Applebee's Red Apple Sangria (Copycat Recipe) (2024)

FAQs

What is a substitute for Shakka apple liqueur? ›

If you can't find Shakka brand apple liqueur, use any sour apple flavored liqueur. If you don't have Sierra Mist lemon-lime soda, you can use Sprite or 7-Up.

Method. Mix all the ingredients together in a large jug and add more red wine, orange juice or lemonade according to taste and desired strength. Pour into glasses, garnish with mint sprigs and fruit.

Sangria is a mixed alcoholic drink from Spain. The color of sangria depends on the wine. Red sangria is made with red wine, and white sangria with white wine. There are several regional variations of sangria, so ingredients vary.

Apple schnapps is a sweetened apple liqueur most often used in Appletinis. Though in the past you used to be stuck with the sweet tart brands like DeKuyper and Hiram Walker, now there are some higher quality examples available.

Calvados is the famed apple brandy from Normandy. The equivalent in Brittany is Lambig. If you can't find either, you could use cognac, Armagnac, Applejack, or another brandy.

Add apples, oranges, and sugar to a large pitcher and muddle with a muddler or wooden spoon for 45 seconds. Add orange juice and brandy and muddle again to combine for 30 seconds. Add red wine and stir to incorporate, then taste and adjust flavor as needed.

"When choosing a brandy, it is best to go toward a Spanish one made with Spanish grapes," said Trujillo. "I find Carlos I Solera Gran Reserva Brandy to be perfect for sangria." This brandy was aged in American oak casks and has notes of vanilla and caramel.

All that said, you can make sangria without brandy so if you're just not into getting the extra bottle, skip it, the sangria will still taste great without it. You can also substitute brandy for other liqueur (triple sec and Grand Marnier are a popular choice).

The best wine for sangria is Garnacha (also called Grenache) or Pinot Noir. Garnacha comes from Spain, so it's my top pick for authentic Spanish sangria! Choose an inexpensive wine (under $20) that you would enjoy on its own. Why Garnacha and Pinot Noir?

Spanish Sangria Ingredients:

If you ask bartenders here in Spain how to make sangria, they will be the first to tell you that — technically — there is no standard way to make sangria. It's really just a wine punch made with seasonal fruit, sweetener, a good splash of brandy, and possibly something fizzy added in.

What does sangria do to your body? ›

Sangria contains all the properties and benefits of red wine. Thanks to its powerful antioxidants, polyphenols and flavonoids protect cells from aging. And also has resveratrol is a substance having the grapes that protects against inflammatory processes in the body.

If you're new to the sangria scene, you might wonder, "Is sangria stronger than wine?" Not necessarily. While sangria contains wine and often brandy, the addition of fruit and optional soda or sparkling wine dilutes the alcohol, making it a relatively mild, fruity beverage.

Honoring the drink's red hue, the term Sangria is believed to have derived from “sangre,” the Spanish word for blood. Sangria rose to popularity in the United States during the 1964 World's Fair in New York. Spain's sponsored pavilion featured the drink and the rest is history!

There are a lot of reasons why sangria is so highly lovable. To start, it's a visually pretty drink: the chunks of fruit submerged in wine make it lovely to behold. The flavor is refreshing; the sweetness is tempered by the tartness of the wine and fruit, giving it a complex, fascinating flavor.

Schnapps Substitutions - You can use apple juice, apple cider, or apple brandy as a substitute for schnapps in this appletini recipe.

I've given a few alternatives to the Calvados in the post. You could also substitute cognac or brandy, which will make it a somewhat different drink. If you want to add apple flavor, use apple juice rather than the wine. Apple bitters can also be added to the drink too.

If you don't have Frangelico then Nigella suggests rum as an alternative. If you want to avoid alcohol then we would suggest replacing the 80ml (5 tablespoons) of Frangelico with 3 tablespoons of whole milk and 2 tablespoons of hazelnut syrup (the type used to make flavoured coffees).

For tiramisu you can just make up the lost liquid with extra coffee and if you are making something like a trifle, then try sprinkling a similarly flavoured fruit juice over the sponge base instead - for example for orange liqueurs use orange juice, for kirsch use cherry juice or syrup from a tin of cherries, for ...