Description
The ultimate make-ahead fall cocktail! This Thanksgiving sangria combines crisp white wine, fresh apple cider, apple butter and fresh fruit with a bubbly ginger beer finish.
Ingredients
- 1 apple, chopped
- 1 pear, chopped
- pomegranate arils, optional
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 cups fresh apple cider
- ½ cup brandy or Grand Marnier
- ½ cup apple butter
- 1 bottle Pinot Grigrio or Sauvignon Blanc
- ginger beer, ginger ale or sparkling water, for topping
Instructions
- In a large pitcher combine 1 chopped apple, 1 chopped pear, pomegranate arils and 2 cinnamon sticks.
- Add 2 cups fresh apple cider, ½ cup brandy or grand marnier, ½ cup apple butter and 1 bottle of your favorite white wine. Stir well to combine. Let sit for at least 4 hours, but ideally overnight, before serving.
- When ready to serve, fill a wine glass with ice, use a spoon to add some soaked fruit to the glass and fill ¾ of the way with sangria. Top off the glass with ginger beer (my fave), ginger ale (for more sweet/less ginger flavor) or sparkling water (for no ginger flavor, less sweet).Cheers and happy fall!
Notes
Apple cider: Friends, I do really recommend this with cider, not juice. Could you make it with juice? Yes, but it’s really so good with fresh cider. Pear cider would also be amazing!
Brandy thoughts: Sangria is more traditionally made with brandy but I’m not really a brandy gal, so I prefer to make this with Grand Marnier!
Apple butter: If you can’t find apple butter, try pumpkin butter, fig jam or a few tablespoons of brown sugar or honey for sweetness and depth!
Refer to the above blog post for ingredient information, step-by-step instructions and answers to frequently asked questions.
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 6oz glass of sangria (with Grand Marnier and ginger beer)
- Calories: 208
- Sugar: 19.3 g
- Sodium: 10.1 mg
- Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 28.2 g
- Fiber: 1.9 g
- Protein: 0.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg