Appletinis Recipe

Name: Appletinis Recipe
Ingredients: 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 (recipe follows); Ice; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup water; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

9 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

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 (recipe follows)
Ice
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 cinnamon stick
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

1

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 five minutes.
2

Put apple, lemon juice, vodka, and simple syrup in a food processor and pulse until smoothly pureed, about twenty pulses. Pour apple mixture into a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice. Shake for ten seconds. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a thin slice of apple, if desired.