Name: Super Fruity Sangria Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 140 min
Ingredients: 1 lemon (sliced); 2 oranges (sliced); 2 cups cherries (pitted and halved); ½ cup blueberries (fresh); 2 cups pineapple chunks (fresh or canned); ½ cup raspberries (fresh); 1 cup brandy (chill); 2 cups red wine (chilled full=body red wine like a Bordeaux or Rhone); 2 cups orange mango juice (chilled)

Here is a Super Fruity Sangria Recipe that is perfect for a summer party. It’s a simple, delicious summer drink that’s great for entertaining.

summertime cocktails — Photo: My Photography

I love fruit, and this summertime drink infuses brandy and red wine into the fresh yummy fruit. On a warm summer day, this cold drink goes well with a BBQ dinner.

Today’s post is a part of a summer entertaining blog hop. These talented bloggers are sharing their outdoor spaces and recipes that are perfect for entertaining guests.

So, I’m sharing my husband’s sangria recipe that is jammed-packed with fruit. We fell in love with sangria on our trip to Spain.

fruity sangria recipe — Photo: My Photography

Many years ago, I spent a summer in Bilbao, Spain. I lived with a family friend who lived in a small coastal town in Northern Spain.

I had a wonderful summer soaking in all the local summer festivals and culture.

We had lunch outdoors at a large round table out in their beautiful garden overlooking a pond. Every lunch, the summer beverage was a delicious fruity sangria!

I loved the fruit that was infused with light hints of alcohol.

So, my husband wanted to recreate his own sangria, and I told him to put a lot of fresh fruit in the drink. And when he was all done, his drink reminds me of the ones I had that summer in Bilbao. His recipe is chocked full of fruit, and it has a light touch of brandy and red wine.

Here are some of my summer favorite recipes:

Super Fruity Sangria Recipe

How to Make Sangria

Step 1 – Prepare Fruit

Have fun with the fruit. Seriously, the more, the merrier. My husband chopped up the fruit we bought at our local farmer’s market. So, he sliced strawberries, oranges, raspberries, blueberries, cherries, lemon, and pineapple. Once you have all your fruit, place it in a pretty glass pitcher.

You’ll want to use a pretty glass pitcher and drinking glasses for serving up your sangria so that it shows off this gorgeous drink.

Step 2 – Add Brandy

My husband adds brandy ( about a cup) to his fruit and lets it soak in the flavors for 2-12 hours.

Step 3 – Chill

Let the Sangria chill in the refrigerator. So, this step chills the drink and allows the alcohol to infuse into the fruit. The more it sits, the better the fruit tastes.

Step 4 – Add Wine and Juices

Add the wine and whatever juice you like. My husband mentioned that if you want to soak the sangria after adding the wine, that works.

Make This Drink Ahead of Time

This cocktail can be the day before. We make it and enjoy it the second day. Soak your fruit in the Brandy the night before or 12 hours ahead of time. Then the next day, add all the other ingredients.

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Super Fruity Sangria Recipe

Here is a super fruity sangria recipe that is perfect for a summer party. It's a simple, delicious summer drink that's great for entertaining.

Prep Time20 mins

Soaking and Chilling2 hrs

Total Time2 hrs 20 mins

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Spanish

Keyword: Cocktails, Cold Drinks, Fruity Sangria, Sangria

Servings: servings

Calories: 206kcal

Author: Janine Waite

Ingredients

1 lemon sliced
2 oranges sliced
2 cups cherries pitted and halved
½ cup blueberries fresh
2 cups pineapple chunks fresh or canned
½ cup raspberries fresh
1 cup brandy chill
2 cups red wine chilled full=body red wine like a Bordeaux or Rhone
2 cups orange mango juice chilled

Instructions

Wash and prepare the fruit as noted.
Place in a 2-quart glass pitcher and add the brandy. Make sure to cover the fruit with brandy by pushing the fruit down in the pitcher.
Soak fruit in the refrigerator for two hours or overnight.
When you're ready to serve, add wine, and fill the pitcher the rest of the way with orange mango fruit juice or orange-pineapple juice.
Served in chilled glasses with ice.

Notes

You can make this drink non-alcoholic leave out the brandy and wine, and the people who want the alcohol can add it to their own drinks.

This beverage makes a great dessert fruit/beverage because of all the chunks of boozy fruit.

Use whatever fruit you like and the amounts are suggestions.

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My husband insisted that I tell you that the more fruit, the better. Also, if you like alcohol drench fruit, make sure to soak the fruit in brandy or rum overnight. He loves to sit outside on a warm day and sip his fruity sangria, and once the drink is gone, he eats the yummy fruit.

So we are off to making drinks, and I’m obsessed. When I’m not blogging, I’m experimenting in the kitchen with combinations of ingredients.

So, next week is all about drinks, so stay tuned.

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