Back in the day, Mathlete and I were hardcore tailgaters. I used to love planning what we would take to the game to eat and drink. We had the luxury of our fellow tailgaters having a grill and we had a great little propane stove making it easy to have just about any we wanted. Of course, tailgating is just as much about what you are drinking as it is what you are eating. To me, tailgating is all about fall so, even though we aren’t tailgating at the games as often anymore, I created a delicious fall sangria so I can at least feel like I am rooting on my home team in person!

When I started thinking about what fruit to put in my sangria, I instantly thought of apples and pears! They are everywhere this time of year and so it is easy to find really good ones. If you are as fortunate as we are, you might even live near some apple orchards where you can go pick them fresh!

What You’ll Need:

2 apples, thinly sliced
2 pears, thinly sliced
1 lemon, thinly sliced
1 lime, thinly sliced
6 oz white rum
1 bottle of chardonnay or similar white wine
1 bottle hard apple cider (I used Angry Orchard)
1/4 cup honey
2 cinnamon sticks
club soda

Let’s Make It:

1) Place all the fruit in a large pitcher. Add rum and wine. Let sit for 1-2 hours in the refrigerator. {Or put it in the cooler on your way to the game}

2) Before serving, add apple cider, honey and cinnamon sticks. Fill glasses 2/3 full with sangria and top off with club soda.

Be sure to take enough to make two batches if you are headed to the game. You’ll definitely need it if you are serving a crowd because everyone will want seconds!

What are your favorite tailgating cocktails? Do you still “tailgate” even if you don’t go to the game?

Fall Sangria

2014-09-15 18:39:20

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Ingredients

1. 2 apples, thinly sliced
2. 2 pears, thinly sliced
3. 1 lemon, thinly sliced
4. 1 lime, thinly sliced
5. 6 oz white rum
6. 1 bottle of chardonnay or similar white wine
7. 1 bottle hard apple cider (I used Angry Orchard)
8. 1/4 cup honey
9. 2 cinnamon sticks
10. club soda

Instructions

1. Place all the fruit in a large pitcher. Add rum and wine. Let sit for 1-2 hours in the refrigerator.
2. Before serving, add apple cider, honey and cinnamon sticks. Fill glasses 2/3 full with sangria and top off with club soda.

By Shannah @ Just Us Four

My Suburban Kitchen https://www.mysuburbankitchen.com/