Apple Cider Sangria is an easy recipe that adds a fall spin to your sangria cocktail! Apple cider, applejack brandy and a sweet white wine combine with a hint of vanilla to create your new favorite fall sangria!
If it’s apple season it must be apple cider season too!
I’d say the timing is right to put a fall spin on your sangria with our apple sangria.
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Apple Cider Sangria
The rich intense spiced apple flavor of cider transports me to crisp autumn evenings with visions of falling leaves, pumpkins and bushels and bushels of red, green and golden apples.
When the seasons start to change, let our cider sangria be your go-to cocktail.
We combine seasonal apples and apple cider with sweet white wine, brandy and sparkling soda for a festive fall cocktail.
That delectable spiced apple beverage, also known as sweet cider and soft cider, is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
And as if apple cider isn’t delicious enough on it’s own, it transforms into amazing festive deliciousness when made into our easy apple sangria.
Applejack brandy, along with a hint of vanilla extract, adds a depth of intense apple flavor making this the most amazing apple whiskey sangria you have ever tasted!
You can add vodka or gin to this recipe for a more potent sangria.
Spiced rum will add even more flavor and potency too!
Prefer your sangria less sweet? Substitute club soda for the lemon lime soda.
I’d even recommend this as your new Thanksgiving sangria to serve for the holiday too! You may also want to give my homemade Cranberry Sangria a try for the holidays too!
I love to top off my sangria pitcher with a bubbly soda just before serving because a sparkling apple cider sangria is the best!
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And be sure to serve your sangria in these trendy stemless wine glasses and you'll be right in style! Cheers to a new season!
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How to make a fall sangria
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- In a large pitcher combine sweet white wine, apple cider, applejack brandy, vanilla and chopped apples.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Just before serving add lemon lime soda and ice.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Use your favorite apples of the season
- Add spiced rum!
- Add gin or vodka!
Substitutions
- Substitute Cognac or your favorite brandy for applejack brandy
- Make your sangria with Pinot Grigio
- Make this cocktail with ginger ale or ginger beer in place of lemon lime soda
Homemade Sangria Recipes
- Peach Sangria
- Frozen Berry Sangria
- Rose Sangria
- Cranberry Sangria
- Honeycrisp Apple Sangria from Grumpy's Honeybunch
Ingredients
Ingredients for apple sangria
- sweet white wine – compliments the apple cider flavor
- apple cider - unfiltered, unsweetened drink made from apples
- applejack brandy – deep flavor and smooth balanced brandy made with apples
- vanilla extract - rounds out the flavors
- red and/or green apples – for flavor, color and crunch
- lemon lime soda – adds bubbles
Easy Cocktail Recipes
Mulled Apple Cider is a delicious way to kick off the chilly autumn season. Apple cider infuses with cinnamon sticks, fresh ginger and clementines in your slow cooker for a flavorful beverage bursting with fall flavors. Just add Bourbon and slices of clementine and lime and this hot toddy will surely become a fall favorite!
Pomegranate Bourbon Punch, a perfect balance of bourbon, pomegranate juice, orange juice and ginger ale with a hint of vanilla, will quickly become your signature party punch.
Cranberry Sangria is an easy cocktail recipe that will warm you up during the holiday season with rich bodied wines and a hint of spice! Red wine, spiced rum and port combine with cranberry juice, fruits and spices for a flavorful easy sangria recipe.
Our Apple Cider Moscow Mule is a twist on the classic Moscow Mule cocktail replacing the lime juice with seasonal apple cider and garnishing with an orange slice and a cinnamon stick stirrer!
Apple Cider Sangria Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 (750ml) bottle Barefoot Refresh Sweet White Wine or Pinot Grigio
- 4 cups apple cider
- 1 cup applejack brandy
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 red and/or green apples, cored, chopped, about 4 cups
- 2 cups lemon lime soda
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Instructions
- In large pitcher combine Sweet White wine, apple cider, applejack brandy, vanilla and chopped apples.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Just before serving add lemon lime soda and ice.
Notes
- Use your favorite apples of the season
- Make this cocktail with ginger ale or ginger beer
- Substitute Cognac or your favorite brandy for applejack brandy
- Make your sangria with Pinot Grigio
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This sounds like the perfect drink for the apple season.
This sounds delicious! Can't wait to try it out! I'd love for you to share over at our weekly Wednesday Creative Crafts Linky Party https://creativelybeth.com/creative-crafts-linky-party-7-join-in-the-fun/
Have a great week!
Creatively, Beth
I love the idea of this printed on my Thanksgiving Menu. Thanks for posting at Funtastic Friday.
Hi Michele, I serve Apple Cider Sangria for Thanksgiving too! It will be a delicious addition to your menu. Enjoy! Savor The Moments, GG
One of the tastiest, and easy drinks to make for everyone.
My sister loves it so much. Thank you!
I love apple cider, and I love sangria, so the idea of combining the two sounds delicious! A perfect fall drink!
So happy to hear that you and your sister enjoyed this recipe Amy! It is one of my favorites too! Cheers, GG
Fantastic recipe! I love good sangria and fresh apple cider but I never considered marrying the two. Genius idea!
I hope you enjoy this recipe Dan!
I am a big fan of fall cocktails with apple flavor. Everything went well together and these were a hit! TY!
This tasty apple cider sangria is so yummy. It was a huge hit sitting by our fire. It is an easy apple cider cocktail and I will be making it often.
Oh, sipping on this by a fire sounds delightful!
So happy everyone enjoyed the sangria! it's one of my favorites!
This drink was absolutely delicious! I went with your suggestion to use club soda instead of the lemon lime soda because I like my drinks less sweet. It's a definite keeper in my household!
I'm so excited to try this sangria recipe! It seems really simple and refreshing. The combination of apple cider and applejack brandy is perfect for capturing that delightful autumn flavor. The addition of vanilla extract and the chopped apples is a fantastic touch, giving the sangria a unique twist. Plus, the lemon-lime soda sounds like it would add a nice bubbly element. I can already imagine sipping this sangria on a crisp fall evening or even at a fun gathering with friends. Thanks for sharing this recipe; I can't wait to make and enjoy this delicious apple-infused drink!
This is great for fall parties and Thanksgiving! I just love this seasonal sangria recipe!