A simple raspberry sangria recipe that's easy to whip up for a party and refreshing to sip on a hot summer day! I've also included instructions for making a raspberry simple syrup you can use to sweeten the sangria.
In a small saucepan, combine raspberries, water and sugar over medium heat to bring it to a boil.
1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries, 2 ounces water, 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
Reduce heat and simmer until the sugar has dissolved and it has thickened to a thin syrup.
Turn off heat and let cool for at least 5 minutes.
Over a small bowl, push syrup through a mesh sieve to catch all the raspberries seeds, leaving you with only the smooth liquid.
Raspberry Sangria:
In a pitcher, combine simple syrup (optional), raspberries, lemon slices and rosé. Place in fridge to chill for at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour. Longer than that risks the raspberries getting mushy and falling apart.
2 cups fresh raspberries, 1 lemon, 750 mL rosé
Add club soda or lemon lime soda to pitcher just before serving and gently stir to combine.Alternatively, you can choose to instead top each glass individually with club soda just before serving.
8 ounces lemon-lime soda or club soda
If desired, fill each serving glass with ice cubes and then fill with sangria (and top with club soda, if you choose). Enjoy!
Video
Notes
Add the bubbles just before serving. You can opt to add the club soda to the pitcher just before serving and give it all a little stir instead of topping each glass with club soda individually. Totally up to you.
You can add the simple syrup, or omit it altogether. This sangria is plenty delicious without it, but if you opted to use a dry rosé and club soda, maybe you'd enjoy the extra flavor and sweetness the syrup would provide. It also deepens the color of the sangria, giving it a more ruby-red tone.
Add ice cubes! Some people like their sangria extra cold, so feel free to add ice cubes to each glass before adding the sangria. This also helps when you're trying to stretch the pitcher for more people ;)
Try different fruit. This base for this sangria recipe only uses raspberries and lemon, but you could definitely try adding peaches, oranges, grapefruit, strawberries, or green grapes. I would just avoid any darker-colored fruits like blueberries or blackberries, as they could tint the color of the sangria in an unappetizing way.
Try different alcohols. For this raspberry sangria, we're only using rosé as the alcohol of choice. If you wanted to experiment, you could also try adding a raspberry vodka, white wine, brandy, or other spirits that strike your fancy.