This Easy Halloween Sangria Recipe is a spooktacular Halloween cocktail or mocktail perfect for your next Halloween party. Red wine, sparkling cider, cranberry juice, and fresh fruit combined to make a deliciously spirited punch.
This easily customizable sangria recipe can be non-alcoholic if you prefer a fun mocktail and is adaptable to any taste!
When entertaining at Halloween, or anytime really, having a quick and easy signature cocktail or mocktail is a must. Sangria is always my go-to recipe! ONE - it's delicious, TWO - it's easy to make (and make-ahead) and THREE - it can be made for a crowd!
Why We Love This Recipe
- Delicious: Fruit flavors are infused to make this drink refreshing and delicious.
- Versatile: While this combo is perfectly spooktacular there are many variations to suit your taste buds.
- Great for a crowd: You can easily make this in for a small crowd or do multiple batches for a large crowd.
- Kid-friendly version (Mocktail): Whether you prefer a non-alcoholic version or want to make this kid-friendly, this recipe is easily adaptable.
What exactly is Sangria?
Sangria is a punch-like beverage that combines, wine, fruit, sugar (or fruit juice in this case), and other ingredients.
There are a few important ingredients that need to be added to every pitcher of sangria.
Ingredient Notes
How To Make Easy Halloween Sangria
✱ Be sure to see the recipe card below for exact ingredients and instructions!
Step 1 | Cut and Add Fruit to Pitcher
Make sure all the fruit is washed. Then slice the apples and oranges. Next, add the whole blackberries to the pitcher.
Step 2 | Add Wine, Juices, Bubbly & Ice
Next, add the bottle of red wine, bubbly apple cider, and cranberry juice - then give it a stir.
I recommend chilling for a couple of hours or until ready to serve. Then add ice, stir and enjoy!
If you want to serve immediately just go ahead and add the ice with the liquid, and stir!
Step 2 | Serve & Enjoy
Pre-Poured Glasses: Pour in a glass or plastic cocktail cup and garnish this spooky sangria with extra fruit.
I love to place a fun Halloween straw with black, orange, and white colors in the glass with a plastic spider hanging on the straw and add a skewer of blackberries. You could also place a cinnamon stick inside if you like cinnamon in your sangria. This makes them so pretty and so much fun.
Self-Serve: You can set the pitcher out so everyone can pour their own and make a tray of glasses already prepped.
Or even create a sangria bar by adding a pretty board or bowls of reserved fruit, cinnamon sticks, and some spooky Halloween candy for garnish. This is Sangria Charcuterie!
Tips
- Don't forget to allow plenty of time for the beverage to chill before your party (it's a great prep-ahead Halloween pitcher cocktail)! I like to do it about 3 to 4 hours ahead stick it in the fridge and ice it before serving. Or simply chill the bottles and fruit ahead and mix before serving.
- If you are serving right away, I suggest muddling the fruit a bit so the flavors are nice and bold.
- Wait to stir in the bubbly apple cider (Sprite or Ginger Ale ) and ice just before serving. You don't want the ice to water down the sangria or lose those bubbles.
- Use any red wine or sangria you love. If it's your favorite the sangria will be a hit.
- If the wine isn't sweet enough for your taste, add a bit of simple syrup to sweeten it up a bit.
Frequently Asked Questions
YES! In place of the wine, use an alcohol-removed wine or a full bottle of grape or apple cider. Make it fun for the kids and add gummy worms as a garnish. If you are serving one for the adults and kids just make sure the adult version is out of reach of the little ones. The gummy worms will also help differentiate the two.
If you have a muddler press with that to release some of the juices and pressing of the peel will so much flavor. You can use a wooden spoon if you do not have one. This is totally optional but helps speed up the flavors when you don't have time to let it chill.
Any fruit is great in sangria really! To keep with the spook factor black plums, black cherries, or black grapes also add a scary touch.
I prefer to use wine with fruity flavors, like a pinot noir, a red blend, or a sangria blend will work. Garnacha and Rioja come from Spain and are classic choices. Just remember you don't have to spend a lot of money for it to be delicious.
Variations and Substitutions:
What to Serve With Spooky Halloween Sangria
Halloween at our house is about the whole family. We serve something for everyone.
Whether you are hosting a scary soiree for adults (cocktail version) or a family-friendly party (mocktail or one or each). This perfect party punch is a crowd pleaser for sure.
Make your Halloween a scream by serving this along with Mummy Meatballs, Monster Munch Popcorn, and Peanut Butter Eyeball Brownies for dessert!
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Easy Halloween Sangria (Cocktail or Mocktail)
Ingredients
- 1 bottle red wine, chilled (750 ml.)
- 2 cups sparkling apple cider, chilled
- 1 cup cranberry juice, chilled
- 3 navel oranges, sliced (reserve 1 for garnish)
- 4 red apples (we used gala), sliced (reserve 1 for garnish
- 1 ½ cups blackberries, washed (resrve ½ cup for garnish)
- 2 cups ice
For Mocktail Sangria - replace wine with a non-alcoholic wine or a bottle of grape or apple cider
Instructions
- In a large pitcher add 2 navel oranges, sliced; 3 red apples, sliced; and 1 cup of blackberries.
- Pour in red wine, apple cider, and cranberry juice; then stir.
- Keep the rest of the fruit chilled and ready for garnish. Stir well, and keep the sangria refrigerated until ready to serve.
- When ready to serve add ice and stir. Garnish with reserved fruit.
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✱ Nikki's Tips
- your party (it's a great prep-ahead Halloween pitcher cocktail)! I like to do it about 3 to 4 hours ahead stick it in the fridge and ice it before serving. Or simply chill the bottles and fruit ahead and mix before serving.
- If you are serving right away, I suggest muddling the fruit a bit so the flavors are nice and bold.
- Wait to stir in the bubbly apple cider (Sprite or Ginger Ale) and ice just before serving. You don't want the ice to water down the sangria or lose those bubbles.
- Use any red wine or sangria you love. If it's your favorite the sangria will be a hit.
- If the wine isn't sweet enough for your taste, add a bit of simple syrup to sweeten it up a bit.
Nutrition
Nutrition Disclaimer
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Neome says
Made it for my Witches Brew Gathering and it was a hit! Great recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Nikki Lee says
Thank you so much, Neome! I love the idea of a Witches brew gathering! That would be so much fun with my girlfriends.
Anjali says
What a fun and festive cocktail! Can't wait to make this for Halloween coming up!
Sara Welch says
This was such a crisp and refreshing recipe for sangria! Easily, a new favorite; loved every last drop!
Carrie Robinson says
I am just loving the color of this! 🙂 I bet it is tasty too.
Mirlene says
I think everyone would love this sangria. Going to make the mocktail version for our Halloween party.
kushigalu says
The perfect recipe for halloween. Thanks for sharing this.
Amy says
Such a beautiful, rich color and there are so many fun presentation options for Halloween!
Susannah says
Cannot wait to make this for Halloween this year!
Michaela Kenkel says
I wasn't going to make myself wait for Halloween to try this - so I made it this weekend and we LOVED it! Thanks for a great recipe!
Debi says
It's a spooky good time when we serve these cocktails! So fun & so yummy.
Lynn @ Fresh April Flours says
SO fun for Halloween!