Christmas Sangria

This Christmas Sangria recipe is just perfect for the holiday season! It combines a simple syrup with red wine, juices, fruits, and more. Orange Cranberry Sangria is fresh, fun, and festive, great for parties.

Orange Cranberry Sangria

You all know how much I love sangria. Any flavor, served warm or chilled, it doesn’t matter, I’m always happy with a nice glass of sangria. It’s the perfect cocktail for all occasions, including Christmas! 

I’ve made a Holiday Sangria recipe before, but one just isn’t enough. And after making an Orange Cranberry Pork Loin just before Thanksgiving, I realized it was such a festive flavor combination! So mix all those ideas together and I came up with this beautiful Orange Cranberry Sangria  for the holiday season.

This is the best Christmas Sangria recipe and it tastes absolutely delicious. It’s a chilled sangria which makes it extra refreshing and perfect for parties. Serve it at your holiday parties, on Christmas Eve, or on Christmas Day. 

Orange Cranberry Sangria is a tasty cocktail that’s perfect for the holidays. Make this your go-to Christmas sangria recipe and enjoy!

Festive Christmas Sangria Recipe

With Christmas just around the corner, I knew it was time for another holiday cocktail! My favorite holiday punch is a mix of cranberry and orange juice, and that combination translates perfectly to this Christmas sangria recipe. It’s flavorful, it’s festive, and it’s so much fun!

Cranberry Sangria Ingredients

• Red Wine: Use Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, or your favorite dry red.
• Cointreau
• Cranberry Juice
• Orange Cranberry Simple Syrup: I’ll show you how to make this in the recipe card, and you can save extra for other drinks and cocktails.
• Lemon Juice
• Cinnamon Sticks
• Orange Slices
• Cranberries: Fresh or frozen cranberries both work.

This cranberry sangria is so simple to make. We start by making an orange cranberry simple syrup, then just mix that in with the other ingredients and let the sangria chill. Pour it over ice and it’s ready to serve!

How to Make Christmas Sangria

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To make the simple syrup: 

1. Combine water, sugar, cranberries, orange zest, and cinnamon sticks in a saucepan.
2. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and let it simmer until the cranberries soften (about 5-7 minutes).
3. Pour the syrup mixture through a fine mesh strainer to separate the liquid from the solid ingredients.
4. Set the syrup aside to cool.

To make the sangria:

1. Mix the simple syrup, red wine, cranberry juice, Cointreau, lemon juice, cinnamon sticks, orange slices, and cranberries in a pitcher. Stir well.
2. Refrigerate the Christmas sangria until ready to serve.

Super easy to make and so delicious! This sangria will keep in the refrigerator up to 3 days, so you can easily store your leftovers or make it a bit ahead of time. 

There is never a bad time for sangria, so of course I have a recipe for every occasion. Any holiday, any party, any season, any reason, I’ve got the perfect sangria recipe for you. After you try out this Orange Cranberry Sangria, start testing out some of my other favorites!

Favorite Sangria Recipes

• Sweet Tea Sangria
• Grapefruit Vodka Sangria
• Pink Champagne Sangria
• Apple Pie Sangria
• Honey Bourbon Fall Sangria

Try this delicious Christmas Sangria this holiday season and let me know what you think of it! I’m sure the orange cranberry flavor will impress anyone who tries it.

More holiday drinks and cocktails to try:

• Spiced Pear Cider with Ginger
• Jingle Juice
• Easy Christmas Punch Recipe
• Hot Cranberry Apple Spiced Cider
• Mulled Wine Margaritas
• Sparkling Holiday Flirtini
• White Christmas Tequila Sours

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Recipe

Christmas Sangria (Orange Cranberry Sangria)

4.53 from 103 votes

Author: Becky Hardin

Prep: 20 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves8

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Christmas Sangria is a mix of cranberry and orange flavors to create the perfect taste of the holidays.

Ingredients

For the Cranberry Orange Simple Syrup:

• ▢ 1 cup water
• ▢ ½ cup sugar
• ▢ 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
• ▢ Zest from 1 medium orange
• ▢ 2 cinnamon sticks halved

For the Cranberry Orange Sangria:

• ▢ Reserved Cranberry Orange Simple Syrup about 1 cup
• ▢ 1 750ml bottle red wine (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir or a Red Blend)
• ▢ ¾ cup Cointreau
• ▢ 32 ounces 100% cranberry juice
• ▢ Juice from ½ lemon
• ▢ 3 cinnamon sticks plus extra for serving
• ▢ 2 oranges sliced plus extra for serving
• ▢ 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries plus extra for serving

Instructions

For the Cranberry Orange Simple Syrup:

• In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, combine water, sugar, cranberries, orange zest and cinnamon sticks. Stir and bring the mixture to a boil. Lower the heat to low and simmer until the cranberries have burst and have softened, about 5-7 minutes. Pour the syrup over a fine-mesh strainer set over a medium mixing bowl and discard. Set the syrup aside until cooled.
  1 cup water, ½ cup sugar, 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, Zest from 1 medium orange, 2 cinnamon sticks

For the Cranberry Orange Sangria:

• In a gallon container, pour the cooled simple syrup, red wine, Cointreau, cranberry juice, juice from ½ lemon, cinnamon sticks, orange slices and cranberries. Stir well.
  Reserved Cranberry Orange Simple Syrup, 1 750ml bottle red wine (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir or a Red Blend), ¾ cup Cointreau, 32 ounces 100% cranberry juice, Juice from ½ lemon, 3 cinnamon sticks plus extra for serving, 2 oranges, 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries plus extra for serving
• Refrigerate until ready to serve. To serve, pour sangria in an ice-filled glass. Add an orange slice, cranberries and a cinnamon stick, if desired.
• Cranberry Orange Sangria will keep up to 3 days refrigerated.
• Enjoy!

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Becky’s tips

Storage: Combine all ingredients and refrigerate until ready to serve. Make this sangria up to 3 days ahead of time. 

Nutrition Information

Calories: 271kcal (14%) Carbohydrates: 41g (14%) Sodium: 9mg Potassium: 282mg (8%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 37g (41%) Vitamin A: 130IU (3%) Vitamin C: 29.6mg (36%) Calcium: 38mg (4%) Iron: 0.8mg (4%)

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