Apple Chai Mocktail

Here is a drink that is so delicious you will need to make a big batch! We love the flavor layering from kombucha to chai spiced syrup to apple juice, apple cider vinegar, orange juice, and turmeric orange syrup.

Here is the recipe:

1 cup apple cider (or unfiltered apple juice)

1/2 cup kombucha

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

2 tablespoons chai spiced simple syrup (recipe follows)

1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice (save the peel for garnish)

orange bitters or orange turmeric shot (recipe follows)

ice

orange peel garnish

Place the cider, kombucha, vinegar, syrup, juice, and bitters in a bar mixer or pitcher. Stir to mix well. Pour over ice and garnish with an orange peel. Sprinkle with a drop or two of bitters or orange turmeric shot over the top.

You can refrigerate it for later use for up to 8 hours.

Chai simple syrup (leftovers are great for coffee and tea drinks!)

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

4 whole cinnamon sticks

2 tsp black peppercorns

1 tablespoon whole coriander

2 tsp whole cloves

1 tsp whole allspice

1 piece (1 inch) fresh ginger root, sliced thin

Bring all to a boil, lower to a simmer, and simmer for 5 minutes. Allow to sit and steep for 1 hour—strain into a container. Refrigerate any leftovers.

Orange bitters

1 cup orange juice

1 tablespoon ground turmeric powder

Mix well. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Strain into a glass cup and refrigerate until ready to use. Makes an excellent flavor splash for teas, drinks, juices, and smoothies.

This recipe was a hit in our studio! We found the set inspiration from Mid Journey! The crew was having lunch, and we pulled up Discord on our phone for set ideas. The fun discovery is that MJ could differentiate between mocktails and cocktails. We completely built the set, and there is no AI in our final picture - just spices, juices, our beautiful props, and the assistant who was kind enough to be our hand model, complete with the chai press on nails we stock in the studio! Mid Journey does provide set and light ideas that are never found on Pinterest, but we always use our own artistic eyes and food intuition to build the perfect set.

Here is what Mid Journey came up with for a chai mocktail - we loved the chai rimmed glass, the hard light, the moody dark props and the real apples so we implemented some of these ideas when building our own final set.

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Chai Apple Mocktail

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Author Judy Doherty

Prep time

10 Min

Cook time

5 Min

Total time

15 Min

Here is an alcohol-free drink that is so delicious you must make a big batch! We love the flavor layering from kombucha to chai spiced syrup to apple juice, apple cider vinegar, orange juice, and turmeric orange syrup.

Ingredients

Mocktail

• 1 cup apple cider (or unfiltered apple juice)
• 1/2 cup kombucha
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons chai spiced simple syrup (recipe follows)
• 1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice (save the peel for garnish)
• orange bitters or orange turmeric shot (recipe follows)
• ice
• orange peel garnish
• Place the cider, kombucha, vinegar, syrup, juice, and bitters in a bar mixer or pitcher. Stir to mix well. Pour over ice and garnish with an orange peel. Sprinkle with a drop or two of bitters or orange turmeric shot over the top.
• You can refrigerate it for later use for up to 8 hours.

Orange turmeric shot

• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon ground turmeric powder
• Mix together well. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Strain into a glass cup and refrigerate until ready to use. Makes a great flavor splash for teas, drinks, juices, and smoothies.

Chai simple syrup (leftovers are great for coffee and tea drinks!)

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 whole cinnamon sticks
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 1/2 tablespoon whole coriander
• 1 tsp whole cloves
• 1 tsp whole allspice
• 1 piece (1 inch) fresh ginger root, sliced thin
• Bring all to a boil, lower to a simmer, and simmer for 5 minutes. Allow to sit and steep for 1 hour—strain into a container. Refrigerate any leftovers.

Instructions

1. Rim the glass by dipping in apple juice and then rolling in chai spice sugar. To make chai spice sugar, mix equal parts of chai spice with sugar.
2. Place the cider, kombucha, vinegar, syrup, juice, and bitters in a bar mixer or pitcher. Stir to mix well. Pour over ice and garnish with an orange peel. Sprinkle with a drop or two of bitters or orange turmeric shot over the top.
3. You can refrigerate it for later use for up to 8 hours.

Chai simple syrup (leftovers are great for coffee and tea drinks!)

1. 1/2 cup sugar
2. 1/2 cup water
3. 4 whole cinnamon sticks
4. 2 tsp black peppercorns
5. 1 tablespoon whole coriander
6. 2 tsp whole cloves
7. 1 tsp whole allspice
8. 1 piece (1 inch) fresh ginger root, sliced thin
9. Bring all to a boil, lower to a simmer, and simmer for 5 minutes. Allow to sit and steep for 1 hour—strain into a container. Refrigerate any leftovers.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

220.17

Fat

0.75 g

Sat. Fat

0.18 g

Carbs

55.02 g

Fiber

2.89 g

Net carbs

52.12 g

Sugar

45.98 g

Protein

1.29 g

Sodium

14.46 mg

Cholesterol

0 mg

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