Winter Sangria with Pears and Pomegranate
This red winter sangria has apples, pears, blood oranges, pomegranate arils, brandy, and warm cinnamon! The sangria is spiced, cozy, and absolutely delicious. It's a make-ahead pitcher drink that's perfect for parties, holidays, and girls' night in!
Ingredients
- 1 Honeycrisp apple, cored and thinly sliced
- 1 Bartlett pear, cored and thinly sliced
- 1 blood orange, de-seeded & thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup pomegranate arils (50 grams)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/4 cup simple syrup (60 milliliters)
- 1/3 cup orange liqueur, like Triple Sec or Cointreau (80 milliliters)
- 1/3 cup brandy (80 milliliters)
- 1 cup fresh-pressed apple juice (240 milliliters)
- 1 bottle of fruity red wine (750 milliliters)
- Rosemary sprigs, for garnish
Equipment
- Pitcher
- Wood or cocktail spoon
- Wine glasses
Instructions
- In a pitcher, combine the apple slices, pear slices, blood orange slices, and pomegranate arils. Add the cinnamon stick.
- Pour the simple syrup, orange liqueur, brandy, and apple juice over the fruit. Add the red wine. Give it a good stir. Then, cover the pitcher and refrigerate the sangria for at least two hours, preferably overnight.
- Serve the sangria in wine glasses chilled or over ice. Gently roll a small sprig of rosemary in-between your hands to release the oils. Garnish the sangria with the rosemary. Enjoy!
Notes
I don't recommend refrigerating this cocktail for more than 2 days. If the sangria sits too long, the fruit will become mealy and the sangria will turn bitter.
Don’t worry about buying fancy wine since it'll be mixed with juice and fruit. Save your good bottles for drinking on their own and choose a decent, but affordable, red wine instead.
If you're serving a crowd, feel free to double or triple the recipe. It's so pretty in a punch bowl if your pitcher isn't large enough!
For a little fizz, try adding a splash of club soda or ginger beer. It's not traditional by any means but it dilutes the cocktail just a bit and adds a little sparkle.
Feel free to dice the fruit instead of slicing. It doesn't make a difference in terms of taste, of course, so it just depends on which style you like better!
Serving: 1glass, Calories: 151kcal, Carbohydrates: 21.6g, Protein: 0.4g, Fat: 0.2g, Saturated Fat: 0.1g, Sodium: 6mg, Potassium: 207mg, Fiber: 2.5g, Sugar: 16.7g, Calcium: 21mg, Iron: 2mg
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