↑

Will Cook For Smiles

Classic and Original Homecooking Recipes

  • Home
    • About Me
    • Work With Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Subscribe!
  • Recipes
    • Popular Posts
    • Appetizers
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Healthy Dishes
    • Soup
    • Salad
    • Sandwich
    • Cauliflower
    • Drink
    • Cocktail
  • How To
  • Instant Pot
    • Instant Pot Main Dishes
    • Instant Pot Side Dishes
    • Instant Pot Soups
  • Main Dishes
    • Side Dishes
    • Chicken
    • Beef
    • Seafood
    • Pork
    • Chili
    • Pasta
    • Slow Cooker
    • Vegetarian
  • Dessert
    • Cheesecake
    • Cake
    • Cookies
    • Chocolate
  • Holidays
    • Easter
    • Holiday Leftover Recipes
    • Cinco de Mayo
    • Mother’s Day
    • Father’s Day
    • BBQ
    • 4th Of July
    • Fall Recipes
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas Dinner
    • Christmas Baking
    • New Year’s
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Super Bowl Recipes
    • St. Patrick’s Day
Home » Seasonal » Apple » Fall Apple Sangria

Fall Apple Sangria

Created: October 10, 2019 Updated: April 21, 2022 by Lyuba Brooke 1 Comment

6.3K shares
Jump to Recipe

This beautiful fall cocktail will be perfect for all the fall holidays and gatherings. A combination of red wine, sweet apples, brandy, cinnamon, and cloves makes this the best seasonal cocktail. I highly recommend that you prepare it ahead of time. When sangria stands overnight, all the flavors get a chance to marinade together for the best taste. 

apple sangria in a pitcher on a wood cutting board with cinnamon sticks and apples

APPLE SANGRIA

Sangria is a wonderful cocktail made with wine, fruit, liquor, and a splash of soda. This is a perfect cocktail for any occasion because it’s so easy to change flavors. White wine makes a light, crisp, and refreshing sangria that’s great for warmer weather. Red wine sangria is full-bodied, rich, deep, and tastes great with additional spices. Red sangria is really good to serve any time of the year but it’s especially good in the fall. 

For the best fall flavors, I take out any citrus and just focus on the apples and spices. Spices are very important because you want to infuse wine and apples with the same spice that are so familiar in the fall. Cinnamon and cloves are my go-to spices for hot and cold fall cocktails. Make sure to use cinnamon stick and whole cloves, not the ground spices. It’s also best to tie cloves into a little mesh pouch, like cheese cloth, or use a tea infuser.

Depending on all the wine and fruit in the sangria, liquors change as well. The best liquors for sangria are rum, brandy, bourbon, and vodka. For fall and winter red wine sangria, my go-to liquor is either bourbon or rum. Bourbon is better for spicier, deeper flavor, and rum is better for fruitier, slightly sweeter flavor.

Also note that bourbon is not gluten free. So if you wish to keep sangria gluten free, use rum. 

PIN THIS RECIPE

apple in a pitcher sitting on a wood table with apples and cinnamon sticks

WHAT INGREDIENTS ARE IN APPLE SANGRIA

Red wine – choose full bodied and somewhat fruity red whines but not sweet ones. I recommend Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, or Malbec.

Bourbon (or rum) – bourbon is better but both will work great. (Light rum is best for gluten free sangria.)

Soda – sangria should be slightly sweet so to add a touch of sweetness, I use 7Up or Sprite. 

Apples – use sweeter, juicier apples like Honeycrisp.

Spice – cinnamon stick and whole cloves will give this cocktail an amazing fall twist.

pouring red wine into the pitcher on a wood cutting board with apples and cinnamon

HOW TO MAKE APPLE SANGRIA

Core and slice apples into thin slices. (Don’t peel the apples.) Add sliced apples and cinnamon stick to a large pitcher. You can put whole cloves into tea infuser or tie it into a piece of cheese cloth. This will make it eat to find it so you don’t serve it to the guests. 

Pour in bourbon and red wine into the pitcher. Stir everything together and cover the pitcher with plastic wrap. Refrigerate it overnight. 

Add soda right before serving so it doesn’t go flat. After you add the soda, give it a gently stir. 

CAN SANGRIA GO BAD?

Yes, it actually can. Even thought sangria is mostly liquor and wine, there is fresh fruit added. Fruit is what will go bad before the wine will and it will compromise the wine. So keep sangria in the refrigerator to extend the shelf life and consume it within 3-5 days. 

apple sangria in a wine glass on a wood table with apples and cinnamon sticks

MORE COCKTAIL RECIPES TO TRY

Cranberry Sangria

Christmas Punch

Champagne Sorbet Punch

Spiked Nutella Hot Chocolate

Cran-Cherry Whiskey Sour

Cranberry Moscow Mule

Fall apple sangria in a pitcher and poured into a wine glass on a wood table with apples and cinnamon

If you made any of my recipes and shared them on Instagram, make sure to tag me @willcookforsmiles and #willcookforsmiles so I can see all the things you tried!

Connect with Will Cook For Smiles!

Be sure to click below and follow me on my social media, so you never miss a recipe.

pinterest  facebook  instagram  twitter

Don’t forget to sign up for email, so you won’t miss any new recipes.

PIN THIS RECIPE

Apple Sangria

A combination of red wine, sweet apples, rum, cinnamon, and cloves makes this the best seasonal cocktail.
5 from 1 vote
Print Pin SaveSaved! Rate
Course: cocktail, Drinks
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Refrigerate overnight: 10 hours
Total Time: 10 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 286kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 4 Honeycrisp apples
  • 7 whole cloves
  • 1 4-5 inch cinnamon stick
  • 1.5 l red wine like Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, or Malbec you can use 2 bottles of 750ml
  • 8 oz brandy (can substitute rum, especially for gluten free sangria)
  • 1 cup 7Up or Sprite (for less sweet sangria, use all soda water)
  • 1 cup soda water
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Core and slice apples into thin slices. (Don’t peel the apples.) Add sliced apples and cinnamon stick to a large pitcher.
  • You can put whole cloves into tea infuser or tie it into a piece of cheese cloth. This will make it easy to find the cloves so you don’t serve it to the guests. 
  • Pour in brandy and red wine into the pitcher. Stir everything together and cover the pitcher with plastic wrap.
  • Refrigerate it overnight. 
  • Add soda and soda water right before serving so it doesn’t go flat. After you add the soda, give it a gently stir. 

Notes

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have a slight variation.

Nutrition

Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 335mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 49IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg
Tried this recipe?Mention @willcookforsmiles and tag #willcookforsmiles

apple sangria collage

LYUBA

ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

6.3K shares

Filed Under: Apple, Cocktail, Drink, Fall Recipes, Wine

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. Lis says

    March 22, 2023 at 4:26 pm

    This is my favorite sangria Recipe!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Well, hey there!

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read More.

Easter Recipes

closeup squared view of several potato rolls in a bowl.

Potato Rolls

closeup of scooping out mashed potatoes.

Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes

closeup of sliced prime rib with sauces around.

Prime Rib

squared closeup of baked ham with orange ham glaze.

Baked Ham with Orange Honey Ham Glaze

squared image of scooping out creamy brussels.

Creamy Baked Brussels Sprouts

closeup squared image of scooping out creamed spinach.

Creamed Spinach

pulling part a dinner roll to show the cheesy center.

Cheesy Dinner Rolls

closeup whole vanilla cheesecake with whipped cream.

Vanilla Bean Cheesecake

Our Popular Recipes

Grilled Salmon with Herb Butter

closeup of scooping baked ziti out of the baking dish

Baked Ziti

Banana Pancakes

tall photo of a chai latte in a glass mug

Chai Latte

stirring sauteed mushrooms with wooden spoon in a skillet

Sautéed Mushrooms

Michelada

Top Rated Recipes

The Best French Toast

Cauliflower Parmesan Crisps

Christmas Cheesecake (Cranberry Jam White Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake)

Avocado Salmon Rice Bowl

round decorative bowl filled with apple pie bread pudding topped with ice cream and a fork leaning on the side of the bowl viewed close up.

Apple Pie Bread Pudding

Smores cheesecake on a wooden table

S'Mores Cheesecake Recipe

Sides

30 Min

Pasta

Salads

Breakfast

Drinks

Soups

Gluten Free

FEATURED ON:

featured on

[cp_popup display="inline" style_id="32674" step_id = "1"][/cp_popup]
Buffalo Chicken Wrap with Homemade Ranch

Buffalo Chicken Wrap with Homemade Ranch

January 30, 2023
Delicious,...
The Best Classic Tiramisu

The Best Classic Tiramisu

January 14, 2023
Tiramisu...
Baked Ham with Orange Honey Ham Glaze

Baked Ham with Orange Honey Ham Glaze

December 2, 2022
This...
Chicken Piccata

Chicken Piccata

August 11, 2022
Chicken...
Pad See Ew

Pad See Ew

August 10, 2022
Pad...
Chicken Meatballs

Chicken Meatballs

July 15, 2022
These...
Baba Ganoush

Baba Ganoush

July 1, 2022
Baba...
Painkiller

Painkiller

June 30, 2022
A...
Truffle Fries

Truffle Fries

June 28, 2022
Truffle...
Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

June 21, 2022
Thai...
Privacy Policy
©2023, Will Cook For Smiles. Design by Pixel Me Designs