Name: Caramel Apple Martini Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons packed brown sugar; 1 ½ teaspoons unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons water; 2 Granny Smith apple slices; 1 tablespoon chopped peanuts; Cinnamon sugar; 2 ounces sour apple-flavored schnapps; 2 ounces butterscotch-flavored schnapps; 2 ounces apple-flavored vodka; 2 cups ice

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This delicious caramel apple martini uses Granny Smith apples, chopped nuts and a delicious blend of alcohol for one amazing cocktail.

Caramel apples are a fun thing to do in the fall but you don’t need to wait for the cold weather to enjoy the taste of them. Today we’ll be getting the memory of those apples in a fun vodka-based cocktail instead.

I love sweeter martinis. They make the most fun dessert drinks, especially when they combine classic fall flavors like apple and caramel!

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Caramel apple martini ingredients

To make this green apple martini, you’ll need the following items:

For the caramel

For the garnish

For the martini

You’ll also need a cocktail shaker and strainer.

How to make a caramel apple martini

This drink is as much fun to make as it is to drink!

Make the garnish

To make the garnish, you will first need to make a basic caramel sauce.

Combine 6 tablespoons packed brown sugar, 1 ½ teaspoons butter, and 2 tablespoons water in a microwave-safe bowl.
Cook on high in 20-second increments for about 2 minutes until they just start to boil.
Cut thick slices from a Granny Smith apple.
Put one side of the apple slices into the caramel.
Dip this side of the apple into the chopped nuts. I used peanuts, but any type of chopped nut will work.
Place the apples in the fridge so they get cold and the caramel hardens.

Note: You will have extra caramel. Save it for the base of the caramel apple martini drink.

Rim the glass with cinnamon sugar

Place the cinnamon sugar on a plate.
Swirl a piece of one of the apple slices around the rim of a martini glass’
Dip the rim into the cinnamon sugar.

Making the caramel apple martini

Evenly divide the remainder of the caramel into two martini glasses.
Chill them in the freezer so that the caramel hardens a little.
When the caramel has hardened, fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Pour in 2 ounces sour apple-flavored schnapps, 2 ounces butterscotch-flavored schnapps, and 2 ounces apple-flavored vodka.

Shake it well, strain the mixture as you pour it into the martini glasses.
Garnish with the caramel apple slices and enjoy!

Pair it with some salted nuts or pretzels to balance the tastes.

The caramel extra. Oh My!

For extra fun, serve this drink as a dessert! I LOVE the bit of caramel that you get to enjoy at the end of the drink. So yummy!

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Do you like a sweet cocktail? Here are a few more that you may enjoy:

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Yield: 2 caramel apple martinis

Caramel Apple Martini Recipe

5.0 Stars (3 Reviews)

This martini has the taste of a caramel apples. It's a great way to welcome in fall.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

Caramel

6 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1 ½ teaspoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons water

Garnish

2 Granny Smith apple slices
1 tablespoon chopped peanuts
Cinnamon sugar

Martini

2 ounces sour apple-flavored schnapps
2 ounces butterscotch-flavored schnapps
2 ounces apple-flavored vodka
2 cups ice

Instructions

In a microwave safe bowl, combine the caramel ingredients and cook on high in 20 second increments for about 2 minute until it just starts to boil.
Dip each of the apple slices into the caramel mixture and then dip them into the chopped nuts.
Set the slices in the fridge to set while you make the martini. Allow the remaining caramel to cool slightly.
Use a piece of the apple to wet the rim of the martini glass and then rim it in cinnamon sugar. Spoon half of the reserved caramel into each of the martini glasses. Places the glasses in the freezer so that the caramel sets.
Using a martini shaker, add the cocktail ingredients and shake well. Strain the mixture into the chilled martini glasses. Garnish each glass with a caramel dipped apple slice. Enjoy!

Caramel Apple Martini – Fall Cocktail Recipe