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Hard apple cider sangria

Hard apple cider sangria recipe made with hard apple cider, assorted fall/winter fruits (apples, pears, persimmon, figs, grapes, plums, oranges, pomegranate, and more), spiced ginger simple syrup, apple liqueur, sparkling wine and dry apple soda.

Prep Time
15 mins
Additional Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 8 to 10
Course: Drinks , Cocktails
Cuisine: South American , Fusion , Spanish , American

Ingredients

  • 2-3 cups of your choice of sliced assorted fall/winter fruit: apples pears, persimmon, fig, oranges, grapes, plums, pomegranate arils, cranberries, etc
  • ~½ cup of Calvados or apple liqueur/brandy adjust to taste
  • ½ cup ginger simple syrup - can also use regular simple syrup or honey, add more or less based on your preference
  • 3-4 cinnamon sticks - optional
  • 1 bottle 750-1000ml bottle of hard apple cider, chilled
  • 1 bottle 750 of sparkling wine, chilled
  • 10-15 ounces dry apple soda chilled – can also use sparkling water or sparkling apple juice
To garnish:
  • fruit slices
  • cinnamon sticks

Instructions

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  1. Place the sliced fruit in a large pitcher. Add the Calvados, ginger simple syrup, cinnamon sticks, and 1 cup of hard apple cider. Let the fruit, syrup and liqueur macerate for at least 30 minutes.
  2. Add the rest of the apple cider and the sparkling wine, mix gently. Taste and adjust the amount of Calvados and sweet ginger syrup as needed.
  3. Serve the sangria in individual glass and top with the sparkling apple soda.

Notes

  • For a non-alcoholic version, omit the Calvados and replace the hard cider with sparkling apple cider. The sparkling wine can be replaced with sparkling lemonade. Also, reduce the amount of simple syrup since those drinks are already quite sweet.