Best fruity and sweet sangria recipe

June 28, 2013

Welcome to Friday, whoot! Hope your week was great and you have an even better weekend planned!

So today I’m sharing one of my very favorite recipes…of the liquid kind. :) I figured I’d post it today so maybe you can make it yourselves and toast to the weekend, yes?

Aw yeah.

So a lovely reader shared this sangria with me years ago – I needed a good one for an event coming up and sent out the call on Twitter. I’ve tried a lot of sangria in my day (well not a LOT, but a few…you know. Whatever.) and it’s hard to find one that has the right amount of sweet and fruitiness.

Here’s what you’ll need:
classic sangria recipe

The best fruity sangria


1 1/2 cup orange juice
2 tbsp triple sec
1/2 cup brandy
1 bottle (750 ml) fruity red wine (the cheaper, the sweeter, the better)
3 tbsp sugar
2-3 cinnamon sticks
lemon/orange/lime or even strawberry, pineapple, whatever!
1 1/2 cup chilled lemon/lime sparkling water

You’ll want to mix the first six ingredients (hold off on the lemon/lime water) and stir. Next up, cut the fruit into slices:
classic sangria recipe

One of the reasons I love this drink is because it’s such a pretty one to serve. :)

Just make sure to clean the fruit well before slicing since you will be adding it to the drink:
classic sangria recipe

Side note – we like our orange juice with pulp. Usually I make this with OJ without it (it’s clearer) but I was using what we had this time.

This is where I like to let it steep in the fridge for a while – preferably over night. But it is still super delicious right away too. My sister-in-law had some right after I mixed it last night and it was yummy, but letting it sit really deepens the flavor.

Right before you serve it (after letting it steep for awhile or right after mixing everything), add the lemon lime sparkling water – this is what gives it a slight fizz. So good!

I make this for every party or girl’s night and it’s always a hit. My SIL and I were reminiscing tonight how my father-in-law loved sangria and would always order it when we went out to new restaurants. Thing is he would always turn up his nose after trying it and it made us laugh every time – he could never find one that was just right.

But I’m proud to say he LOVED my sangria. ;)

Hope you’ll try it and love it too!: best sangria recipe

Have a great weekend, cheers!   

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Comments

  1. Nice!

    My favorite sangria is peachy white sangria. It's a nice twist on the original. Recipe on my blog: http://sunshineandsometea.com/2012/07/07/peachy-white-sangria/

    Heather
    www.SunshineAndSomeTea.com

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  2. Yum! Will definitely have to try this sometime this summer.

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  3. Love sangria, but def need a white wine version for moi!

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  4. Love sangrua. Nevrr tried it with cinnamin. Cheers back at!

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  5. Sangria is so refreshing for summer! Yum!

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  6. I have a friend that has summer pool parties and her sangria is always a hit with me!

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  7. The cinnamon intrigues me....I'll need to try your recipe because I love sangria!

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  8. That is so funny! I made this sangria tonight for a girls night at my house! And I had not even seen this post until now. Big hit BTW!

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  9. I'm always looking for a red sangria that I love (I'm a white wine girl) and may need to try this one!

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  10. I'll have to invite the girls on the block over and make this! I just need some brandy. This looks delicious!

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  11. That looks delish! Might have to try this for our 4th of July shindig!!

    Kayla
    www.lovelucygirl.com

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