Best Make Ahead Cucumber Elderflower Sangria Recipes

Honeydew, Jicama and Cucumber Sangria image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories beverage

Time 4h45m

Yield about 8 servings (8 3/4 cups)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 jicama, peeled and cut into 1/4-by-3/4-inch strips
1/4 honeydew melon, seeds and skin removed, halved crosswise, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick wedges
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup lime juice
One 750-milliliter bottle Riesling or other sweet white wine
1 cup gin, such as Hendrick's
1 cup triple sec, such as Cointreau
Two 12-ounce cans lemon-lime soda, such as Sprite
1/2 cucumber, halved crosswise, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick wedges

Steps:

Bring the sugar and lime juice to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Let cool, then transfer the syrup to a 3-quart pitcher.
Add the wine, gin, triple sec and soda to the pitcher, and stir to combine. Add the cucumbers, jicama and melon, and cover the pitcher with plastic wrap. Refrigerate the sangria for at least 4 hours up to overnight.
To serve, fill 8 glasses halfway with ice, then pour the sangria and fruit into each glass.

Rosé Elderflower Sangria image

Provided by Geoffrey Zakarian

Categories beverage

Time 4h15m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

12 fresh mint leaves, plus additional for garnish
1 1/2 cups raspberries
1 1/2 cups sliced strawberries
One 750-milliliter bottle French rosé wine
3/4 cup elderflower liqueur
1 cup club soda, chilled

Steps:

To a large pitcher, add the mint leaves, raspberries, strawberries, wine and elderflower liqueur. Stir to combine. Chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
Add ice cubes to chilled wine glasses. Pour the sangria into the glasses and garnish with fresh mint leaves and macerated strawberries from the pitcher. Top the sangria off with club soda and serve.