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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 min
- Cook time
- Not listed
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2-3 cups of your choice of sliced assorted fall/winter fruit: apples
- ~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)
- Fruit slices
- Cinnamon sticks
Instructions
- 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.