Apple Cider Sangria

Add this autumnal Apple Cider Sangria to your holiday menu! White wine, cider, pear brandy and sliced fruit make for a festive cocktail!

This White Sangria Recipe is perfect for all your autumn entertaining! And it’s so pretty with red and yellow slices of fruit!

Why You Must Make

• In the summer, I love a White Wine Sangria full of an array of gorgeous seasonal fruit like fresh, juicy berries and peaches. I can nurse one all night long. But the idea of an autumnal version was swirling around in my head.
• A cocktail with Honeycrisp apple and Bartlett pear slices, apple cider and spiked with pear brandy.
• All the fruit slices make for a beautiful cocktail.
• A specialty cocktail is an easy way to make a memorable party. Offer the usual soft drinks, water, beer and wine. But add a themed drink like this autumnal sangria for those who want to try something fun and festive.

How to Make

• If you’d like a more pronounced apple flavor, simmer the cider in a saucepan until it reduces by half. Whisk in sugar until it dissolves. Cool. Or just use 1 ½ cups of cider straight up.
• In a large pitcher, combine the cooled cider, wine, brandy, and sugar if not added earlier.
• Whisk to combine. Add the fruit and refrigerate for 2-4 hours to let flavors blend.
• Before serving, add soda to taste if you’d like a little fizz, ice to the pitcher, and stir to combine.

Recipe Tips

• If you’d like a more pronounced apple flavor, simmer the cider in a saucepan until it reduces by half.
• You may also use 1½ cups of cider straight up.
• Whisk in sugar until it dissolves. Check the bottom of your pan for sugar granules. If you see any, continue simmering until they’re dissolved, then cool.
• In a large pitcher, combine the cooled cider, wine, brandy, and sugar if not added earlier. Whisk to combine.
• Add the fruit and refrigerate for 2-4 hours to let the flavors blend.
• Before serving, add soda to taste if you’d like a little fizz, ice to the pitcher, and stir to combine.

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The Recipe:

Apple Cider Sangria Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Yield 8

An autumnal sangria with cider, pears and apples that's wonderful any time of year!

5.0 Stars (4 Reviews)

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups apple cider
• 3-4 tablespoons superfine sugar
• 1 bottle (750 ml) white wine, I used Sauvignon Blanc
• ¼ cup pear brandy
• 1-2 Honeycrisp apples, cored and sliced thinly
• 1-2 Bartlett pears, cored and sliced thinly
• 12 ounces lemon-lime soda, I used Sprite, optional

Instructions

1. If you'd like a more pronounced apple flavor, simmer the cider in a saucepan until it reduces by half. Whisk in sugar until it dissolves.
2. Cool. Or just use 1 ½ cups of cider straight up.
3. In a large pitcher, combine the cooled cider, wine, brandy, and sugar if not added earlier. Whisk to combine.
4. Add the fruit and refrigerate for 2-4 hours to let flavors blend.
5. Before serving, add soda to taste if you'd like a little fizz, ice to the pitcher, and stir to combine.

Notes

You can make this sangria the day before, but add fruit the day you're serving.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 176Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 16mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 3gSugar: 30gProtein: 0g

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