Apple Sangria
The absolute must-have sangria for Fall, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, combining apples, cranberries, wine and apple cider. A winning combo!
We all know that Southern California does not really have a winter season. Except for maybe this winter.
It’s been so cold that I actually had to buy leg warmers.
Yes, leg warmers!
Never did I think that I would have to invest in one of these.
But now I wear them all day, even at home.
They’re just so comfy, all the while I sip on these.
It’s the absolute perfect sangria for this time of year, although you could really have it all year long.
But for now, I just need my leg warmers and a glass of this.
No wait. Maybe 2 glasses.
It’s Wednesday.
Apple Sangria
The absolute must-have sangria for Fall, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, combining apples, cranberries, wine and apple cider. A winning combo!
Ingredients
- 1 750 mL bottle white wine
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 honeycrisp apple, sliced
- 1 Granny Smith apple, sliced
- 1 pear, sliced
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 1 750 mL bottle sparkling white wine
- 8 sprigs rosemary
Instructions
- In a large pitcher, whisk together white wine, apple cider, apples, pear and cranberries.
- Let chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Serve over ice with sparkling white wine, garnished with rosemary, if desired.
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Always a hit at my Thanksgiving gatherings (and throughout the rest of the year, too)!
Hello and thank you for many delicious and successful dinner recipes for my foodie husband and myself as well as my 2 picky eater tots. I love a red sangria but i really want to try this one out. It looks amazing!
I have to ask what can i replace the sparkling white wine with? I get a blasting headache from anything champagne. It never fails:(
Hi Christina! You could try regular white wine but then you lose the bubbly factor in the recipe. But as always, please use your best judgment when making substitutions and modifications. Good luck!
How would you adjust this recipe to have a non-alcoholic option? Your suggestions/recommendations, please.
You can substitute apple juice or white grape juice for the white wine and you can substitute Sprite/7up/sierra mist, ginger ale, sparkling cider, or soda water for the sparkling white wine. Hope that helps, Sunny!
How far in advance can this be made? Would night before be too early? Thanks!
Night before is perfect!
Thinking a cinnamon stick might be tasty with this.
I made this to take to a Halloween party; for convenience, I added the sparkling wine right before serving along with the other ingredients already in the pitcher, I also added 1/2 cup cranberry juice, it was a hit, and gone in no time. Will be serving this again next month for Thanksgiving, thanks for the recipe!
I can definitely see white wine and cider going well together. That with the fresh fruit……Yumm!
This recipe looks delicious, but would it still taste as good if I used red wine?
Yes, absolutely!
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Sounds great! Could you add a flavored vodka to this as well (Carmel, vanilla, etc…). Thoughts?
That sounds amazing but vodka may be a bit strong for a sangria drink!
Why couldn’t you pour the Sparkling wine in the whole thing before serving? Is it for the fizzy effect?
You can do either option – it’s up to you!
Looks great – what do you mean by sparkling white wine…prosecco or champagne?
Prosecco is a great option! You can also check out this article to choose a sparkling wine for any budget.
Beautiful pictures. This looks delicious!
How does such a young, thin, woman of taste, have such FABULOUS recipes while keeping her figure?
What’s the wine to sparkling wine ratio??
1:1.
What white do you prefer for this? I’m thinking something fairly dry because the cider is sweet?
Shan, here are some great tips for choosing the best white wine for white sangria.
What type of white wine do you recommend?
Shan, here are some great tips for choosing the best white wine for white sangria.
Sangria with apples and cranberries! I would love that!
Wow, this looks impressive. I have never made anything like this, I think the time has come. :9
Is sparkling wine just poured in glass before adding the rest? Really sounds good!
Yes, that’s exactly right.