Stars & Stripes Sangria Recipe for July 4th
A few years ago I went over to a friend’s house and experienced my first sip of sangria. I thought to myself, “wow – what is this amazing drink?!” I’ve always been a fan of fruity cocktail drinks, and now that I’m a wine lover too, sangria is perfect for me.
When my friend Melissa at A Prudent Life asked if I wanted to join in on a summer drink hop, I hopped right in! It’s also our cooking week in our Summer Reading Challenge, so creating a recipe was a perfect fit. I knew I wanted to develop a delicious sangria recipe to share, and with the 4th of July just around the corner my Stars and Stripes Sangria Recipe was born.
I wanted to create a red, white and blue sangria drink and chose to use golden delicious apples, strawberries, and blueberries to create my color vision. Then I just needed to add in a white wine, some citrus bubbly, a little vodka, and I was ready to sip and celebrate.
One of my disappointments was using frozen blueberries instead of fresh blueberries. I didn’t account for the pink-purple tint that the frozen blueberries would have and I had envisioned my sangria recipe as having a clear white wine color. If you like the color of the beverage, use frozen blueberries. If you’re wanting to have less color, I’d use try fresh blueberries as I think they won’t “stain” the liquid.
- 1 golden delicious apple – sliced in strips “stripes”
- 10 strawberries – sliced in half then in quarters to create “stripes”
- 1 cup blueberries – frozen or fresh (frozen gives the beverage a pinkish tint)
- 1 bottle (750mL) dry white wine – I used Pinot Grigio
- 1/2 cup vodka
- 2 cups lemon-lime soda (Sprite / 7UP)
- 1 cup lemonade
- Slice and prepare fruit – add to pitcher
- Add liquids to pitcher (wine, vodka, soda, lemonade)
- Refrigerate overnight
- Serve & enjoy!
Hop on over to see all the other great summer drink recipes my blog friends have created!
1. Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade by Sypsie Designs
2. Grapefruit Perrier with Vodka and Fresh Raspberries by Dolen Diaries
3. Summer Sangria by One Krieger Chick
4. Stars & Stripes Sangria by Stuffed Suitcase
5. Strawberry Paradise by Tiny Sidekick
6. The Rand McNally by Upcycled Treasures
7. Grown Up Lemon Berry Slush by A Prudent Life
8. Cherry Pie Moonshine by Addicted 2 DIY
The fruit turned out really cute! Looks delic- can’t wait to try it ourselves : )
Thanks Jodie! Hope you like it!
Looks absolutely delicious! Cannot wait to give it a try!
Thanks Ariean! It was fun to come up with — and the tasting was pretty good too! :)
Thanks for joining the hop Kim! This sangria looks amazing and I love the extra 4th of July touch with the apple stripes! So clever.
Thanks Melissa! Loved taking part in the Drinks with Girls hop & look forward to more yummy cocktail recipes in the future!
What a fun drink for the 4th! I love cocktails that have a theme to them and I especially love sangria!
I love sangria Katie! It’s amazing how different a red sangria can be from a white, and the white ones are so refreshing for the summer!
I can barely even describe how delicious this looks! Never tried it but it’s on my bucket list! Beautiful presentation!
Thank you! I loved coming up with a fun way to jazz up a sangria recipe and theme it for the 4th.
Oh, this could be trouble … really delicious, tasty trouble!! Pinning ASAP!
Thanks for stopping by Keri! Hope you get a chance to make it & enjoy! :)
mmm… you had me at wine Kimberly! Seriously though, it does sound delicious and I’ve saved the recipe so I can give it a try. Thanks!
Love finding more wine lovers Kerryanne! :)
This looks so good! My girlfriends would love this and I can’t wait to try it with them.
It’s definitely a great girlfriend drink Paula!
I am loving this summer fun recipe! I will be making this one! Pinning too!
Thanks for the pin DeDe! It’s so much fun creating special drinks for the different seasons!
That sounds delicious! I’ll definitely be trying it this summer.
Thanks for stopping by Randi — hope you enjoy the drink!
That sounds delicious! I’m going to have to make that for our upcoming July 4th party!
Little late on the reply Ashley, but hope it turned out great!
Hi there, love the Stars & Stripes Sangria recipe, I featured it on my Independence Day blog post! Check it out! http://siphappensblog.weebly.com/summer-wines
Thanks so much!