Apple Cider Margarita Shooters with Pumpkin Zest

If you’ve visited me here before you probably know that I enjoy margaritas. If not, welcome, I like margaritas. There are TONS of margarita recipes here that you can try out. Today we’re making one of my favorite fall cocktails, Apple Cider Margarita Shooters with Pumpkin Zest!

Now that fall is upon us the leaves are changing, the nights are getting cool, and you might think that margarita season is fading away…I won’t let that happen! Apple Cider Margarita Shooters have just enough of that fall zing that I crave on occasion and all the kick of my favorite margarita recipes. The best of both worlds all rolled up into one.

Where’s the recipe?

Here at My Crazy Good Life we like to make our recipes easy for any level cook to follow. In this article you find lots of information on the ingredients and preparation to make this festive cocktail. If you’d like to skip past all that you can scroll to the bottom of the page where you’ll find the easy to print recipe card for Apple Cider Margarita Shooters with Pumpkin Zest.

Ingredients

• Tequila
• Cranberry juice
• Triple sec
• Apple cider
• Cinnamon apple tea: I like using Tazo Organic Baked Apple Cinnamon Tea.
• Pumpkin zest
• Ice cubes

Directions

1. Prepare the cinnamon apple tea by steeping a tea bag in 4 ounces of hot water for 5 minutes.
2. After the tea has finished steeping for 5 minutes, pour the hot tea over a large glass filled with ice to cool it down.
3. In a cocktail shaker add ice, tequila, pure cranberry juice, triple sec, apple cider, and 2 ounces of cinnamon apple tea.
4. Secure the lid and shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
5. Strain the cocktail into shooter glasses filled with ice.
6. Garnish with long strands of thinly sliced pumpkin.
7. Serve.

Looking for more festive cocktail recipes?

• Bourbon & Pumpkin Pie Iced Coffee
• Boozy Pumpkin Pie Milkshake
• Cranberry Skinny Margarita Recipe
• Cinnamon Dolce Latte Shots for the Holidays
• Boozy Hot Chocolate and Coffee Recipes