What a perfect cocktail for summertime entertaining.  Stone fruits, peaches, plums and nectarines, are a great addition to this fruity white sangria.  What we love about sangria is its beauty, taste and versatility.  While there is a lot going on in sangria, the finer notes of the wine will get lost, so we’re using a reasonably priced wine.  You’re probably familiar with the two buck chuck wine from Trader Joe’s called Charles Shaw.  It costs about $2 a bottle.  We’re using their Pinot Grigio but any white wine will work.  There are no rules for making sangria as long as you add generous portions of fresh fruit.  If you like a sweeter mixture, add some sugar.  If you like more citrus, add lemon and lime slices or some orange juice.  We’re using diet 7-up to make it bubbly but you can also use club soda.  Just keep mixing and tasting until you’re happy with the results—and be sure to make twice as much as you think you’ll need!

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Chill Time: 4 hours or overnight

Ingredients

6 peaches, plums or nectarines, or your favorite combination of stone fruits, halved, pitted and

sliced ¼-inch thick

1½ cups Ocean Spray’s Cran-Peach juice, apple juice or white grape juice

1 -2 cans diet 7-up, to taste

¼ cup orange liqueur, such as Cointreau or orange juice

1 bottle (750ml) Trader Joe’s, Charles Shaw Pinot Grigio, or your favorite cheap white wine

Ice cubes for serving

Instructions

1. In a large pitcher, combine the fruit, cran-peach juice, orange liqueur and wine.  Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 12 hours.

2. Just before serving stir in the 7-up.  Ladle the sangria into ice-filled glasses.  Be sure each glass gets ample fruit.

3. Serve immediately.

Serves 8

Food Fact

Drupe fruits, known to most of us as stone fruits, are any thin skinned fruit with a succulent, soft flesh and hard stone or seed in the middle.  These include fruits like plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines and apricots.

Health Benefits

Peaches and nectarines both contain a good amount of vitamin C, small amounts of fiber, and are low in calories.

Plums are a good source of potassium.  They contain a little vitamin C, A and E.

Shopping Tip

You’ll find Ocean Spray’s Cran-Peach in the juice aisle of most supermarkets.

There are so many varieties of peaches, plums and nectarines.  We used a combination of white and yellow peaches and nectarines.  We also used red and black plums.

Substitution Tip

The key to keeping this sangria white is to use a light colored juice.  Apple or white grape juice also taste great with this sangria.

Make this sangria alcohol free by swapping white grape juice or apple juice for the wine.  This becomes a great summertime drink for kids.

Weight Watchers (old points) 2

Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 5

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