Got overripe fruit? Waste not!
This virgin sangria is a
great way to make use of it.
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🍉 A Recipe Note From Cleo Coyle
If you're feeling hot under the collar these days, you are not alone. We have at least one solution for you: a wonderfully refreshing and hydrating recipe, especially for sweltering summer days.
Why virgin? A white wine sangria is delicious, but on a workday, I prefer that my fingers hit my laptop keyboard rather than my forehead, which means no firewater until the day is done.
A virgin sangria is also a good idea for households with kids because it can be converted into an adult beverage at the time it's poured, which means one pitcher can conveniently serve drinkers and non-drinkers.
A virgin sangria is also a good idea for households with kids because it can be converted into an adult beverage at the time it's poured, which means one pitcher can conveniently serve drinkers and non-drinkers.
🍉 Cleo Coyle's
Virgin Sangria
Makes 2 quarts
Ingredients:
1 (11.5 fluid ounce) can of frozen white grape juice concentrate (We like to use Welch's 100% white grape juice, with no added sugar)
1 quart bottled or sparkling water
2 cups sliced strawberries 🍓
4 to 5 peaches 🍑 or nectarines, chopped
2 cups chopped watermelon 🍉
MIX IT: Empty concentrate into your pitcher or container and stir in the water. When the concentrate is melted into a smooth liquid, add in the fruit. Stir well, cover, and chill for several hours or overnight. The fruit will fortify the white grape juice, making it refreshingly delicious. It will also blush the color from an unappetizing dark yellow to a pretty shade of deep pink.
SERVE IT: Serve chilled in a frosty cold glass and garnish by a triangle of watermelon or small strawberry (see my photos for ideas).
🍹 SPIKE IT, IF YOU LIKE
This is a versatile drink for a household with children or one with drinkers and non-drinkers. To serve this drink as an adult beverage, simply mix half a glass of the virgin sangria with a generous splash of port, sherry, or your favorite fortified wine. Brandy, grappa, cognac, vodka, rum, and fruit liqueurs are other possible ways to spike this refreshing summer cooler. (A concentrated wine or hard alcohol will give you better results than standard wines or sparkling wines, which may taste overly diluted by the virgin sangria.)
As for Amusing Your Cat...
Yes, when I took the original photos for this recipe post, one of our adopted New York Strays, Durango (aka Dooch!) decided that a peach also makes a very good beach ball. And, of course, after playtime, he decided to take a taste of the delicious water droplets shimmering on the edge of my watermelon garnish. So drink with joy, and...
As for Amusing Your Cat...
Photo by Cleo Coyle |
Photo by Cleo Coyle |
Photo by Cleo Coyle |
Photo by Cleo Coyle |
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includes a killer menu
of delicious recipes!
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Coming Soon
New Paperback Edition!
Learn more or pre-order at:
Includes a mini guide
to honey varieties
and a wonderful menu
of delicious recipes...
Click here or on the image above
for Cleo Coyle's Free Illustrated
Recipe Guide to Honey Roasted
~ Fresh Fiction
"DELIGHTFUL" ~ Kirkus Reviews
To Buy:
The Coffeehouse Mysteries are bestselling works
of amateur sleuth fiction set in a landmark
Greenwich Village coffeehouse, and each of the
20 titles includes the added bonus of recipes.
of amateur sleuth fiction set in a landmark
Greenwich Village coffeehouse, and each of the
20 titles includes the added bonus of recipes.
Get a free Title Checklist of
Cleo Coyle's Books in Order
Click here or on the image below.
Cleo Coyle's Books in Order
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