This Spiced Apple Martini is made with siggi’s creamy Icelandic style skyr strained yogurt for a protein packed Thanksgiving, Christmas or holiday party cocktail.
Spiced Apple Martini
With November and December holidays quickly approaching, it’s a perfect time to start testing out winter cocktails. I’m generally not a big drinker- too many calories to burn off on a regular basis. However, I LOVE holiday themed drinks to add some extra festivity to Thanksgiving and other holiday parties. When this siggi’s recipe contest came along via the Recipe Redux, I knew exactly what I wanted to make.
Samantha Heller, Siggi and Lauren Harris-Pincus at FNCE in Nashville
I’m already a siggi’s fan. I’ve had the privilege of meeting THE Siggi Hilmarsson several times at dietitian conferences and media events, and enjoyed hearing his personal story. When Siggi moved from Iceland to the US, he found that the yogurts on supermarket shelves were much too sweet and artificial for his liking. He was homesick for the yogurt of his childhood, skyr (pronounced skeer), a strained yogurt that has been a staple in the Icelandic diet for more than 1,000 years. Siggi first recreated skyr in his own New York City kitchen in 2004 and now we are fortunate to be able to purchase his wonderful products in our supermarkets.
siggi’s yogurt is different because it’s made from simple ingredients and not a lot of sugar. Every cup contains more protein than sugar, a pretty rare find in the grocery store. That’s enough to make me love the brand, but also fantastic is the array of unique flavors. My three favorites are Orange & Ginger, Pumpkin & Spice and Spiced Apple.
siggi’s flavors
SO, I decided to whip up a Spiced Apple Martini or “Siggi’s Appletini” featuring siggi’s Spiced Apple yogurt. Not only does this cocktail scream of holiday cheer, it’s less sweet than most mixed drinks and packed with protein (something almost NEVER found in alcoholic drinks). That means it’s really satisfying and should help fill you up instead of giving you the munchies like many mixed drinks. Protein + booze= a winning combo. Feel free to play with the level of sweetness in this recipe. I don’t love super sweet things so you may feel the need to add some honey or other sweetener of choice.
Disclosure: By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by siggi’s yogurt and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time.
Spiced Apple Martini
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons vodka
- 1 Tablespoon spiced rum
- 3 Tablespoons apple cider
- 1 container siggi’s Spiced Apple yogurt
- 4 ice cubes
- optional packet of sweetener of choice or 2 teaspoons honey
- cinnamon for garnish
Instructions
- Add all ingredients into a blender and process until ice is crushed.
- Pour into a chilled martini glass and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Notes
Nutrition
Spiced Apple Martini Nutrition Label
Happy Holidays!!
Enjoy this Spiced Apple Martini featuring @siggisdairy for a #Thanksgiving cocktail: http://wp.me/p4LsrV-mz #ad Share on X
Lauren- amazing! I love your creativity and this is gorgeous! I am only bummed the only flavors I’ve seen out here near me are the vanilla and raspberry! Hoping I get to indulge in this sometime this holiday season- pinning with high hopes now!
Thanks so much Elizabeth! I hope you find more of the siggi’s flavors! If you really wanted to make the recipe anyway, you can try using vanilla siggi’s with diced apples and apple pie spices.
Exactly what I was thinking!! Great minds think alike- 🙂
ooh so creative!!
Thanks so much, Deanna!
yeah! This is great, always looking for new holiday cocktail recipes. Love this. I took a photo with the spoon at FNCE too 🙂
Whoa! I love siggi’s, I love apple, and I love martinis. This is amazing!
OH my goodness. What a fabulous idea!! I can’t get enough of these Spiced Apple yogurts.. Now I can add them to my happy hour. LOVE this idea!!
Thanks Liz! I definitely had a great time experimenting, LOL!
Great minds think alike! I haven’t tried the Spiced Apple yogurt but this sounds like a good way to try it out!
Hold the phone!! A cocktail with yogurt? I think I need to try this. ASAP.
Looks like a decadent and delicious treat, Lauren! I haven’t seen the Siggi’s Spiced Apple yogurt here in Atlanta. I’m gonna look for it today though!
Thanks, Marisa! I hope you find that flavor, it’s delish!
wow I love this!! Oh how I love my holiday drinks..and making it slightly healthier with the yogurt addition..genius! I wish they had the spiced apple or pumpkin one when I went to use my coupons, because both sound DELICIOUS.
xo,
Sarah Grace
Thank you so much, Sarah Grace! Too bad you haven’t seen the spice apple and pumpkin flavors- too yummy!