Coconut Water Apple Cider Fizz: A Drink for Appetizers
By RTalloni
Coconut Water and Sparkling Apple Cider Make A Simple Drink to Serve with Light or Heavy Hors d'Oeurves
If you are looking for a special drink to serve for your next party, one that everyone can consume and one which would be something unique to all of your guests, then my Coconut Water Apple Cider Fizz is just what you need to wow your friends.
This drink is a non-alcoholic, fun dazzler, as well as being light and tasty. Guests tell me that they don’t know whether it is most amazing because of its simplicity, or because of how much they enjoy it with the appetizers I serve.
With just two ingredients it can be made with a flourish and served with laughter. Fizzy apple cider can be homemade if not purchased ready made, but there are brands on the market that are not full of all kinds of junk. Coconut water is a healthy drink packed with electrolites that help hydrate major organs, including our brain and skin.
Below the Fizz recipe I've included a very tasty appetizer that uses polenta as its base. The topping is full of flavor from herbs and can include any number of other ingredients. Two of the best things about this appetizer is that it is cow milk free and it is gluten free. How much better can the food for a party get?
To make my Coconut Water Apple Cider Fizz you’ll need to chill:
• Coconut Water--One 11 ounce carton makes 2-3 servings, depending on the size of the cups.
• Sparkling Apple Cider--For best results use immediately upon opening.
Make the drinks this way:
Fill cups half full of chilled coconut water.
Add 1 ice-cube, or 2 if the cup is large.
When ready to serve, finish filling the cups with chilled sparkling apple cider.
Serve up the fun immediately.
Told you it was simple! :)
This Fizz goes well with most appetizers, but I thought you might enjoy seeing one of my favorites:
Polenta Hors d'Oeuvres with Herbed Goat Cheese
Make polenta according to package directions.
Cool down and form into a log using plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
Unroll on a baking sheet and cut into 1/4" patties.
Brush both sides of each polenta cake with olive oil.
Cook in a non-stick skillet on high for approximately 2 minutes.
At this point the polenta cakes can be cooled and stored for up to 1 day to have on hand when you are ready to top and bake the appetizers.
Arrange polenta cakes on a baking sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick oil.
Mix 2 ounces of goat cheese with finely diced herbs. I like purple basil with rosemary (I like more of it than most people do, so you might go light the first time you make, especially with the rosemary). Fresh is best! Check to see if your goat cheese is pre-salted. Stir in a little salt and pepper to taste.
Place approximately 1/2 teaspoon of cheese mixture onto center of each polenta cake. Use back of spoon to spread the mound out a little.
Lightly press a slice of olive, or a snippet of bell pepper into the cheese.
Bake approximately 5 minutes--watch carefully so as not to burn your hors d'oeuvres. Polenta cakes should be golden and crisp around the edges.
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What's Your Favorite Appetizer?
Voted up also and I am so going to try this!
Thanks for stopping by and checking it out!
Appreciate that--thanks kindly. Sure hope you enjoy it!
These appetizers and coconut water apple cider fizz sounds great. I have bookmarked and will make this next time I have company. Thanks.
Just Ask Susan:
So glad you plan to try them! Thanks much for letting me know.
If you do a variation on the polenta appetizers write about it and let me know to link it to this hub.
Yummy! Every year we have several families over to trick or treat. This sounds like a perfect combination to serve! We will defintitely be trying this, thanks!
The coconut water apple cider fizz, just sounds so different, really looking forward to trying it!
Many thanks.
This sounds delicious! I'm seeing coconut water *everywhere* nowadays, but sometimes it feels like it's missing a little something. Carbonation, and maybe a bit more sweetness, might do the trick. And the combination probably has a little of that salty/sweet thing going on, since coconut water is so high in minerals.
The app recipe sounds great, too.
cardelean:
It will be fun to serve it to friends for the first time. Let us know how they like it!
Thank you for stopping by!
I've seen coconut water in stores but I've never tasted it. I'll buy some sparkling apple cider and some coconut water and make a coconut water apple cider fizz - it sounds very refreshing! Thanks for the idea.
I know a store by my house that has it all, I will be getting it all tomorrow. I can taste it now! Something yummy in my tummy so yummy so yummy!
Movie Master:
It is different, but it's good. It's not one of those things a person must acquire a taste for, it's more like love at first sight. :)
livelonger:
Coconut water can tend to be bland, but all the reasons you mention work together to make this a great combination. Hope you get to try it sometime.
Thanks much for dropping in with your input!
AliciaC:
Refreshing, yes!
Did you know that fizz begins with an f because fun begins with an f? Your friends will begin asking for that fun fizz drink you make. Who's gonna remember the 10 syllable title that works for the www? :)
Great, Cutters. Hope you like it as much as you are hoping to like it! :)
Hi rtalloni,
Just the name of this drink - Coconut Water Apple Cider Fizz - tantalizes my taste buds! It seems so easy to make, too. For your Hors d'Oeuvres, I'm going to use herbed cream cheese because I can't eat goat cheese...I can taste it already!
Voted up
Cloverleaf.
Sounds so good. I will try it the first chance I get!
Cloverleaf:
So glad you like the sound of this. It is indeed tantalizing--you'll see!
The cream cheese would be great for those who are not allergic to cow's milk--very tasty!
Thanks much for adding to these comments!
NormaRuth:
I do hope you enjoy it. Thanks very much for your visit and input!
Sounds so good. I will give it a try.
So very useful and thanks or sharing.
Take care
Eiddwen.
This sounds like a great combination. Thanks for sharing.
katrinasul:
Thanks for coming by--hope you enjoy this fizz!
Eiddwen:
Appreciate your visit!
It's very refreshing, Shelly McRae.
Thanks for coming by!
This is new recipes for me, in fact I have never seen coconut water but now I will be looking for it! I like apple cider and coconut so this is appetizers I must try!
Thanks for sharing this,
Tina
thoughtforce:
Coconut water is very refreshing all by itself, but it does not have a lot of taste. I like that sometimes, but this fizz recipe turns it into a zippy beverage! Hope you get to enjoy it soon. :)
So appreciate that you dropped in to check this out!
Coconut water is the rage now. The other day, I went to Jamba juice and saw that they have a new drink with coconut juice as well. Your recipe sounds so simple and yummy. Rated up.
anginwu:
I'm seeing it so often that it's got me thinking of ways to use it! Hope you get to try this recipe soon.
Thanks much for your input!
I've never heard of this before, but it sounds delicious! Perfect for a party.
The Fizz drink sounds great. I have never heard of it before and want to try it. Another bookmarked hub for me.
I tried it today and it is very very good! So good there is no more left!
Pamela99:
Thanks bunches for stopping by to check these recipes out. Hope you get to try the Fizz soon!
Cutters:
Thanks so much for the report! Now that you've reminded me of how good it is I think I'll just have to take a break and go make some of my fizz...
So glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate that you let us know!
You are most welcome!
This sounds like a great combo! I will definitely try this, thanks for sharing.
Cutters:
We enjoyed our fizzes again tonight!
Hey, Chatkath:
Hope you like it as much as we do. I keep thinking I should try something else new with the coconut water, but this is so good I probably won't--at least for a while.
Thanks much for your visit!
Your drink sound delicious. I must try it. Your appetizer also sounds good. I've never used goat cheese but I'm willing to give it a try.
Thanks much, KoffeeKlatch Gals! I do hope you get to try it soon.
Goat cheese is sometimes called feta, but true feta is mostly sheep's cheese. There is a warning for those of us with cow's milk concerns, though. Modern markets are labeling some cheeses as feta when they actually have cow's milk in them so be sure to read the labels before buying. True feta is wonderful stuff, as is plain goat's cheese.
randomcreative:
I'm glad you like the sounds of my fizz. It really is great for a party--I'm planning to use it at Thanksgiving. :) Hope you get to try it soon. It's fun, easy, and truly yum!
That sounds really good. I'll have to try that some time.
Racheal Ambrose:
Hope you like it as much as we do.
Thanks for coming by!
Cutters 8 months ago
Sounds tasty I will give it a shot!