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Easy Summertime Sangria – 3 Ways | Healthy Kitchen Hacks

Easy Summertime Sangria – 3 Ways | Healthy Kitchen Hacks

Whip up a pitcher of summer sangria in minutes using these three healthy kitchen hacks!

Whip up a pitcher of summer sangria in minutes using these three healthy kitchen hacks at Teaspoonofspice.com
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Easy Summertime Sangria – 3 Ways

Raise your hand if you love a pitcher of sangria.

If you’ve never made it before, it’s really easy to whip up a pitcher and summertime is prime time to do it with all the fresh fruit on hand. And while I’d never claim sangria or any alcoholic drink is a health drink, I have three tips to make them a little bit better for you AND up the flavor and crowd appeal, too.

Sound good?

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Whip up a pitcher of summer sangria in minutes using these three healthy kitchen hacks at Teaspoonofspice.com

Sangria Hack #1 – Add Some Sparkle

Pour a few ounces of sparkling water or club soda in your glass before pouring in your sangria. You’ll add bubbles without adding calories and make each serving a little less sugary and alcoholic.

Whip up a pitcher of summer sangria in minutes using these three healthy kitchen hacks at Teaspoonofspice.com

Sangria Hack #2 – Freeze the Fruit 

Skip the ice cubes and freeze fruit like sliced strawberries, peaches and nectarines; whole blueberries, raspberries or grapes and/or bite-sized chunks of melon. It’s a great way to chill the drink, cut back on the added sugar and get some fruit into your day.

Whip up a pitcher of summer sangria in minutes using these three healthy kitchen hacks at Teaspoonofspice.com

Sangria Hack #3 – Make It Slushie

Last year, all the rage was frosé. This year, let’s make it sangria slushies!

Simply take the sangria to which you added frozen fruit, add about 6 ice cubes and give it a whirl your blender. If it’s not slushy enough to your liking, add in some more frozen fruit or ice cubes.

It can’t get much easier than that for a summer cocktail cooler.

Whip up a pitcher of summer sangria in minutes using these three healthy kitchen hacks at Teaspoonofspice.com

Here’s a basic summer sangria recipes to give you a starting point:

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Whip up a pitcher of summer sangria in minutes using these three healthy kitchen hacks at Teaspoonofspice.com

Easy Summertime Sangria


  • Author: Deanna Segrave-Daly

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Whip up a pitcher of summer sangria in minutes using these three healthy kitchen hacks!


Ingredients

Scale

1 (750-milliliter) bottle white wine
1/2 cup of triple sec, ginger liqueur, brandy or other fruit-flavored liqueur
1/2 cup orange juice or white grape juice
3 1/24 cups frozen (not thawed) chopped fruit like strawberries, peaches, nectarines, melon, blueberries, cherries or raspberries
Fresh basil or mint leaves for garnish in each glass
Optional: Sparkling water


Instructions

  1. In a large pitcher, pour in wine, liqueur and fruit juice.
  2. Add 3 cups of frozen fruit to the pitcher. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours.
  3. When ready to serve, mix in the remaining frozen fruit.
  4. If desired, pour 2 ounces of sparkling water into each glass. Pour in 4 ounces of sangria and add a basil or mint leaf. If you’d like to make a sangria slushie, add 6 ice cubes along with frozen fruit and whirl in the blender.

And for all you autumn/winter lovers, pin this Apple Gingersnap Sangria for when cooler weather hits.

Do you ever make sangria? What are your favorite additions/flavors?

Whip up a pitcher of summer sangria in minutes using these three healthy kitchen hacks at Teaspoonofspice.com

Sheila

Wednesday 4th of July 2018

Wow! This looks really refreshing. Perfect for this hot weather. Will try to make one later today. I would have to check if we have ingredients available. Thank you for sharing this brilliant idea.

Jenny Shea Rawn

Wednesday 13th of June 2018

Love that you froze the fruit instead of adding ice cubes! Great tip. We rarely make sangria (we're mostly wine/beer drinkers), but now I know where to go when I want to make some!

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