Pomegranate Sparkling Apple Cider Sangria

It's the weekend and couldn't we all use a drink? A glass of Pomegranate Sparkling Apple Cider Sangria is just the thing! Fruity and delicious, this sangria gets its slight sweetness from fresh fruit, juice and with a little warmth from homemade cinnamon simple syrup.

Course Drinks & Adult Beverages

Cuisine Spanish, American

Keyword adult, alcoholic, apple cider, beverage, cocktail, drink, pomegranate, sangria, sparkling, wine

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings servings

Calories 375

Author Laurie McNamara

Ingredients

FOR THE CINNAMON SIMPLE SYRUP:

1 cup water
4 cinnamon sticks
3/4 cup sugar

FOR THE SANGRIA:

1 cup grapes halved
1/2 cup pomegranate arils
1/2 apple chopped
1/2 pear chopped
1/2 blood orange chopped (or sub with a regular orange)
1 bottle Spanish wine
3/4 cup pomegranate juice
1/2 cup vanilla brandy
1/2 cup blood orange juice freshly squeezed
1/4 cup cinnamon simple syrup more or less to taste
ice
2 bottles sparkling apple cider*
cinnamon sticks for garnish

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Instructions

FOR THE CINNAMON SIMPLE SYRUP:

Add 1 cup water to a saucepan with 4 cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil and reduce, simmering for 10 minutes.
Strain out the cinnamon sticks, and pour the cinnamon water back into the saucepan. Stir in 3/4 cup sugar and heat on low until dissolved. Remove and cool completely.
Can be made a few days in advance.

FOR THE SANGRIA:

In a glass pitcher, add grape halves, pomegranate arils, diced apples, pears and blood oranges.
Pour in the Spanish wine, pomegranate juice, vanilla brandy, orange juice, and sweeten with the cinnamon simple syrup.
Fill glasses with ice and some of the fruit from the sangria. Fill each glass 3/4 of the way full and then top off with sparkling apple cider.
Serve with a cinnamon stick if desired.

Notes

*I always have a few bottles in the fridge when I make this. Depending on how full you fill your glasses with sangria will depend on how much sparkling cider you'll go through.

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