Saturday, September 14, 2013

Recipe for Apple Sangria. This would make a lovely fall drink!



Ingredients:

  • 3 1/2 cups chopped Honeycrisp apple (about 2 pounds)
  • 1/2 cup apple schnapps
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
  • 2 (1/4-inch) slices peeled fresh ginger
  • 1 large navel orange, quartered
  • 1 (750-milliliter) bottle fruity red wine (such as Beaujolais)
  • 1/4 cup club soda, chilled, divided
  • 4 thin horizontal slices cored Honeycrisp apple

Directions:

Combine first 8 ingredients in a large bowl; stir well.
Refrigerate 4 hours or until thoroughly chilled.
Strain wine mixture through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids.
Pour about 2/3 cup sangria over ice in each of 4 glasses; top each serving with 1 tablespoon club soda and 1 apple slice.