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White Sangria Recipe

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White Sangria Recipe
Nothing is more refreshing in summer than a light, fruity drink. Fresh fruit makes this summer white sangria recipe perfect for the 4th of July!
This fizzy and fruity sangria is perfect for a summer weekend

This white sangria recipe is for a large drink dispenser so there is plenty for everyone, but it’s so simple that you can easily alter it for a smaller crowd. You can’t really ever have enough fruit to go wrong!

What you’ll need-
  • 8 cups watermelon (cube them and remove seeds)
  • An additional 5-6 water melon slices to be used for garnish. The recipe called for a star shaped cookie cutter to cut out star shapes using the watermelon slices, but I don’t own one and skipped over this step.
  • 3 cups quartered strawberries
  • 3 cups blueberries
  • 1.5 liter of your favorite white wine (Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio are my favs)
  • 2 cups of Sprite or lemon lime soda (this is optional, but I like it because of the added fizz)
  • 16 ounces or 2 cups of Triple Sec
  • 8 ounces or 1 cup lemon juice
  • This recipe also calls for purple or red seedless grapes, but I didn’t use them
Directions –
  1. Start out by slicing and prepping the fruit.
  2. Cut out the watermelon stars using the watermelon slices. 6-8 stars will be enough to line the dispenser. Again, I bypassed this step.
  3. Begin by layering the fruit in the container with 5 cups of watermelon, then half of the blueberries, and half of the strawberries.
  4. Top the strawberries with half of the grapes (if using). Make sure the watermelon stars are visible from the outside of the container. The festive feel is the best part and you want to show it off!
  5. Layer remaining fruit in container staring with the blueberries then the strawberries and remaining 2 cups of watermelon.
  6. Combine lime soda, lemon juice, white wine, and Tripe Sec in a separate pitcher, stir, then pour over fruit in beverage dispenser.
  7. Steep the sangria for at least 6 hours in the fridge. The longer you let the mixture rest, the more the flavors come out, giving it that muddled fruit flavor.
  8. Next step – sit back and enjoy the sweet taste of summer

The summer outfit I’m wearing is also shoppable via the LTK app.

-xo

Darcy

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Traditional Spanish Sangria

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Traditional Spanish Sangria

One of the best vacations I ever had was a trip with my parents to Spain. I was a sophomore in college and we met my sister as a follow up to her study aboard program. Throughout our trip, I fell deeply in love with Spanish culture. The vibrant cities, the gorgeous fashion, the rich history, it is unmatched. You honestly haven’t lived until you’ve tasted a Spanish churro with a side of hot chocolate. One of my most vivid memories of Spain was sitting on a patio of a restaurant with my family as we waited for our dinner. It was there that I drank the best sangria that I’ve ever had. Now that warmer weather is here, I’m recreating that moment with my favorite traditional Spanish sangria recipe!

You will need:

  • One and a half bottles of a young table wine (you honestly don’t need anything too fancy for Sangria) Tres Picos or Dancing Bull are my top recommendations.
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 oranges
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 3 tablespoons sugar ( this is optional)
  • 1 green apple (I love the apple and highly recommend it)
  • 2 peaches or apricots (optional)
  • Carbonated beverage (lemon soda, orange soda, soda water) (optional)

Instructions

  1. Begin by washing the lemon and the oranges. Cut of as much of the rind as possible (set aside) and juice the lemon and the oranges.
  2. If you’re using the sugar (it will sweeten up the sangria), you’ll need to create a simple syrup by dissolve the sugar in two tablespoons of water over low heat in a sauce pan. Let cool after dissolving.
  3. In a large pitcher, mix together the wine, simple syrup, orange juice and lemon juice. Add in the chunks of lemon and orange rind.
  4. Next, add the cinnamon stick and let sit at least two hours (overnight is preferred) before serving in wine glasses over ice.
  5. If you want to modernize your sangria version add in the green apple and the peach slices. You can also add a splash of carbonation with the lemon soda, orange soda, or soda water to create a pop of fizz.

Salud!

-xo