Cider Frappe
Oh so refreshing and perfect for the upcoming holidays…
Light and lovely along side a holiday dinner, Cider Frappe brings back memories of family gatherings at my Grandparent’s home. My Grandma Dora set such a beautiful table with red and green glasses dressing up every other place-setting. I remember this delicious frappe was served in matching sherbet glasses along with the meal, “to refresh the palate!”
My mother has continued the family tradition and actually likes to keep a frozen container in the freezer year round for unexpected guests. It can be shushed up and served alone or with a lemon-lime drink. Now that I’m a grandma with pretty little sherbet-sized glasses it will be on our holiday table too!
Add a spoon and serve with love!
Cider Frappe
- 1 cup sugar or sugar substitute, (hooray for Stevia)
- 1 cup water
- 4 cups apple juice or cider
- 2 cups orange juice
Combine sugar and water and bring to a boil. Let simmer for 2 minutes to make a simple syrup. Add apple and orange juices. Stir together and pour into a container to freeze. Fully freeze and scoop into a sherbet size dish. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint if desired.Ahhh: I’ve used cranberry or cran-apple juice in place of apple juice with great results.
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Yummy…this does sound so refreshing! Thank goodness for grandma’s! ;D
This looks really good! I don’t know that I’ve ever had anything like it so I’ll have to try it!
I would love for you to link this up to my What’s Cooking Wednesday!
http://notsohomemade.blogspot.com/2010/11/jazzed-up-jambalaya-1117-whats-cooking.html
That looks delicious!
Sounds great and very pretty in your sherbet dish:@)
seems very refreshing
Can you give us tips on using sugar substitutes? I have never tried any because stuff like Equal gives me migraines. I’ve heard Stevia and Agave are good to use.
Ok, this is just plain classy. I can see why it’s a family tradition! I think I would love it with both the original recipe and with the cranberry that you suggested. Cranberry is just so Christmasy to me.
Sounds delicious! A great treat and right up my alley!
Great Thanksgiving treat. Thanks for sharing. ~~Sherry~~
mmm! yum! I’m much more of a cold drink person even in the winter, so this is perfect!
Another amazing looking recipe. I guess I just need to follow this blog to reap all the tasty gooness 🙂
What a fun and fresh way to make the holiday table special. I love it that it is a heritage recipe too. Joni
This looks so good – and so easy!