Fireside Whisper

Name: Fireside Whisper
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 oz fresh apple cider (unfiltered, refrigerated); 2 cinnamon sticks; 0.5 oz vanilla syrup (or 4 drops vanilla extract); 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice; Tiny pinch of nutmeg; Apple slices, for garnish

A warm apple cider and vanilla mocktail with cinnamon. Cozy, intimate, perfect for cold-night romantic dates.

By Larry Leo | Prep: 10 min | Servings: 2 | Difficulty: Easy

Fireside Whisper mocktail — warm amber apple cider with cinnamon stick in a clear mug

Ingredients

10 oz fresh apple cider (unfiltered, refrigerated)
2 cinnamon sticks
0.5 oz vanilla syrup (or 4 drops vanilla extract)
0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
Tiny pinch of nutmeg
Apple slices, for garnish

Instructions

Add apple cider and cinnamon sticks to a small saucepan.
Warm over low heat for 5 minutes — do not let it boil.
Stir in vanilla syrup (or vanilla extract) and fresh lemon juice.
Taste and adjust sweetness if needed (cider varies by brand).
Pour into two warm mugs (pre-warm mugs with hot water for best results).
Garnish with a thin apple slice, the cinnamon stick, and a light dusting of nutmeg.

Category: date-night

Tags: date-night, romantic, apple-cider, cinnamon, vanilla, warm, cozy, autumn