Best Sangria With Winter Citrus Recipes

Sangria with Winter Citrus image

Provided by Guy Fieri

Time 2h15m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 green apple, cored and diced
1 ruby grapefruit, thinly sliced
1 lemon, thinly sliced
1 blood or regular orange, thinly sliced
1 Bosc pear, cored and diced
Juice of 2 lemons
Three 750ml bottles medium-bodied red wine, such as malbec, rioja or sangiovese
1 cup grappa
1/2 cup orange liqueur, such as Cointreau
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup simple syrup
4 cups chilled club soda

Steps:

Begin by macerating the fruit. Add half of the apples, grapefruit, lemon, blood orange and pears to a large pitcher and squeeze the lemon juice on top. Muddle the fruit using a wooden spoon. Add the remaining half of the fruits. Pour over the red wine, grappa, orange liqueur and stir. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 2 hours, or overnight if time allows. Add the orange juice and simple syrup, and then top off with the chilled club soda before serving.

Winter Sangria image

Provided by Sunny Anderson

Time 1h

Yield 8 drinks

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups no-pulp orange juice
3 to 6 ounces orange liqueur
2 tablespoons honey
1 cinnamon stick
2 clementines or blood oranges, cut into sections
1 Granny Smith or other tart apple, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
1 red Anjou pear, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch cubes
2 liters sweet sparkling red wine, chilled (Sunny likes Rosa Regale)
1 liter lemon-lime soda, chilled

Steps:

In a large pitcher or punch bowl, whisk the orange juice, orange liqueur and honey. Add the cinnamon stick, clementines, apple and pear and stir to combine. Set aside at room temperature for at least 1 hour.
Right before serving, add the wine and soda to the fruit mixture and stir gently to combine. Serve immediately in ice-filled glasses.