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Spiced Apple Prosecco

Spiced apple prosecco is a warm cinnamon-clove cider infusion topped with chilled prosecco for a bubbly, fragrant drink. Simmer the cider with cinnamon sticks, star anise, and whole cloves, strain, chill, then build the flutes with a cinnamon sugar rim and thin apple slices.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Drink
Cuisine: Italian-American
Calories: 155
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Spiced apple cider base
  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 star anise
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
Assembly
  • 1 bottle (750 ml) prosecco, chilled
  • 1 apple, thinly sliced
  • 0.5 cinnamon sugar for the rims Use enough for rim coating; store-bought or homemade.

Equipment

  • 1 Dutch oven

Method
 

Simmer the spiced cider
  1. In a Dutch oven, simmer apple cider, cinnamon sticks, star anise, whole cloves, and brown sugar for 10 minutes, keeping it at a gentle simmer with visible bubbles around the edges.
  2. Taste carefully after simmering and ensure the spices look evenly dispersed in the cider, then move to straining.
Chill
  1. Strain the spiced cider through a fine strainer and chill completely until cold, with the mixture visibly clearer and free of spice solids.
Rim and build the flutes
  1. Rim each chilled prosecco flute with cinnamon sugar so the edge shows an even dusting and no bare glass spots.
  2. Pour 2 tablespoons of spiced cider into each flute, so you can see a light spiced layer at the bottom.
  3. Top with prosecco and garnish with a thin apple slice before serving, with the drink turning bubbly and golden as it fills the glass.

Notes

Pro tip: chill the spiced cider fully so it doesn’t dull the prosecco’s bubbles. Store the strained spiced cider covered in the refrigerator up to 3 days (freeze up to 1 month if you want to prep ahead); assemble right before serving. For a lighter option, use a no-sugar-added apple cider (and reduce brown sugar slightly) while keeping the same spice amounts for the same flavor profile.