Spicy Apricot Sangria Recipe

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This sweet-tart fruit punch is scented with cinnamon, allspice and cloves, which makes it a fantastic beverage for winter and fall. If you like use, 1 medium red-skinned apple and 1 medium green-skinned apple for even more color.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Spicy Apricot Sangria Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + chilling

Yield: 7 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

3 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
10 whole allspice
10 whole cloves
6 cups apricot nectar
1 cup water
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 cups ginger beer, chilled
1 large apple, cubed
1 large pear, cubed
1 medium orange, sliced
1 medium lemon, sliced

Directions

Place the cinnamon, allspice and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag.
Place the apricot nectar, water, lemon juice and spice bag in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; cover and steep for 5 minutes. Transfer to a pitcher. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours. Discard spice bag.
Just before serving, add the ginger beer and fruits. Yield: 7 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 187 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 12 mg sodium, 49 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Spicy Apricot Sangria in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2011, p97