blackberry orange sangria

hi friends!!! sorry it has been a little while since my last blog post. i took a little break from the blog to prepare all the fun summer recipes i have coming your way. first up.. sangria! because there is nothing better then sitting on a patio & sipping on a cold glass of sangria. this one is a blackberry orange flavoured sangria filled with red wine, fresh fruit, orange juice & zevia's blackberry sparkling water. it is lightly sweetened with stevia which i absolutely love because i don't like my drinks filled with a lot of sugar. the orange juice brings enough natural sweetener to the mix that you won't miss out on any sweetness.

on another note our blackberry bush has its first blackberry!!!! it isn't ripe yet, but i am so excited so see the plant has taken & by next summer we should have plenty to pick. i also went strawberry picking last week which was so much fun. i came home with two large baskets full of the sweetest little strawberries that i haven't stopped baking with. i think i will be back next week to pick two more baskets full.. or three!

ingredients

• 3 cups red wine
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup brandy
• 1 1/2 cups zevia blackberry sparkling water
• 1 apple, thinly sliced
• 1 orange, thinly sliced
• 1 cup blackerries
• 1 cup raspberries

directions

• in a large pitcher pour in the wine, orange juice, brandy & zevia. stir well.
• add the apple slices, orange slices, blackberries & raspberries. fill remaining pitcher with ice.
• serve immediately!

this post was created in partnership with zevia! thank you for supporting the brands that help me do what i love. 

strawberry peach sangria

okay but seriously, how perfect was this weekends weather for a pitcher of sangria? we had the best weekend in the sun. we set up a few things out doors which included building our new BBQ! the gas line gets installed this week & then everything i cook will be made on the grill. i can't wait for may so we can say goodbye to april showers. i think this sangria is the PERFECT beverage to compliment any type of outdoor bbq. it is light, refreshing, full of fruit & made with zevia's strawberry zero calorie soda. this allows for no added sugar because it is made with stevia, a natural zero calorie sweetener. the strawberry soda adds an extra punch of strawberry flavour to the strawberry & peach sangria. i just love fruit in wine as it soaks up all the flavour into each bite. my grandpa always added fresh peaches from the backyard peach tree to his homemade red wine. so cheers to the last week of april, we are almost into those sunny months! next month i will be sharing a recipe for red wine sangria, stay tuned:)

ingredients

• 1 lemon, thinly sliced
• 2 cups strawberries, thinly sliced
• 2 cups peaches, thinly sliced
• 2 cups ice, plus more for serving
• 1/2 cup peach schnapps
• 3 cups white wine
• 2 cups strawberry zevia soda

directions

• in a large clear pitcher add the lemon, strawberries, peaches & ice.
• pour in the peach schnapps, white wine & strawberry zevia. stir to combine.
• serve immediately over fresh ice & garnish with a slice of lemon.

this post was created in partnership with zevia! find the strawberry soda here & all the other fun flavours they offer. thank you for supporting the brands that help me do what i love. xo.