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Home / Holiday Recipes / Christmas / White Christmas Sangria

White Christmas Sangria

1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
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5 from 15 votes
Jump to Recipe 12/02/19 | Updated: 01/16/24 | by Nora
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Make this White Christmas Sangria for all your seasonal holiday parties! It’s quick and easy to put together and is so beautiful with the red and green colors.

Tumblr with white sangria filled with apple, lime, pomegranate and cranberries

This is my way of making sangria for Christmas. I make mine with white wine, sparkling prosecco or Champagne, and plenty of seasonal red and green fruit.

I love decorating this with sprigs of rosemary – festive holiday cheer in a glass!

pitcher filled with white Christmas sangria

Ingredient notes

Cranberries: I used whole fresh, but you can use frozen, too. No need to defrost, just pop them in frozen and they will help chill your sangria even faster.

Apple: Definitely use Granny Smith here for the most beautiful color and tangy taste.

Lime: If you’re not a fan, just leave it out. You can use orange instead, but then you’ll lose the beautifully festive color scheme.

Pomegranate: They tend to sink to the bottom, which is why I like spooning the fruit out of the pitcher into glasses, then pour the liquid on top. You can leave them out if you don’t want to bother, but I think they add such wonderful bursts of flavor to this drink!

Vodka: Helps to make this a little stronger and to add another layer of interest. I also feel it helps to keep the apples from browning, but that could be entirely subjective. Can be left out if you don’t want any hard liquor in your drink.

White wine: This time I used a Californian Chardonnay I found hiding in the basement to make the Sangria for the blog, but my favorite is actually Gewürztraminer. Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc are also delicious.

Sparkling wine: I usually do a Prosecco, but you could do Champagne if you want to go the decadent route. If you like your Sangria on the sweet side, definitely use a sparkling white dessert wine. You could also use ginger ale in place of the sparkling wine to make your sangria less alcoholic.

pouring Prosecco into a pitcher of white wine sangria

Prep tips

Slicing the fruit: I slice half of the apple into thin slices, and the other half into bite-sized pieces to make the Sangria more interesting. Cut the apple right before adding the alcohol to keep it from browning.

I don’t cut up the cranberries because frankly, they’re mostly there because they look beautiful, so I don’t care if they soak up enough booze or not. And I prefer the look of them whole, so… If you’re positive everybody is going to eat all of their raw cranberries, cut them in half for more flavor/booziness.

Keeping the sparkling wine sparkly: Definitely only add this right before serving. If your party is going to be a while and you’re concerned about slow drinkers, pour just the wine/fruit mix into glasses and top them off with sparkling wine vs adding the sparkling wine to the pitcher.

top down view on a pitcher with lime, apple, cranberries and rosemary

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Recipe details

Prep 10 minutes mins
Chilling 1 hour hr
Total 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Servings 8

Ingredients
 

  • 1 lime thinly sliced
  • 1 Granny Smith apple cored and thinly sliced (see note)
  • 1 cup cranberries
  • ¼ cup pomegranate seeds
  • ¼ cup Vodka
  • 1 bottle (750ml) white wine see notes
  • 1 bottle sparkling white wine see notes
  • Ice
  • Optional: Rosemary sprigs and cranberries for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Place lime, apple, cranberries and pomegranate seeds in a large pitcher. Pour vodka and white wine on top, then chill for at least 1 hour and up to overnight (the longer it sits, the more intensely alcoholic the fruit gets. Up to you where you’re going with this.)
  • When ready to serve, top with sparkling wine and serve over plenty of ice. I like to make little sticks of cranberries threaded on rosemary sprigs for garnish, for some reason my guests like stirring their sangria, ha!

Notes

Ingredient notes

Cranberries: I used whole fresh, but you can use frozen without defrosting, too.
Apple: Definitely use Granny Smith here for the most beautiful color and tangy taste.
Lime: If you’re not a fan, just leave it out. 
Pomegranate: They tend to sink to the bottom, which is why I like spooning the fruit out of the pitcher into glasses, then pour the liquid on top.
Vodka: Helps to make this a little stronger and to add another layer of interest. Can be left out if you don’t want any hard liquor in your drink.
White wine: This time I used a Californian Chardonnay I found hiding in the basement to make the Sangria for the blog, but my favorite is actually Gewürztraminer. Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc are also delicious.
Sparkling wine: I usually do a Prosecco, but you could do Champagne if you want to go the decadent route. If you like your Sangria on the sweet side, definitely use a sparkling white dessert wine. You could also use ginger ale in place of the sparkling wine to make your sangria less alcoholic.

Prep tips

Slicing the fruit: I slice half of the apple into thin slices, and the other half into bite-sized pieces to make the Sangria more interesting. Cut the apple right before adding the alcohol to keep it from browning. Cranberries can be left whole for ease, or cut in half for more flavor.
Sparkling wine: Add this right before serving to keep the bubbliness!
Nutrition is an estimate.

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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: European

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  1. Anne Sides says

    Nov 14, 2022

    Do you use dried pomegranate seeds?

    Reply
    • Nora says

      Nov 15, 2022

      No Anne, fresh!

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