Fall Sangria
Crisp apples, crisp fall days and this perfect fall sangria!
Servings 6 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 granny smith apple
- 1 ginger gold apple
- 1 macintosh apple
- 1 large orange
- 1 pomegranate
- 1 large cinnamon stick
- 3 cups apple cider
- 1 cup apple brandy
- 750 ml sparkling wine
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Wash and finely dice the three apples. As you slice them transfer them to a bowl filled with cold water so apples don't turn brown.
- Slice the orange in thin quarters and set aside. Slice pomegranate open and remove all the seeds.
- In a large glass pitcher, add half of the diced apples, all of the orange quarters, 3/4 of the pomegranate seeds, cinnamon stick. apple cider and apple brandy. Stir to combine and chill for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, fill 6 (12 oz) glasses with ice. To finish the sangria, pour in the full bottle of sparkling wine. Gently stir. Pour sangria into glasses. Garnish with reserved pomegranate seeds. Enjoy! Snack on extra apple sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar.
Notes
To prepare a mock version of this tasty fall sangria, eliminate the apple brandy and the sparkling wine. Substitute apple brandy with 1 cup apple juice and sparkling wine with 750 ml of sparkling white grape juice.