Spiced Cranberry Sangria
Spiced cranberry sangria is the perfect drink for celebrating this holiday season! This sangria is made with red wine, cranberry, lime and orange juice, plus fresh cranberries, oranges, limes and cinnamon.
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When it rolls around to the holiday season, I am always looking for new festive recipes to try out.
This year, I've been on a cranberry kick.
I am obsessed with those ruby-red berries, in everything from cranberry orange scones to cranberry prosciutto crostini.
I really wanted to figure out a fun way to use fresh cranberries in a drink recipe.
Spiced Cranberry Sangria recipe
This spiced cranberry sangria turned out exactly how I envisioned.
It's flavorful, spicy (in the best way possible), and fruity all wrapped into one.
You can even call it Thanksgiving sangria or Christmas sangria, because it incorporates cranberry juice, red wine, fall fruits and spices for a truly warm and refreshing holiday drink.
Tips for making sangria
Every time I serve sangria at any sort of gathering it always goes quick. This Peach Raspberry Sangria is always, always, always a hit in the summer.
One way to make sure you have enough for everyone is to make two batches. Or even three!
Store the extras in the fridge. It will keep for a few days.
You can either make multiple batches of this or simply have a few extra bottles of the same wine and some extra fruit for garnishing.
Store the extra garnishes in a food storage container in the fridge.
Once your first pitcher runs out, fill it up with a new bottle and extra garnish if needed.
Can you use fresh cranberries in sangria?
Fresh cranberries are a fun addition to a holiday sangria! It's a perfect way to balance a sweet sangria.
This recipe also adds cranberry juice as well. Be sure to buy pure cranberry juice and not "cranberry juice cocktail," which has added sugars.
What kind of alcohol do you put in sangria?
A dry red wine is a perfect base for sangria. Use one that is fruity, but dry - and not too acidic.
Pinot Noir, Malbec and Merlot are all good choices for sangria.
There is often a hard liquor added to sangria as well.
Triple sec or a top-shelf orange liqueur like Grand Marnier or Cointreau is the standard, and delicious for its added citrus flavor.
You can also use rum, gin or vodka. This recipe uses spiced rum.
The spiced rum in this sangria is just enough to make it flavorful but without being too strong. If you prefer a stronger cocktail, you can definitely add more.
We've been enjoying Kraken Black Spiced Rum that I also used for these Mini Apple Spiced Rum Cakes.
If you want to try another cranberry cocktail, check out this Cranberry Moscow Mule!
Can you use fresh cranberries in sangria?
Fresh cranberries are a fun addition to a holiday sangria! It's a perfect way to balance a sweet sangria.
This recipe also adds cranberry juice as well. Be sure to buy pure cranberry juice and not "cranberry juice cocktail," which has added sugars.
What kind of alcohol do you put in sangria?
A dry red wine is a perfect base for sangria. Use one that is fruity, but dry - and not too acidic.
Pinot Noir, Malbec and Merlot are all good choices for sangria.
There is often a hard liquor added to sangria as well.
Triple sec or a top-shelf orange liqueur like Grand Marnier or Cointreau is the standard, and delicious for its added citrus flavor.
You can also use rum, gin or vodka. This recipe uses spiced rum.
The spiced rum in this sangria is just enough to make it flavorful but without being too strong. If you prefer a stronger cocktail, you can definitely add more.
We've been enjoying Kraken Black Spiced Rum that I also used for these Mini Apple Spiced Rum Cakes.
If you want to try another cranberry cocktail, check out this Cranberry Moscow Mule!
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If you want to try another cranberry cocktail, check out this Cranberry Moscow Mule!
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Spiced Cranberry Sangria
Ingredients
- ½ cup fresh cranberries cut in half
- 1 lime cut into slices
- 1 orange quartered
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- ¼ cup orange juice or orange liqueur
- ¼ cup spiced rum
- ½ cup cranberry juice
- juice from 1 lime
- 750 ml red wine
- whole cranberries & lime slices for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Place halved cranberries, orange wedges, lime wedges, cinnamon sticks at the bottom of a pitcher.
- Pour in orange juice, lime juice, spiced rum and a bottle of red wine.
- Give the sangria a stir and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Serve in your favorite wine glasses and top with extra lime wedges and whole cranberries.
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I love a good sangria recipe!
I hope you LOVE this one! It's so tasty!
This is a great reinvention of classic Sangria to match the festive season. I'm intrigued by the pairing of red wine and rum and can't wait to give it a go.
I made a cranberry sangria before for the holidays and served it with some arroz con pollo and tamales. It went really well and was very festive! I like the idea of using spiced rum as you do!
What a beautiful drink! So bright and refreshing! Loved your sharing tips as well 🙂
I'm a huge sangria fan. I've not tried it with cranberries. Since I have several bottles of wine I'll definitely be trying some.
Sangria is always such a great drink especially for a crowd. Looks very festive!
Perfect Holiday Cocktail. I always like to have Sangria as one of the options for my guests.