Strawberry Maple Sangria

Heeeeeey!!! Someone’s getting better at food photography.

Or photoshop.

Or actually, both!

But, seriously. I’m pretty jazzed about these photos.  The sangria looks super vibrant and delicious, which is actually pretty amazing. Because when I first made this drink and took the photos it was not delicious at all. 

You wouldn’t think, but it actually takes forrrrr-evvvvv-errrrr to do these kinds of posts. Usually what I have to do is improvise. Otherwise I would get nothing done every day.

So here’s what happens: I’ll make a drink. Take photos. Then taste. And then tweak.

Or sometimes, if I’m feeling really crazy, I don’t tweak. I just think, “Hey this would taste a lot better if I added maple syrup”. And then I just write a completely different recipe.

It’s super scientific.

But what doesn’t taste better with maple syrup?

Strawberry Maple Sangria

2015-06-07 19:04:21

A delicious, summer-time sangria.

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Prep Time

1 min

Total Time

5 min

Prep Time

1 min

Total Time

5 min

Ingredients

1. red wine (don't use your best red, my red wine came from a box)
2. 1/2 oz triple sec
3. 1/2 oz lime juice
4. 1 oz maple syrup (add more or less depending on desired sweetness)
5. 1/2 can flavored sparkling water (I used cran-raspberry La Croix)
6. 3 strawberries, diced
7. lime wedge, for garnish
8. ice

Instructions

1. Add ice to a wine glass and then fill half-way with red wine.
2. Add triple sec, lime juice, and maple syrup.
3. Pour sparkling water over the top to fill the remainder of the glass. Stir.
4. Garnish with fresh strawberries and lime wedge.

Notes

1. Stemless wine glasses are all the rage.

Melissa Lynch https://melissalynch.com/

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