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This Apple Cider Sangria is everyone’s favorite Fall cocktail! It’s flavorful, packed with cinnamon, ginger, apple cider, and white wine for the perfect dinner party sangria! Serve it with a caramel rim (or opt out for simplicity), make a large pitcher, and enjoy this easy fall cocktail!
Apple Cider Sangria
This Apple Cider Sangria has everything you love about fall: it’s spiced just right, is so comforting and has all that classic apple flavor! It’s also super easy to make and a great cocktail to serve at a party without having to individually make drinks for each guest. Make this sangria using white wine flavored with fall fruit ahead of time and check one thing off your to-do list. It’s refreshing, festive and so delicious. Want to make it even more special? Garnish the rim of the glasses with this paleo caramel! It’ll be worth it!
Ingredients Needed
- 1 bottle white wine
- Fresh apple cider
- Carbonated water
- Cinnamon sticks
- Gluten-free vodka
- Apples
- Honey
- Cinnamon
- Pomegranate Seeds
- Orange slices
How do you make Apple Cider Sangria?
We’re not lying when we say sangria is easy to make! All you do is mix together all of the ingredients and then let sit for anywhere from 2 to 24 hours. When you are ready to serve, you can add in the carbonated water. Additionally, you may want to have some fresh fruit on hand to top off the glasses with.
How to Make it a Mocktail
This drink is so festive for all of the fall holidays and gatherings. Make it a cocktail by omitting the white wine and vodka and replacing it with additional half carbonated water and half fresh squeezed orange juice!
How far in advance should sangria be made?
Sangria should be made at least 2 hours before serving, so all the fruit can mix well with the rest of the ingredient and so that it can have time to chill! Sangria gets better and better as it sits, so even 24 hours ahead will be great.
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Apple Cider Sangria
Ingredients
- 2 apples roughly chopped
- 1 orange sliced
- 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
- 1 bottle of your favorite white wine Pinot Grigio is great here
- 1/2 cup vodka
- 2-1/2 cups fresh apple cider
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger optional
- 1 cup carbonated water or club soda
For Garnish:
- Additional fruit
- Paleo Caramel for the rim of the glass, optional
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a large pitcher, except carbonated water. Let sit
- Serve over ice with fresh fruit!
Notes
Nutrition
Made for thanksgiving and everyone loved! We had to make three consecutive batches because it was so refreshing and delicious and the perfect combination of fall flavors. Will be looking for any and every opportunity to make again!
Made this evening for a gathering and it was raved over! Made a double batch and barely any leftover. Thanks for a festive drink, Lexi!
Love this idea!! Any thoughts on subbing frozen cranberries for the pom seeds?
Totally can!
This is a beautiful ( and delicious) addition to our Thanksgiving
Instead of soda water & a bottle of white wine, could I just do a bottle of cava or prosecco?
Lexi this recipe looks amazing we would love to feature it in our Healthier options for thanksgiving blog this year, with your permission of course! We would share your recipe by linking directly to your blog and utilize your photo if you are okay with this!
Looking forward to working with you
xoxo
Becca
What carbonated water do you use?
I made this for a tailgate gathering. I started out serving it chilled, but the weather turned cold. I served it warm and it was a hit!
Awesome idea 🙂
I made this for Thanksgiving last year and it’s been requested again!
YAY.
This sounds amazing!