Aperol Spritz

Name: Aperol Spritz
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup ice; 3 ounces Aperol; 2 ounces blood orange juice; 2 ounces Apple Cider; 1 splash soda water (or Prosecco, Champagne); 3 ounces Prosecco (Champagne, or any sparkling wine); 1 slice blood orange - garnish

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Last Updated July 7th, 2021 at 10:33 pm by Lisa

Aperol Spritz fall cocktails are made with apple cider, Aperol, and blood oranges. Serve in Fall for Friendsgiving or Thanksgiving!

A festive fall color cocktail, people can mix their own and add either club soda or some Champagne or Prosecco for an added festive touch.

Set up a fall appetizer party with drinks and fall colored accessories and appetizers that will instantly wow your family and friends...

Three glasses of Autumn Aperol Spritz fall cocktails on a table full of Fall appetizers.

What You Will Need...

2 ounces blood orange juice
2 ounces Apple Cider
1 ounce Aperol
1 splash soda water
optional: 3 ounces Prosecco, Champagne, or any sparkling wine
garnish: 1 slice blood orange

What Is Aperol?

Aperol is a classic orange-red Italian aperitif liquor made famous in Italy and now popular around the world. First introduced in 1919, it was named from a French slang word for aperitif, which is apero.

What Does Aperol Tastes Like?

Aperol has a slight bitterness with a faint sweet orange flavor, and citrus floral notes as its made from both sweet and bitter oranges, gentian root (a blue flowering plant), rhubarb, and cinchona (a pink flowering plant).

What Is A Spritz Veneziano?

A Spritz Veneziano or Aperol Spritz, also called just Spritz, is an Italian wine-based cocktail, commonly served as an aperitif in Northeast Italy. It consists of prosecco, Aperol and soda water.

How To Host An Autumn Gathering:

A gorgeous Fall table with French printed red linens and bright colored appetizers featuring and caramel apple dip, pumpkin shaped everything bagel cheese ball, and aperol cocktails at a Fall appetizer outdoor party.

Pick a good spot and set up a long table indoors or outside depending on the weather of course! Borrow one or use what you have, you can even rent from a party store.
Place a large Fall colored tablecloth in red, orange, brown or yellow colors. Again, what you have, or a couple of cloths together can look great!
Set your serving area up with different heights: use books, baskets, bowls. This adds texture and interest, serve from unexpected containers.
Use stacks of small plates, put out extra plates and utensils than you have guests as people often get second servings and lots of napkins and glasses for both kids and adults.
Use fresh fruit like apples, pumpkins, pomegranates, and small flower arrangements. We (that would be my amazing dear friend Lidy over at French Garden House) used some silk flowers and a garland of leaves for this table, isn't it gorgeous?
Serve 2-3 seasonal appetizers and snacks using season Fall ingredients like apples, my Salted Caramel Apple Dip (it's addictively yummy!), and a darling pumpkin-shaped Everything Bagel Cheeseball.
Have FUN! Lidy is a pro at design and setting up the beautiful French antiques in a way that is so fascinating and unusual. The key she explained to me is just "play" and rearrange until it looks good to you!!

Fall Appetizers!

Salted Caramel Apple Dip

Easy to make, this Caramel Apple Dip has crisp green apples, salted caramel sauce, and crushed Health bars. Always a party hit with just a few ingredients!

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Slices of green Granny Smith apples around a white dish with a sweet dessert dip inside a low small white dish with a ruffled edge holding the sweet dessert dip in the middle.

Everything Bagel Cheese Ball

Serve a pumpkin-shaped Everything Bagel Cheese Ball Fall appetizer for your next party, it's always a hit! Easy to make-ahead in 15 minutes, chill, and take to a party. This cheeseball makes a wonderful Thanksgiving appetizer!

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A close up of a homemade cheese ball sprinkled with everything bagel seasoning and a real pumpkin stem, the cheese ball is shaped and looks like a pumpkin.

Fall & Halloween Snack Mix

Addictively sweet and salty Fall & Halloween Snack Mix will disappear at your Halloween Party or Thanksgiving feast! Needs only 4 ingredients.

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Snack mix made from candy corn, dry roasted peanuts, Autumn snack mix, and Fall M&Ms.

More Ideas For Aperol Spritz:

Aperol Spritz by Platings and Pairings
Classic Aperol Spritz by Cookie & Kate
Classic Aperol Spritz Cocktail Recipe by Salt & Wind
Aperol Spritz Cocktail (Spritz Veneziano) by A Little And A Lot

More Of My Fall Cocktails:

“Fireball” Whisky Cocktails

"Red Hot" Fireball Whisky Cocktails made with orange, cinnamon, cloves, and apple cider. Serve fireball drinks for Fall parties, brunch, and Thanksgiving Day!

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Two glasses of Fireball Whisky Cocktails garnished with cloves, cinnamon sticks, and orange rind.

Fireball Punch "Batch Cocktails"

Fireball Punch "big batch cocktails" are made with orange juice, apple cider, and Fireball whisky that tastes like cinnamon red hot candies. Besides, could it just be the prettiest bowl of Thanksgiving punch? Hey, and why not serve it for a Halloween party with spooky appetizers.

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Looking down into a large party punch bowl filled with orange colored punch garnished with orange and apple slices and cinnamon sticks with glasses of punch nearby.

Spicy Mexican Beer Micheladas

Spicy Micheladas are light, refreshing tomato (clamato) juice Mexican beer cocktails. Sip at brunch, lazy relaxed weekend game days, and Cinco de Mayo!

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Aperol Spritz

Autumn Aperol Spritz are easy festive fall cocktails made with Apple Cider, Aperol, and Blood Orange. Serve for Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, or any Fall gathering!

Prep Time 2 minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes

Total Time 2 minutes

Servings

Calories 165kcal

Author Lisa Hatfield

Equipment

Lemon/Lime Juicer

Ingredients

½ cup ice
3 ounces Aperol
2 ounces blood orange juice
2 ounces Apple Cider
1 splash soda water or Prosecco, Champagne

optional

3 ounces Prosecco Champagne, or any sparkling wine
1 slice blood orange - garnish

Instructions

First, juice a couple of blood oranges, and slice one for garnish.
Place ice in a tall glass, Aperol, blood orange juice, apple cider, a splash of soda water, and garnish with sliced blood orange. Cheers!
Optional: Pour Prosecco, Champagne or sparkling wine instead of club soda.
Garnish with blood orange slices.

Notes

blood orange juice:

The more juice you add, the darker red the Aperol Spritz will become!

club soda or Champagne/Prosecco:

Optional to add to either club soda or Champagne/Prosecco.

Nutrition

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