Best Roman Holiday Sangria Recipes

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Provided by Bobby Flay

Time 6h20m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
1 cup cranberries, fresh or frozen and thawed
2 bottles fruity red wine
1/2 cup orange-flavored liqueur, such as Cointreau
1 Gala apple, cored and thinly sliced, a few slices reserved for garnish
1 slightly under-ripe Bartlett pear, cored and thinly sliced, a few slices reserved for garnish
1 small orange, halved and thinly sliced, a few slices reserved for garnish
1 small orange, halved and thinly sliced, a few slices reserved for garnish
1 tangerine, halved and thinly sliced, a few slices reserved for garnish
1 tangerine, halved and thinly sliced, a few slices reserved for garnish

Steps:

Combine the sugar with 1 cup water in small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until the sugar has dissolved, 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the cinnamon sticks and let cool to room temperature.
Put the cranberries in a bowl and add the simple syrup along with the cinnamon sticks. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 24 hours. Strain, discarding the cranberries and cinnamon sticks.
Combine the wine, liqueur, and the apple, pear, orange and tangerine slices in a container with a tight fitting lid. Sweeten to taste with cranberry-cinnamon syrup. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours before serving. Garnish with fruit slices and serve.

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Provided by Steve Burnett

Time 8h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (750 milliliter) bottle Rioja red wine
¼ cup brandy
3 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers orange-flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau®)
1 large orange
1 large grapefruit
1 large lemon
1 clove pomander
ice cubes
1 ½ cups lemon seltzer water
2 limes, sliced

Steps:

Pour Rioja into a large pitcher. Add brandy and orange liqueur. Cut orange, grapefruit, and lemon into wedges. Squeeze juice into the pitcher. Toss in fruit with rinds. Refrigerate until flavors combine, 8 hours to overnight.
Add pomander to the sangria several hours before serving.
Strain liquid into chilled glasses of ice. Top with a splash of seltzer. Garnish with lime slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 286.5 calories, Carbohydrate 33.6 g, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 1.1 g, Sodium 7.5 mg, Sugar 24.3 g