Halloween Sangria
Fruity red wine and brandy steeped with oranges, lemon, lime and cinnamon, topped with ginger ale and poured over frozen black and green grapes.
- 1 cupblack grapes(whole, frozen)
- 1 cupgreen grapes(whole, frozen)
- 2 wholeorange(sliced into rounds; half reserved for serving)
- 1 wholelemon(sliced into rounds)
- 1 wholelime(sliced into rounds)
- 1 wholecinnamon stick
- ¼ cupbrandy
- 750 mlred wine(fruity, such as Pinot Noir or Beaujolais)
- 12 ozginger ale(one can)
- 1Rinse, de-stem and dry the grapes, spread them on a baking sheet in a single layer and freeze for at least 2 hours.
- 2In a large glass pitcher, combine half of the orange slices with the lemon and lime slices. Set the remaining orange slices aside for serving.
- 3Add the brandy and cinnamon stick, stir gently, then slowly pour in the wine.
- 4Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight for deeper flavor.
- 5Just before serving, stir in the ginger ale.
- 6Rub each glass rim with an orange slice and dip it in colored sugar. Fill the glasses with frozen grapes and the reserved orange slices, then pour in the sangria.
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This Halloween sangria comes from Erin Clarke of the food blog Well Plated, first published in October 2014 and saved more than 16,000 times on Pinterest, which makes it the most widely shared Halloween sangria recipe found online. Instead of ice, frozen black and green grapes keep each glass cold without watering it down, and a rim of colored sugar adds the holiday touch. The build follows the familiar red sangria pattern also seen in versions from Fresh April Flours, The Seasoned Mom and Sunset: a bottle of fruity red wine, a splash of brandy or orange liqueur, sliced citrus, a rest in the refrigerator and a fizzy topper just before serving.
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