Take a sip of Fall with this easy and delicious Apple Cider Sangria! With apple, red wine rum, cinnamon and more – this is your next favorite drink.
If you are a fan of the fall months and all the fall flavors and recipes that come out of it, well you’re in luck because today I have the most delicious Apple Cider Sangria!
Made with red wine, spiced rum, apple cider, maple, cinnamon and apples you will not be able to get enough of this delicious drink recipe.
It is SUPER simple to put together and it being a pitcher cocktail, you are able to serve guests, which trust me – they will be asking for more and more!
We usually make this every fall, and everyone goes crazy for it. The flavors in this Apple Cider Sangria really blend well together making it the perfect drink.
We always have a stock of apples on hand, the best part of having apple trees and also buying so many apples for our kids to eat.
This Apple Cider Sangria just is a nice fruity comfort drink as Fall starts and you are looking for something to easily sip on.
Some of my other favorite drink recipes that we have on our site include: Roy Rogers, Rum Sour and Slow Cooker Wassail.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- With a variety of easy to find ingredients, the flavors pair together well.
- You can make a larger batch in a punch bowl and serve in glasses with ice.
- The longer it sits the more apple flavor comes through!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT BOTTOM):
Apples
Cinnamon sticks
Unfiltered apple cider
Black or regular spiced rum
Pinot noir (or your favorite dry red wine)
Pure maple syrup
Lemon wedge
Light brown sugar
HOW TO MAKE APPLE CIDER SANGRIA, STEP BY STEP:
- Fill a large pitcher with sliced apples and cinnamon sticks.
- Pour apple cider, rum, pinot noir, and maple syrup over the apples and cinnamon.
- Using a large spoon, stir the sangria in the pitcher until mixed.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. The cinnamon flavor will really come through after sitting overnight. For me, the more cinnamon flavor, the better!
- Before serving, run a wedge of lemon around the rim of your glass and dip it into a shallow plate of light brown sugar.
- Allow a minute or so for the brown sugar to set-up on the rim.
- Re-stir the sangria to make sure all of the flavors are incorporated and pour into your rimmed glass, over ice.
- Garnish with sliced apples and/or cinnamon sticks.
WHAT IS APPLE CIDER?
Apple Cider is pretty much raw apple juice that has not undergone a filtration process, where apple juice has.
So usually when you see apple cider it is mainly considered “unfiltered” otherwise it would be labeled apple juice.
Jugs of apple cider are usually found in the refrigerator case in the produce section of your local grocer.
Apple cider is more readily available in the fall and winter months but I have been able to find it, even during the summer at my local grocery store.
WHAT KIND OF APPLES SHOULD I USE?
I used Gala and Red Delicious apples in this sangria. Granny Smith are another great option if you wanted to add a bit of tart into the mix.
You can really use any of your favorite apples for this recipe, the juicer the better for that more potent apple flavor.
CAN I USE A DIFFERENT RED WINE?
Sure! If you’d like to substitute another red wine, choose a dry red wine. Some examples would include Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Tempranillo.
If your favorite red is a bit sweeter and you’d like to substitute that, just cut back a bit on the maple syrup. Or you can keep this really sweet, I would suggest testing flavor as you go.
DO I HAVE TO USE THE MAPLE SYRUP?
For this recipe yes, we have tested this time and time again with maple syrup and trying to substitute with other things to get our desired flavor.
We highly suggest using the maple syrup in this recipe. If you must leave it out you can, you can just substitute some more apple cider in it’s place.
HOW TO STORE:
This Apple Cider Sangria can be stored covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
It gets more potent flavor the longer that it sits, but the fruits will start to break down after that time.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- You can use a black or regular spiced rum in this recipe, we use Kraken Black Spiced Rum.
- We use a mix of apples in this recipe, you can choose to use just one type if you like, we use Gala and Red Delicious but Granny Smith also works well.
- You can make a larger batch to serve at a party just place in a punch bowl.
- Different red wines can be used, see my tips above.
- This needs to chill for a bit before serving so the flavors can marry, the longer it sits the better it gets.
- Remember to get apple cider and not apple juice.
Want that perfect fall drink that will serve a crowd, you really can’t go wrong with my Apple Cider Sangria!
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Apple Cider Sangria
Ingredients
- 4 large apples sliced, plus extra for garnish
- 2-3 cinnamon sticks plus extra for garnish
- 1 cup unfiltered apple cider
- ½ cup black or regular spiced rum
- 750 mL bottle of pinot noir or your favorite dry red wine
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- Lemon wedge for rimming
- Light brown sugar for rimming
Instructions
- Fill a large pitcher with sliced apples and cinnamon sticks.
- Pour apple cider, rum, pinot noir, and maple syrup over the apples and cinnamon.
- Using a large spoon, stir the sangria in the pitcher until mixed.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. The cinnamon flavor will really come through after sitting overnight. For me, the more cinnamon flavor, the better!
- Before serving, run a wedge of lemon around the rim of your glass and dip it into a shallow plate of light brown sugar.
- Allow a minute or so for the brown sugar to set-up on the rim.
- Re-stir the sangria to make sure all of the flavors are incorporated and pour into your rimmed glass, over ice.
- Garnish with sliced apples and/or cinnamon sticks.
Notes
- You can use a black or regular spiced rum in this recipe, we use Kraken Black Spiced Rum.
- We use a mix of apples in this recipe, you can choose to use just one type if you like, we use Gala and Red Delicious but Granny Smith also works well.
- You can make a larger batch to serve at a party just place in a punch bowl.
- Different red wines can be used, see my tips above.
- This needs to chill for a bit before serving so the flavors can marry, the longer it sits the better it gets.
- Remember to get apple cider and not apple juice.
Nutrition
Tornadough Alli is not a nutritionist or dietitian, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and nutritional value is important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and values can vary depending on which brands were used.
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AUGUST, 2021
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