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Red Christmas Sangria

Spiced red Christmas Sangria is loaded with red wine, orange juice, brandy, and fruit for the perfect alcoholic Christmas drink.
Prep Time15 minutes
Chill Time1 day
Total Time1 day 15 minutes
Course: Beverages
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 377kcal
Author: Julie Evink

Ingredients

Simple Syrup:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 Star Anise
  • 4 Cloves

Sangria:

  • 1 bottle of red wine 750 ml
  • ½ cup spiced simple syrup
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • ¼ cup brandy
  • 2 apples sliced, divided
  • 2 oranges sliced, divided
  • 2 pears sliced, divided
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 star anise
  • 2 cans Ginger Ale 12 ounces each

Instructions

Spiced Simple Syrup

  • Add water and sugar to a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Whisk until sugar has dissolved.
  • Pour simple syrup into a glass jar, Add cinnamon sticks, star anise, and cloves to the jar.
  • Cool simple syrup completely and remove spice after 24 hours.

Red Christmas Sangria

  • In a large pitcher, add red wine, ½ cup simple syrup, ¼ cup brandy, 1 cup orange juice. Stir to combine.
  • Slice 1 apple, 1 pear, and 1 orange and add to the pitcher with sangria mixture.
  • Refrigerate the pitcher until ready to serve.
  • Add ginger ale to pitcher before serving or top each glass individually over ice.
  • Pour sangria into the serving glass.
  • Garnish with extra fresh fruit if desired.

Notes

Can I Use Store-Bought Simple Syrup?
Yes! You can use store-bought simple syrup instead of making your own if you’d like less steps.
What Is The Best Type Of Wine To Use?
Since you are combining the wine with other ingredients, you can use less expensive wine. Dry wine like cabernet is best for red Christmas sangria.
Storage Tips
Simple syrup can be stored in the refrigerator for one week.
Holiday sangria can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 days. Just be sure not to add ginger ale before storing your homemade sangria. After adding ginger ale, it will not store well.
Pro Tips
  • To keep your homemade sangria from watering down, serve with frozen fruit instead of ice cubes!
  • Squeeze fresh orange juice to make this holiday sangria even more tasty.
  • Add cranberries and pomegranates to your sangria to make it more festive!
 

Nutrition

Calories: 377kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.05g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 373mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 67g | Vitamin A: 180IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 2mg