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Side view of three glasses of caramel apple sangria on a rustic wood board. Cinnamon sticks lay around the glasses with slices of apple and herbs as garnish.
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5 from 9 votes

Caramel Apple Sangria

Caramel Apple Sangria is a light, cozy, delicious Sangria! This Fall Sangria Recipe is as easy as apple pie and tastes like it too! Flavors of apple cider, caramel vodka, and white wine make this cocktail as delicious as it is pretty.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: drink
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 glasses
Calories: 293kcal
Author: Rachel
Cost: $18

Ingredients

  • 5 cups Apple Cider
  • ¼ cup Caramel Syrup
  • 1 750ml White Wine Pino grigio, sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, or Riesling are excellent choices.
  • 1 cup Caramel Vodka Stolichnaya and Smirnoff make this flavor
  • 3 lg Honeycrisp or Gala apples sliced thin
  • 2 lg Granny Smith Apple sliced thin

Garnishes (optional)

  • rosemary sprigs, star of anise pods, or cinnamon sticks
  • ½ cup granulated sugar (fine or coarse)
  • 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • Stir the apple cider and the caramel syrup until the syrup dissolves.
  • Core and cut the apples into thin slices and place in the bottom of your pitcher or jug.
  • Pour the wine, caramel vodka, and apple cider into a pitcher.
  • Stir for several minutes until all ingredients are well combined. You can serve it immediately, but it is best to sit for 1-2 hours in the fridge.
  • To rim glasses with sugar, pour a bit of the sangria on a plate. On another plate, put ¼ cup of white sugar. Stir ground cinnamon into sugar until well combined. Dip the edges of the glass into the sangria and then press the edges of the glass into the sugar.
  • Serve over ice and garnish individual glasses. Enjoy!

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Notes

  • Buy a wine you like, but don’t waste an expensive bottle on Sangria. An every day grade of wine (around $7-10) is perfect.
  • You will need around 1-750ml of wine. I usually find smaller bottles, so I use two.
  • I chill all of my ingredients before starting the recipe, just to get a jump on keeping the cocktails cold for serving.
  • This recipe easily doubles! Keep the ingredients in the same proportions.
  • If you like a fizzy sangria, consider adding a sparkling apple cider.
Store
Once opened, a light white wine can generally be stored for five to seven days in the refrigerator. However, the cut fruit starts to spoil earlier and become mushy. I recommend straining out the fruit. From the time you first mix a batch of sangria, plan to finish or discard it within three days.

Nutrition

Serving: 8oz | Calories: 293kcal