I have a bunch of fruit left over from my Berries with Lemon Mint Syrup. It’s a lovely warm weekend in Philadelphia which immediately made me think of sangria. What a perfect way to use more of these berries!
Ingredients:
- A bowl full of mixed berries (strawberries, hulled, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, cherries)
- 1 1/2 cups of triple sec
- 1 1/2 cups cranberry juice (I used cran-raspberry juice)
- 1/2 cup simple syrup (left over from my Mojitos)
- 1 bottle of white wine
- 1-2 cups ginger ale or club soda, to taste
- Ice cubes
- Mint, optional
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| so easy! |
Now, to make the actual drink. Prepare your strawberries by removing the green stem. Add berries, triple sec, cranberry juice and simple syrup to a pitcher and mix gently. Feel free to use any fruit liqueur instead of triple sec. I just happened to have that on hand.
Refrigerate for about 30 minutes. Add the bottle of white wine, ginger ale and ice cubes. Start with 1 cup of ginger ale and add more if you’d like it sweeter. Add a spring of mint to each glass if desired. Stir and serve.
Sangria is originally an inexpensive alcoholic beverage, kind of like a punch, so feel free to use whatever white wine you have on hand. A chardonnay works well with fruit, but I had a sauvignon blanc so that’s what went in. Inexpensive wine is perfect for this type of drink, so don’t waste your good wine on sangria! Any berries you may have will work well with this too. The strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries add flavor to the actual sangria, while the cherries and blueberries are just for show. As with any sangria, the best part is eating all of the fruit when you’re finished your glass!
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Yum! This looks perfect for summer. Berry season is just around the corner here in Seattle and this will be going oon my must-make list for sure!
Oh yum, yum, yum, yum, YUM!!! This is the perfect summer cocktail! I love the ideas of berries so much more than the regular fruit that goes in a Sangria!
Looks refreshing!