Strawberry Sangria
This refreshing Strawberry Sangria is a crowd-winning recipe. With fresh fruit, white wine and a sweet and sour kick, this is one of my new favorite sangria recipes to sip during the spring and summer!
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Resting time30 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: drink
Cuisine: American
Servings: 7 glasses
Calories: 280kcal
- 2 lbs strawberries
- ¼ cup lime juice
- ⅔ cups sugar
- 1 cup lemon lime soda sprite, ginger ale or sparkling water
- 1.5 liters white wine pino grigio, sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, or reisling are good choices.
- 3 limes for garnish
Hull and slice the strawberries. In a large bowl, toss all strawberries in ⅔ cup sugar to coat. With the back of a spoon, gently press the strawberries to help release some of the juices. You aren't trying to break the strawberries up, just rub the sugar into them a bit. Allow to sit for at least 30 minutes at room temperature.
With cheesecloth or a mesh strainer, strain the juice from the strawberries to remove any pulp. You should have about 1 cup of syrup. A little less won't make a huge difference though. Reserve strawberries.
In a pitcher, pour the wine, lime juice, and strawberry syrup to the pitcher and stir.
In a colander, gently rinse half of the reserved strawberries to remove any small bits of pulp and excess sugar. Drain well and to the pitcher.
Can be served immediately, but it is better to let the flavors mellow and mix for 1-2 hours in the refrigerator.
Just before serving, add soda (or sparkling water if you prefer less sugar). Slice 2 limes into circles and add to pitcher. The rest of the limes can be used for garnishing glasses.
- I ensure to chill all of my ingredients before starting the recipe, just to get a jump on keeping the cocktails cold for serving.
- This is a sweet sangria, but if you prefer less sugar, use sparkling water instead of sprite or ginger ale.
- This recipe easily doubles! I would probably keep the amount of strawberry syrup the same or add more slices to the pitcher. Double all the other ingredients.
- I like to add the soda just before serving rather than during making. It doesn't affect the taste, but I really like the bubbles.
Serving: 1glass | Calories: 280kcal