Apple Cider Sangria

by ShakeAndSip
Prep: 15m
0
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Ingredients
Servings:6
750mlwhite wine
2 1/2cupapple cider
2Honeycrisp apples
2/3cuppomegranate seeds
1/2cupbrandy
1/4cuporange juice
2cinnamon sticks
12ozginger beer
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Instructions
  1. 1

    Build the base

    Grab your biggest pitcher and pour in the white wine (a crisp, dry sauvignon blanc or pinot grigio is perfect here) and the apple cider. Chop the apples into bite-size chunks and add them along with the pomegranate seeds, brandy, orange juice and cinnamon sticks. Give it a good stir with a long spoon.

  1. 2

    Let it chill

    Cover the pitcher and stash it in the fridge for about 2 hours, stirring once or twice along the way. This is the part where the flavors get friendly and everything melds together, so don't skip it.

  2. 3

    Top and serve

    Fish out the cinnamon sticks and toss them. Right before serving, pour in the chilled ginger beer for that bubbly, gingery kick and give it one last stir. Pour over ice into stemless wine glasses and make sure everybody gets some of the fruit in their glass.

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Apple Cider Sangria

Created by: ShakeAndSip

Prep Time: 15m
0
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 750 ml white wine
  • 2 1/2 cup apple cider
  • 2 Honeycrisp apples
  • 2/3 cup pomegranate seeds
  • 1/2 cup brandy
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 12 oz ginger beer

Instructions

  1. Build the baseGrab your biggest pitcher and pour in the white wine (a crisp, dry sauvignon blanc or pinot grigio is perfect here) and the apple cider. Chop the apples into bite-size chunks and add them along with the pomegranate seeds, brandy, orange juice and cinnamon sticks. Give it a good stir with a long spoon.
  2. Let it chillCover the pitcher and stash it in the fridge for about 2 hours, stirring once or twice along the way. This is the part where the flavors get friendly and everything melds together, so don't skip it.
  3. Top and serveFish out the cinnamon sticks and toss them. Right before serving, pour in the chilled ginger beer for that bubbly, gingery kick and give it one last stir. Pour over ice into stemless wine glasses and make sure everybody gets some of the fruit in their glass.

Notes & Tips

This is your low-effort, high-reward move for a fall weekend hang. Make it a couple hours ahead (it actually keeps up to 4 days in the fridge), top with ginger beer at the last second, and let people help themselves. Want it cozier? Rim the glasses with cinnamon sugar. Mocktail swap: skip the wine and brandy, use 2 extra cups of apple cider plus a splash of white grape juice, and lean harder on the ginger beer to top it off - still fizzy, still fall, no hangover.