Beverages

Apple Cardamom Tonic Mocktail

An elevated drink that is non-alcoholic and punchy for enjoying any time! Recipe tips: Chopping the apples into batons helps increase the surface area for the beautiful flavors to develop. Macerate the apples with sugar for 2 days before adding the cider vinegar - it gives...

An elevated drink that is non-alcoholic and punchy for enjoying any time!

Recipe tips: Chopping the apples into batons helps increase the surface area for the beautiful flavors to develop. Macerate the apples with sugar for 2 days before adding the cider vinegar – it gives you the best rosy color and amplifies the apple flavors. It takes about 5 to 7 days before its ready, but can keep for a month if stored in the fridge!

Yield: 1 cup Tonic base

Recipe created by: Michelle Tsang, @petitesweetsnz

Ingredients

• 5 Rockit™ apples, cored and chopped into thin batons
• 5 green cardamom pods gently cracked open
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

To Make the Apple Cardamom Tonic:

1. Chop Rockit™ apples into batons. Place them in a medium bowl, add brown sugar and mix thoroughly.
2. Add in the opened cardamom pods and seeds. Transfer to a covered jar for 48 hours till all sugars have dissolved.
3. Add in apple cider vinegar, stir thoroughly and leave in a cool dark place (eg Pantry or garage) for 3 to 5 days. Every day, give the contents a good stir. Taste it each day from day 3 onwards.
4. Once the flavor is intense enough for your liking and all the sugar has dissolved, strain out the solids.
5. Store the tonic in the refrigerator for up to a month.

To Make an Apple Cardamom Tonic Mocktail:

• 1/2 cup Apple Cardamom Tonic
• 1 2/3 cup Sparkling or soda water
• Ice cubes, regular and large

1. Fill a large mixing glass halfway with regular ice cubes.
2. Add Apple Cardamom Tonic, top with sparkling or soda water.
3. Stir well and pour into individual glasses with large ice cubes to serve. Garnish with extra apple slices.

Note: Find your own favorite ratios by testing different quantities of Tonic and with flavored sodas too. To make it alcoholic, try adding ciders.

Rockit Appletini Cocktail

Created by: Meg Raines Created for: Chelan Fresh YIELD: 3-4 servings Everyone knows that our miniature Rockit™ apples are a fun little treat for kids, but we haven't forgotten about the grown-up kids. This Appletini cocktail conjures up the taste of Grandma's apple pie but it is strictly for after...

Created by: Meg Raines
Created for: Chelan Fresh
YIELD: 3-4 servings

Everyone knows that our miniature Rockit™ apples are a fun little treat for kids, but we haven’t forgotten about the grown-up kids. This Appletini cocktail conjures up the taste of Grandma’s apple pie but it is strictly for after hours!

INGREDIENTS

For the rim:

• 1/4 cup finely ground graham cracker crumbs
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Juice of 1 lemon

For the martini:

• 1 cup apple cider
• 5 tablespoons brown sugar simple syrup*
• 1/2 cup vodka
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon flavor whiskey or schnapps
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Small pinch of salt (optional)
• 2-3 Rockit™ apples, sliced crosswise for garnish
• Ice

METHOD

1. In a cocktail shaker or pitcher, combine the apple cider, simple syrup, vodka, cinnamon whiskey, vanilla, and salt if using. Set aside, or store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
2. Add the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar and cinnamon to a small bowl and mix well to combine.
3. Prepare the glasses: Put the graham cracker mixture on a shallow plate then squeeze the lemon juice onto a separate plate (make sure both plates are wide enough to fit the rim of your martini glasses). Dip the rim of a martini glass in the lemon juice first, then into the graham cracker crumbs, making sure that the entire rim is coated. Repeat with the remaining glasses.
4. Make the cocktail: Add ice to the mixture in your cocktail shaker or pitcher and stir or shake rigorously, strain out into the prepared martini glasses. Garnish with Rockit™ apple slices. TIP: Dip the apple slices in the lemon juice before garnishing your cocktails to prevent them from browning quickly.