Cranberry Sangria Mocktail
Enjoy this nonalcoholic version of sangria on a hot summer day or while celebrating a special occasion like New Years Eve.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 1cup cranapple juice
Ingredients
- 1 small orange thinly sliced
- 1 lime thinly sliced
- 1 small Granny Smith apple cored and cubed
- 1 small Gala apple cored and cubed
- ½ cup fresh pineapple wedges or cubes
- 8 cups Ocean Spray Cran-Apple juice cocktail blend (or other cranberry juice blend)
- Coarsely crushed ice (optional)
- Cinnamon sticks (optional for holidays)
Instructions
- Place all the fruit in the bottom of a 2 liter pitcher. Pour the cranberry juice blend over the fruit. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes but an hour is even better.
- Just before serving, using tongs, place some of the fruit in each serving glass. If desired, add coarsely crushed ice in the glasses.
- Slowly pour the cranberry mocktail mixture over the fruit in the glasses. You may have to use a large spoon to hold back any remaining fruit and ice from "plopping" in the glass.
- Insert a cinnamon stick if serving during the holidays.
Notes
- Almost any fruit can be substituted or added except banana. Bananas are better in creamy drinks and smoothies.
- Want a sparkling, bubbly drink? Add a little ginger ale, lemon-lime soda, club soda, or fruit-flavored sparkling water.
- Change up the cranberry cocktail juice combinations. The grocery stores have an entire section with countless cranberry cocktail blends including raspberry, pomegranate and grape.
- Reduce a few calories by using sugar-free cranberry cocktail juice blends.
