Autumn Sangria
A quick and easy cocktail recipe that’s perfect for a fall gathering, a Friendsgiving, or to serve at your Thanksgiving meal. Made with the combination of white wine and pear vodka, the alcohol is infused with the best fruit of the autumn harvest – grapes, apples, pears, plums and figs.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Total Time: 8 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 12
- Category: Cocktails
- Cuisine: Drinks
Ingredients
Units
- 1 bottle sauvignon blanc
- 1 bottle chardonnay
- 1+1/2 cups pear vodka, I used the Wild Roots Spirits
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1+1/2 cups honey simple syrup
- 2 thinly sliced apples
- 2 thinly sliced red anjou pears
- 2 thinly sliced green pears
- 10 red grapes, sliced in half
- 10 white grapes, sliced in half
- 2 thinly sliced black plums
- 2 thinly sliced red plums
- 6 fresh figs, sliced in half
Instructions
- Pour the wine and the vodka into a very large pitcher, bowl or dispenser.
- Juice the lemon and orange and add it to the vessel, then stir in the honey simple syrup.
- Using a mandolin, slice the apples, pears, and plums. Add them to the vessel.
- Slice the grapes and figs in half and add them to the vessel.
- Give everything a good stir and place into the refrigerator for 4-6 hours, or overnight.
- Pour into glasses, garnish with freshly sliced fruit and enjoy.
Notes
You can omit or substitute any of the listed fruits with a different seasonal fruit of your choice, especially as items go out of season. Unflavored vodka would work as well, or substitute for an apple flavored vodka.
Keywords: fall cocktail, sangria, cocktail recipe
