Stone-Fruit Rosé Sangria
This Stone-Fruit Rosé Sangria is a refreshing and beautifully colored cocktail, perfect for entertaining or enjoying a relaxing evening. The intense flavor of stone-fruit purée combined with the sweetness of elderflower liqueur and the lightness of rosé creates a delightful and invigorating beverage. The addition of fresh sliced fruits enhances the visual appeal and adds a burst of juicy goodness to each sip. Chill this sangria for an hour or up to two days before serving to let the flavors meld and intensify.
Stone-Fruit Rosé Sangria
A refreshing and intensely flavored sangria made with stone-fruit purée, elderflower liqueur, and rosé, garnished with fresh sliced fruits and topped with sparkling water.
Ingredients
- 1/4 apricot
- 1/4 nectarine
- 1/4 small peach
- 1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 5 oz. chilled dry rosé
- 1 oz. chilled elderflower liqueur
- 1/4 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise
- 1/4 plum or pluot
- 1/4 nectarine
- 1/4 apricot
- 1/4 peach
- 5 fresh cherries
- Sparkling water
- Ice
Instructions
- Peel the stone fruit, then halve, pit, and coarsely chop them.
- Place the chopped fruit in a blender or mini-processor, add lemon juice, and purée until smooth. Transfer to a large pitcher or jar.
- Add the rosé and elderflower liqueur to the fruit purée in the pitcher. Scrape in the seeds from the vanilla bean and add the bean.
- Halve and pit all the stone fruit, except the cherries, and cut them into 1/2" wedges. Add all the fruit to the pitcher.
- Chill the sangria for at least 1 hour and up to 2 days.
- Fill glasses with ice, pour in the sangria and fruit to fill the glasses 2/3 full, then top with sparkling water. Stir and serve.