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.
Stars & Stripes Sangria Recipe
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.
The Ingredients (forgot to add the lemonade to the photo!)
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
Jodie @ Sypsie Designs says
June 20, 2014 at 6:27 amThe fruit turned out really cute! Looks delic- can’t wait to try it ourselves : )
Kimberly says
July 2, 2014 at 1:42 pmThanks Jodie! Hope you like it!
Ariean @OneKriegerChick says
June 20, 2014 at 1:29 pmLooks absolutely delicious! Cannot wait to give it a try!
Kimberly says
July 2, 2014 at 1:44 pmThanks Ariean! It was fun to come up with — and the tasting was pretty good too! :)
Melissa @ A Prudent Life says
June 22, 2014 at 7:12 amThanks for joining the hop Kim! This sangria looks amazing and I love the extra 4th of July touch with the apple stripes! So clever.
Kimberly says
July 2, 2014 at 1:44 pmThanks Melissa! Loved taking part in the Drinks with Girls hop & look forward to more yummy cocktail recipes in the future!
Katie @ Addicted 2 DIY says
June 23, 2014 at 1:25 pmWhat a fun drink for the 4th! I love cocktails that have a theme to them and I especially love sangria!
Kimberly says
July 2, 2014 at 1:45 pmI 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!
Funky Junk Interiors says
June 25, 2014 at 1:12 amI can barely even describe how delicious this looks! Never tried it but it’s on my bucket list! Beautiful presentation!
Kimberly says
July 2, 2014 at 1:48 pmThank you! I loved coming up with a fun way to jazz up a sangria recipe and theme it for the 4th.
keri @ shaken together says
June 25, 2014 at 1:13 amOh, this could be trouble … really delicious, tasty trouble!! Pinning ASAP!
Kimberly says
July 24, 2014 at 2:50 pmThanks for stopping by Keri! Hope you get a chance to make it & enjoy! :)
Kerryanne @ Shabby Art Boutique says
June 25, 2014 at 3:17 ammmm… 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!
Kimberly says
July 24, 2014 at 2:50 pmLove finding more wine lovers Kerryanne! :)
[email protected] says
June 25, 2014 at 3:56 amThis looks so good! My girlfriends would love this and I can’t wait to try it with them.
Kimberly says
July 24, 2014 at 2:51 pmIt’s definitely a great girlfriend drink Paula!
[email protected] says
June 25, 2014 at 4:53 amI am loving this summer fun recipe! I will be making this one! Pinning too!
Kimberly says
July 24, 2014 at 2:52 pmThanks for the pin DeDe! It’s so much fun creating special drinks for the different seasons!
Randi - Dukes and Duchesses says
June 25, 2014 at 5:58 amThat sounds delicious! I’ll definitely be trying it this summer.
Kimberly says
July 24, 2014 at 2:52 pmThanks for stopping by Randi — hope you enjoy the drink!
[email protected] says
June 25, 2014 at 6:39 amThat sounds delicious! I’m going to have to make that for our upcoming July 4th party!
Kimberly says
July 24, 2014 at 2:53 pmLittle late on the reply Ashley, but hope it turned out great!
Bentley Hale says
July 4, 2014 at 9:56 amHi 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
Kimberly says
July 7, 2014 at 4:52 pmThanks so much!