Spiced Apple Cider Sangria
Spiced Apple Cider Sangria
It’s no secret that I love fall hard.
It’s seriously my favorite time of year. Yes, even more than Christmas, because fall is full of anticipation for Christmas. It is part of the season for me so when the actual season gets here… well, it’s here and I can’t look forward to it anymore.
My mind is a weird place.
Anyway, part of why I love fall: it’s so much fun to get together with friends and make delicious fall food like this pumpkin parmesan pizza with brown butter onions and kale or pumpkin penne with peas, Parmesan, and sage. And of course, when you make delicious fall food, you have to make a delicious fall drink.
Say hello to this spiced apple cider sangria. It’s pretty much fall in wine form and could even carry you through the holiday season. It’s got all the festive flavors: cinnamon, apples, oranges, cider, ginger. Oh yes.
All these flavors are set against a background of Spanish or French red wine Garnacha/Grenache. I love drinking European wine. It makes me feel all fancy and classy. Even when I am drinking it in my sweatpants. Or pajama pants. Because I hate real pants. Pants are awful.
The great thing about Garnacha and Grenache wines is that it is super affordable. You just feel fancy because its European quality wine being that the wines are Spanish or French, but it doesn’t hurt the wallet. Plus it is available in white, black, and gray varieties. So, you know, options for one and all.
Any of the reds will work perfectly for this. I wanted something that cold be served cold if it is hot this fall the way it currently is or mulled when the weather finally cools off. I chose to use El Circo Acrobata Garnacha in this spiced apple cider sangria to play off the fruity notes. However, any red Garnacha or Grenache wine will be spectacular in this. You can learn more about the wines of Garnacha here and the Grenache wines here.
Ingredients
- 1 bottle of Granacha or Granche red wine of your choice
- 2 oranges cut in slices
- 2 apples cut in slices*
- 4 cinnamon sticks plus more for garnish if desired
- 1/2 cup spiced rum
- 3 cups apple cider
- 2 tbs of brown sugar
- 2 cups of ginger ale
Instructions
- Add wine to pitcher. Cut orange in half and squeeze juice into pitcher. Slice halves into rounds and add them into pitcher along with the apples, rum, cider, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Stir. Let sit in the fridge overnight or at least 4 hours. Just before serving, top with ginger ale. Enjoy!
What a great cocktail for Fall! I’ve never seen an Apple Cider Sangria before, but I can already tell it’s going to be pretty tasty!
So tasty!
This recipe looks amazing! I’m just getting into fall (my fav season) and with October around the corner this will be perfect to try! Thanks for the share 🙂
Taylor
http://www.theusoftay.com
Enjoy! Happy October!
This looks delicious – the perfect fall drink!
Thank you!
Wow, I want to drink this right now…but it’s 9am on a Wednesday haha! Can’t wait to make this for a cozy autumn night.
I would not judge… even at 9 am on Wednesday. 😉
I love the addition of ginger ale! This sounds SO good!
Gives it a little extra spice and sparkle.
This looks incredible!! I want to try!!
Thank you!
Looks absolutely amazing!! I’m making it this weekend! Can’t wait to try it out!
Hope you enjoyed!
Yum! This Sangria looks incredibly good! I can just imagine sitting down to a glass (or two!) in front of a roaring fire after a fun day of pumpkin picking. I’ll definitely be making a pitcher soon!
Yes!! Perfect!! With a cozy blanket across your lap.
Not only does this sound delicious, but it’s beautiful, and perfect for fall! Love it! It’ll look fab on your table, almost as part of your tablescape!
Thank you! Don’t you love when food or drink is that pretty that it serves as decoration too?
I love Sangria! Cinnamon sticks are the best in Sangria. I swear it is the secret ingrediant that people always over look!
I totally agree!
This looks delicious! My husband and I both love sangria, so this is a recipe I can’t wait to try!
Thank you!
Yum! I love apple cider. This looks delicious!
Thank you!
This looks amazing! Perfect for autumn!
Thank you!
Wow your photos look incredible!! I love cider sangria but I have always used white sangria. I love the idea of using red!!!
I only started drinking reds recently. I am a big fan of white sangria too and white would work well in this too. However then you wouldn’t have the pretty autumn color.
Ok, Apple cider and sangria are two of my favorite things! I can’t wait to try this!
Mine too! Enjoy!
This is so perfect for Fall! I can’t wait to try it!