Easy Cranberry Sangria Recipe
Easy Cranberry Sangria Recipe – delicious cranberry and cinnamon sangria, perfect for Christmas celebrations!
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I am so glad to be back with you over here at Juggling Normal – I love the amazing group of women Jaime has gathered around to help make motherhood less crazy.
If you’re looking for a little mom time – and a tasty, delicious drink to sip while taking a moment to yourself, I am so excited to share this delicious cranberry sangria with you!
This cranberry sangria is bursting with Christmas flavor – with tons of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
This drink is one of my favorite easy holiday traditions – I love how delicious the juice and spices smell when simmering, and how crisp and cooling the wine is to sip!
This sangria is perfect over ice for a cool Christmas sangria – or you can serve it warm, too!
To Make This Sangria You’ll Need:
This sangria is pretty simple – you don’t need a ton of equipment or a fancy bar kit to make this cocktail.
- Small nonstick pot
- 4 Cinnamon Sticks
- 1 tsp Ground Nutmeg*
- 1 tsp Ground Ginger*
- 3 Star of Anise pods*
- Bottle of white wine
- 1 cup cranberry juice
- 1 cup apple juice
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- You can use Mulling spices instead of the spices listed. Use 1-2 teaspoons of Aspen Mulling Spices, taste, and add more to fit your tastes.
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Other Easy Drinks You’ll Love
Sangria is one of our favorite things to make during the holidays – it is colorful, fun, festive – and so easy to make!
We love celebrating with some fun, vibrant cocktails – like our Boozy Negroni Gummy Bears, RumChata Hot Cocoa, or Easy Samoa Martinis – and hope these simple and delicious cocktails help you get in the mood to celebrate!
You can find our complete cocktail archive page here.
Recipe FAQ’s
This sangria is designed to be made before a party or dinner – it tastes better if it sits for at least an hour before serving, so the flavor can fully develop.
You can make this sangria up to a day ahead of serving – simply store in a jar, or pitcher with a lid, in the refrigerator.
Easy Cranberry Sangria Recipe
Easy Cranberry Sangria Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. whole cranberries
- 1 cup apple juice
- 1 cup cranberry juice
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 4 star of anise pods
- 1 bottle white wine
- 1 c. Seltzer water
- 4 sticks cinnamon
Instructions
- Add cranberries and to tall pitcher.
- In a small pan, bring apple juice and cranberry juice just to a boil with cinnamon and spices.
- Remove from heat immediately and let cool in pan before pouring into pitcher, about 10 minutes.
- Pour wine and cooled cranberry juice and apple juice over the fruit.
- Stir to combine.
- Cover pitcher and refrigerate until chilled, about 1-2 hours.
- Serve over ice and top with seltzer.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 232Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 17mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 3gSugar: 14gProtein: 1g