You can make today’s recipe any old time, but I added a few fun touches to make it a Halloween Sangria.
We are huge sangria lovers in our house. Huge! Huge, like I order it in every restaurant when I see it on the menu. Sometimes I’m disappointed though since I think I can usually make it better at home. And I can!
How to make Halloween Sangria:
The red wine you use can be a Syrah or a Rioja. Cheaper wine is just fine for making this recipe or any sangria recipe. I usually go medium-cheap.
Pour the red wine into a cool sangria container (I got this cylindrical glass container at my local HomeGoods store).
Add fruit- red apple, green apple, orange and cherries (frozen totally fine). Let this mixture chill-out in the fridge for several hours- or overnight if you’d like.
When you’re ready to serve to guests, add 2 cups of chilled club soda.
Then add three bottles of Mike’s Hard® Black Cherry Lemonade. Mike’s is the brand I use, but if there is another brand that has a similar flavor, it’s okay to use that brand for this recipe too.
If you want to add some (fake) blood to the sides of the serving container, just mix some corn syrup with a few drops of red food coloring. Spoon it along the edges of the container and let it drip down the sides. >>SPOOKY!<<
Ready to serve! I don’t like to serve my sangria over ice since it has so much of that fabulous fruit in there, but you can certainly offer ice to your guests in case they want it. This sangria tastes just like a Black Cherry- Red Wine Sangria. It’s perfectly RED for Halloween. Be sure to offer spoons to your guests because they’ll want to munch on that soaked fruit! You may also wish to check out my complete Adult Halloween Party Menu, if you’re having guests on this spooky night. This Red Velvet Spiderweb Cake is super cool too.
Halloween Sangria
Ingredients
- One 750ml bottle Rioja or Syrah (semi-cheap is just fine)
- 1 medium orange, sliced
- 1 medium red apple, cored and sliced
- 1 medium green apple, cored and sliced
- 1½ cups frozen sweet cherries
- 2 cups chilled club soda
- Three 11.2-ounce bottles chilled Mike's Hard® Black Cherry Lemonade (another brand would work fine too)
- ice, as needed
- fake blood drips, if desired (see notes below)
Instructions
- In a pitcher or bowl, mix the wine with the fruit. Refrigerate until well-chilled, at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.
- When ready to serve, add the club soda and Mike's Hard Lemonade. Serve immediately (in cups with ice cubes, if desired).
Notes
- *If you'd like to add "fake blood" to the sides of the pitcher or bowl, mix 2 tablespoons corn syrup with a few drops of red food coloring. Spoon it onto the edge of your serving container and let it drip down the sides.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I’m a huge sangria fan too and this pitcher looks absolutely perfect, even when it’s not Halloween! Love all the soaked fruit that you can eat as you drink!
Love sangria! Your Halloween touches are absolutely perfect! 🙂
I adore sangria 🙂 this looks so perfect!
This looks like a perfect spooky twist to sangria for Halloween! Yum!
The “blood” is such an awesome touch. Sangria is my favorite alcoholic beverage and I love that there’s a version for all seasons and all holidays!
How fun is this! Love that deep, dark cherry color and all the colorful fall fruits you added. Cheers, Lori!
So fun! And love the ‘blood’ dripping 😉
Ooh spooky! Love it! Perfect for our Halloween girl’s night!
I love the “blood” down the side, such a fun little trick! I also love that flavor of hard lemonade, sounds perfect for sangria!
Oooh I love the blood effect!