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This delicious non alcoholic sangria is a luscious, refreshing drink that is great for both adults and kids and perfect for parties and barbecues, especially in summer time!
Non Alcoholic Sangria
Ever since I visited Spain, many moons ago, I fell in love with sangria! It’s not the alcohol I used to love about it but the great assortment of fruit! But as I’ve given up alcohol a few years back I didn’t have the chance to enjoy a real sangria ever since. Until yesterday when I decided to make a kid friendly, non alcoholic sangria!
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This version of virgin sangria is pretty similar to “the real thing” but without the alcohol buzz which to be honest, I don’t miss at all, especially in hot summer days. This lovely recipe is so nice to sip on and/or to “snack” on the fruit. As I find citrus the perfect choice for a refreshing drink (in any season, really!), I used a lot of lemons and oranges in my alcohol free sangria.
I also added red grapefruit juice to my non alcoholic sangria, instead of the red wine you would typically find in the original recipe and I added a little rum extract to mimic the brandy. I opted for peaches to give the recipe extra sweetness and counterbalance the sourness in grapefruit and added cinnamon sticks for just a touch of spiciness.
The fruit looks great and when steeped for several hours (I left them in the fridge overnight), they make this non alcoholic sangria recipe taste a thousand times better that the original version! If you prefer you can make this with alcohol, I’ll specify the proportions below.
Non Alcoholic Sangria Recipe
What is non alcoholic sangria made of?
- boiling water
- green tea bags
- cinnamon sticks
- sugar
- fresh red grapefruit juice
- fresh orange juice
- rum extract
- orange, sliced into thin rounds
- lemon, sliced into thin rounds
- lime, sliced into thin rounds
- apple, cored and cut into chunks or/and wedges
- peaches cut into wedges
- carbonated or tonic water
- large pitcher
For the alcohol version add or replace these to the ingredients above, as specified:
- replace the fresh grapefruit juice above with 1/2 fresh grapefruit, sliced into thin rounds
- add Tempranillo wine
- 1/2 cup of brandy (I would opt for Hennessy or Courvoisier) instead of rum extract
How to make sangria without alcohol:
- Pour the boiling water over the tea bags and steep for 5 minutes.
- Discard tea bags and stir in sugar to dissolve.
- In a large pitcher combine tea, cinnamon sticks, grapefruit juice, orange juice, rum extract, orange, lemon, lime, peach and apple. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour and preferably overnight.
- Just before serving, stir in carbonated water. Serve in glasses over ice.
Non alcoholic Sangria recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups boiling water
- 2 green tea bags
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1/2 to 1 cup sugar
- 3 cups red grapefruit juice
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 tbsp rum extract
- 1 orange sliced into thin rounds
- 1 lemon sliced into thin rounds
- 1 lime sliced into thin rounds
- 1 medium apple cored and cut into chunks or/and wedges
- 1 peach cut into wedges
- 3 cups carbonated or tonic water
- large pitcher
For the alcohol version
- 1/2 piece fresh grapefruit sliced into thin rounds; replace the fresh grapefruit juice above with the fresh fruit
- 3 cups Tempranillo wine add to pitcher
- 1/2 cup brandy replace rum extract with any; I would opt for Hennessy or Courvoisier
Equipment
- pitcher
Instructions
- Pour the boiling water over the tea bags and steep for 5 minutes.
- Discard tea bags and stir in sugar to dissolve.
- In a large pitcher combine tea, cinnamon sticks, grapefruit juice, orange juice, rum extract, orange, lemon, lime, peach and apple. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour and preferably overnight.
- Just before serving, stir in carbonated water. Serve in glasses over ice.
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Thanks for this non-alcoholic sangria recipe! I can’t drink alcohol, so I appreciate having great alternatives like this!
Thank you, Bobbie. I don’t do alcohol either and I feel like I’m left behind at parties or family gatherings. Recipes like this one are super great for me and I love it that I can share one with my daughter too :)