Warm Spiced Sangria
Warm spiced sangria is guaranteed to warm you up on the coldest of winter days. A comforting mix of red wine, apple cider and spices, it's easy to make and even easier to drink!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time40 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Spanish
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 220.04kcal
- 1.5 cups apple cider substitute non-pasteurized apple juice or hard apple cider
- Rind of one lemon cut into strips
- 1 green apple sliced thin
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 bottle light red wine like a young Rioja
- 2 cinnamon sticks plus more for decoration if you'd like
- 5 cloves
- 1 star anise
- ¼ cup hard alcohol brandy or vermouth are typical, I used amaretto and it was amazing!
Infuse the cider with the spices and lemon rind and let simmer (covered) for 30 minutes on low
Prepare serving glasses with green apple slices
Take cider off the heat and let cool until it is no longer scalding
Add the honey, and hard alcohol
Stir well and fill each serving glass ⅓ of the way with this mixture
Top off with red wine. The final beverage should be warm but not too hot, as cooking the wine would remove some of the alcohol (and who would want that!)
Calories: 220.04kcal | Carbohydrates: 27.21g | Protein: 0.38g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 9.05mg | Potassium: 258.14mg | Fiber: 1.74g | Sugar: 21.31g | Vitamin A: 16.38IU | Vitamin C: 4.51mg | Calcium: 30.91mg | Iron: 0.9mg