I recently made “winter sangria” for a small dinner party my boyfriend and I hosted. I’m not sure what makes it wintery, but the taste of cinnamon did remind me of the holidays. We couldn’t find cinnamon sticks- Trader Joe’s was a mad house (of course), but I’m not sure they even carried them. We just used a little bit of ground cinnamon and it still tasted wonderful!
Winter Sangria
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
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. I put it in the refrigerator to sit, oops.
Right before serving, add the wine and soda to the fruit mixture and stir gently to combine. Serve immediately in ice-filled glasses.
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