Warm apple cider spiced with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and fresh apples added to crisp bubbly white wine. Simple and perfect for fall parties or Thanksgiving!
Ingredients
4 cups apple juice (or cider)
4 cinnamon sticks
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1½ teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons honey
1 apple, halved and thinly sliced
2 cups sparkling wine (I used Barefoot Refresh Crisp White California)
more sliced apples to garnish
Instructions
Pour the apple juice into a medium saucepan. Add the cinnamon sticks, cloves, nutmeg, vanilla, and honey. Bring it to a boil, and then reduce the heat to a simmer.
Let it simmer lightly and steep for about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Pour in the wine once its cooled to drinking temperature (you don't want to cook the wine!).
Add the additional sliced apples to each glass(I use the fresh apples in the glasses for the crisp color and texture) -- enough slices to make it look pretty (I used 4-5). Place a cinnamon stick out of the pan in each glass.
Divide the liquid evenly between the glasses. Serve warm.
Recipe by Sugar Dish Me at https://www.sugardishme.com/apple-cider-sangria/