Citrus Sangria

Ingredients

Sangria:

• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1/4 cup Water
• 3 Cinnamon sticks
• 1 cup Natalie’s Orange Juice
• 2 tbsp. Natalie’s Pure Lime Juice
• 2 tbsp. Natalie’s Pure Lemon Juice
• 1 Bottle of red wine any kind
• 12 oz. Ginger ale
• 1 Orange cut into small wedges
• 1 Red bartlett pear sliced
• 1 Granny smith apple sliced

Supplies:

• 6" wooden skewers
• Glitter foam holiday balls (can be found in the seasonal section of craft stores)
• Hot glue gun

Directions

Skewers:

1. Pierce a glitter foam ball with the flat end of a skewer.
2. Remove the ball & place a small amount of hot glue on the end of the skewer.
3. Place the glitter foam ball back on the end of the skewer & hold a few seconds for glue to harden.
4. Repeat on all skewers.

Sangria:

1. Heat sugar & water in small saucepan over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved.
2. Remove from heat & place cinnamon sticks in the syrup. Allow it to steep for 5-10 minutes.
3. Pour orange juice lemon juice & lime juice in a large pitcher.
4. Add a bottle of red white & stir to combine.
5. Remove cinnamon sticks from syrup add 1/4 cup of the pitcher & stir.
6. Add orange wedges pear & apple slices to the pitcher.
7. Cover & refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
8. Just before serving add ginger ale to the pitcher & stir.
9. Thread a piece of orange apple & pear onto each skewer.
10. Serve in cups over ice.

Note: If you prefer your sangria a little less sweet swap the ginger ale for club soda.