Fig Apple Cider Sangria Recipe
This cool and refreshing Fig Apple Cider Sangria recipe is super easy to make and the perfect white wine cocktail for your upcoming parties. Featuring apples, oranges, pears, and figs, this sangria highlight’s autumn’s seasonal fruits.
As we are about to dive deep into the holiday season, it means tons of parties and get-togethers are just on the horizon. We have many options up my sleeve for pre-batched cocktails and drinks to serve.
But I, Ashley, always fall back to one that is essentially full proof, sangria. It is an elevated option to serve at parties without much more effort than pouring a glass of wine. Sangria is a popular option to serve as a hostess, due to its simplicity and its versatility, while still seeming like the mostest. Because nothing says easy quite like a drink that you just pour, stir and serve!
So we made a simple sangria that highlights the best of this season’s flavors and features one of my favorite fruits figs. Meet our Fig Apple Cider Sangria…
Ingredients Used
This autumn-flavored infused sangria relies on autumn fruit and spice to give it a warming yet crisp flavor.
- Dry white wine — The best wine for your sangria is ultimately a matter of personal preference. But check out our recommendations below.
- Apple cider
- Apple brandy
- Orange liqueur
- Orange — Sliced
- Red apple — Sliced. For something tart, choose Granny Smith. We opted for Honey Crisp apples since its sweet and juicy. Fuji apples are perfect if you want a sweet and crisp apple with a slight tang.
- Pear — Sliced
- Figs –Sliced. From June to October, it is the prime harvesting time for figs. If you do not have access to fresh figs, rehydrated dried figs or other seasonal fruit like persimmons can be used in its place. The beauty of sangria is its ability to adjust based on tastes and the season.
- Cinnamon sticks — For a kick of spice and garnishing
Can I Use Different Types of Wine for Sangria?
White wine
The acidity and light body of dry white wines help to balance the sweetness of the fruits and the apple cider and apple brandy in this sangria. Some popular dry white wines for sangria include Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio or Albariño. For those who prefer an extra sweet sangria, opt for Chenin Blanc or Moscato.
Red wine
As the weather becomes chillier, you can replace it with a crisp, fruit-forward red wine such as Pinot Noir for more intense flavors to recreate something like our mulled wine recipe rather than a sangria version.
Let it warm up a bit outside of the fridge post infusing to bring out the red’s flavors more. You can even heat the apple cider sangria in a slow cooker (if using red wine).
How to Make a Fig Apple Cider Sangria
1 — Combine ingredients: In a large pitcher, combine the white wine, apple cider, apple brandy and orange liqueur.
2 — Add fruit: Add the sliced orange, red apple, and figs to the pitcher.
3 — Infuse: Let the mixture infuse in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight for optimal flavor.
4 — Serve: Pour into glasses with ice. Garnish with cinnamon sticks.
Recipe Notes and Tips
- Wine selection: Experiment with different white wines to find your favorite. Lighter-bodied, fruity wines work best.
- Fruit: Feel free to add other seasonal fruits like pears, plums, or cranberries to your sangria which are plentiful throughout the fall months of September, October, November and even in December.
- Sweetness: Adjust the sweetness of your sangria by adding more or less apple cider or orange liqueur.
- Spices: For a more aromatic sangria, add additional spices like cloves or star anise.
- Make-ahead: This sangria is best made ahead of time to allow the flavors to infuse. You can make it up to a day in advance.
- Storage: Store leftover sangria in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 2 days.
Can You Leave Fruit In Sangria Overnight?
It’s generally recommended that you let the wine rest overnight or at the very least, for a couple of hours in the refrigerator before serving it. The fruit juices get into the wine, sweetening it up and letting it infuse.
More Recipes to Try
In case you’re looking for some other recipes to warm up with, here are some of our favorites —
- An easy blood orange sangria recipe
- The best easy turkey chili recipe
- Another seasonal hot spiced wine recipe
- Coffee old fashioned cocktail for a twist on the classic
- Apple pie hand pies to complement the sangria’s flavors
- Gluten free and dairy free no bake chocolate almond butter cookies
Fall Fig Apple Cider Sangria Recipe
Equipment
- Pitcher
Ingredients
- 1 bottle dry white wine
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1/4 cup apple brandy
- 1/4 cup orange liqueur
- 1 orange sliced
- 1 red apple sliced
- 1 pear sliced
- 5 figs sliced
- 3 cinnamon sticks
Nutrition
Instructions
- In a large pitcher, combine your white wine, apple cider, apple brandy and orange liqueur.
- Add the sliced orange, red apple, and figs to the pitcher.
- Let the mixture infuse in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight for optimal flavor.
- Pour into glasses with ice. Garnish with cinnamon sticks.
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