Sangria Cubes Recipes

Steps:

• Pour Rioja into a large pitcher. Add brandy and orange liqueur. Cut orange, grapefruit, and lemon into wedges. Squeeze juice into the pitcher. Toss in fruit with rinds. Refrigerate until flavors combine, 8 hours to overnight.
• Add pomander to the sangria several hours before serving.
• Strain liquid into chilled glasses of ice. Top with a splash of seltzer. Garnish with lime slices.

Steps:

• Fill 2 ice cube trays with the red wine and freeze until solid, at least 6 hours and preferably overnight.
• Combine the brandy, orange liqueur and sugar in a small container with a lid. Refrigerate until ready to make the sangria.
• Combine the frozen berries, red wine ice cubes and chilled brandy mixture in a blender. Blend on high until combined, thick and slushy. Pour into a pitcher and serve.

Steps:

• In a pitcher, mix sugar and brandy until sugar is dissolved. Add remaining ingredients; stir gently to combine. Serve over ice.

Steps:

• Make ice cubes with orange and/or pineapple juice (or juice of choice).
• Two-hours before serving, combine remaining ingredients in a punch bowl. Taste and adjust flavors to your liking. This isn't a science. Refrigerate for two hours to allow flavors to develop.
• To serve, leave it in the bowl or pour into glass pitchers.
• Add frozen cubes before serving.
• Ladle/pour into tall glasses and be sure to ladle some of the wine-swollen fruit into the glass.

Steps:

• Combine the citrus juices, sugar, vin santo and Chianti in a large pitcher, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Pour into ice cube trays (preferably silicone); freeze for at least 4 hours and preferably overnight. (You may need a knife to help dislodge the frozen cubes.) A note about bottle volume: In testing this recipe, we found that the 375-ml bottle and 750-ml bottles contained more than 1 1/2 cups and 3 1/8 cups, respectively. Use the entire contents of the bottles. Ways to Use Sangria Cubes: For a refreshing, Bellini-like cocktail, place three cubes in a champagne flute. Add an ounce of gin. Top with champagne. For a spritzerlike cocktail, place three cubes in a wine glass. Add white wine, then top with a splash of club soda or sparkling water.