juice, LMNT Electrolyte Mix, and a pinch of cinnamon into a cocktail shaker or jar with a lid and shake very well.
- POUR the rest of the LMNT packet onto a plate and add a heavy dash of cinnamon. Cut a slice in the center of an orange slice, stick it on your glass, and gently run it around ¼ of its edge. Set the slice aside.
- ROLL the wet edge of the glass into the LMNT and cinnamon mix to garnish the glass.
- ADD ice to the glass, then pour in the apple juice mix.
- TOP with sparkling water until the glass is almost full.
- OPTIONAL: add 1 tbsp of cranberry juice AFTER the sparkling water for a fun visual effect.
- GARNISH with a slice of orange and a few cranberries (optional), and enjoy!
