Easy Apple Cider Sangria
If you love sangria and are looking to jazz things up this holiday season, you're going to love this Apple Cider Sangria! It's all the ease you love in a classic sangria, but made with white wine, apple brandy, fresh apple cider, and fall baking spices. It's bright and fresh and will make your holiday season that much more festive!
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Makes: 8 - 10 servings
Ingredients
- 1 bottle dry white wine, like sauvignon blanc
- 2 1/2 cups fresh apple cider
- 1/2 cup apple brandy
- 1/2 cup orange liqueur, like cointreau or grand marnier
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 6 dried cloves
- 2 star anise
- 2 blood oranges
- 1 apple, cut into wedges
- 1/2 cup pomegranate arils
Instructions
- Make the dried blood oranges. Preheat an oven to 200 F. Lay a wire rack over a parchment paper lined rimmed baking sheet. Use a mandoline or sharp knife to thinly slice both blood oranges and lay them on the baking wire rack. Transfer to the oven for 2-4 hours, until the orange slices are dry to the touch. Remove the orange slices from the rack and let them cool. This is an optional step but makes a beautiful garnish and adds a great flavor to the sangria.
- Mix the sangria. In a large jar or punch container, combine the wine, cider, brandy, orange liqueur, cinnamon sticks, anise, cloves, apple wedges, pomegranate arils, and half of the dried orange slices. Stir well and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to 12 hours.
- Pour the sangria into glasses with a sugar rim (optional!) and serve chilled. You can also top with a little bubbly water for some fizz. Use the remaining dried orange slices as garnish.
Nutrition
Calories: 204kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 0.4gFat: 0.3gSaturated Fat: 0.05gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.05gSodium: 9mgPotassium: 183mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 11IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
