Cranberry Apple Sangria
Planning on entertaining during the fall season? A pitcher of apple cranberry sangria is an easy to make big batch cocktail perfect for a crowd! It’s a tasty sweet but kinda tart sangria that combines seasonal flavors and my favorite red wine!
After my elf incident this week, I feel like I could down a pitcher of this apple cranberry sangria all on my own!
This is a sangria recipe that I shared WAY back in the day, but my photography skills have improved by leaps and bounds since then. Can we please take a moment to appreciate good lighting and staging?!
I’ve also tweaked the recipe slightly, to reflect a true sangria, which contains brandy–not the vodka I was using the first time around! Using brandy instead of vodka helps add a little bit of a sweet flavor, which definitely kicks this up a notch over my last try at sangria!
What I love about sangria in general, is that there’s no right or wrong. I’ve been on a citrus-cranberry kick this holiday season, so if you wanted to add some different flavors, you could easily experiment!
Cranberry Apple Sangria
Ingredients
- 1 apple, cored and chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh cranberries
- 1 cup brandy
- 4 cups red wine
- 3 cups cranberry-apple juice
Instructions
- Place the cranberries and chopped apples into the bottom of a large pitcher. I used an apple corer to make the coring and chopping easier.
- Pour the brandy and wine over the fruit. If desired, allow to soak in the refrigerator for an hour.
- Add juice to the pitcher, and stir well to mix thoroughly.
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours, serve cold.
Notes
Add additional frozen fruit when serving to keep beverages cold.
What ever you’re up to this weekend, I hope it’s wonderful! And if your elf is arriving, take extra caution going down the stairs at night! 😉
