Make It Feel More Like Spring With This Pomegranate Sangria

Is it spring yet?
Okay, so it’s not spring yet, and it just snowed a ton, but … BUT … we have a tasty Pomegranate Sangria recipe to share from Samantha Cassetty, the nutrition director for the Good Housekeeping Research Institute and author of 7 Years Younger: The Anti-Aging Breakthrough Diet. And, well, it’s exactly what we all need to get through these last days of winter. One sip of this and the temperature warms up and the birds start singing. Bonus? Cassetty says that pomegranates are a rich source of the wrinkle-reducing plant chemical ellagic acid, so besides beckoning spring, this Pomegranate Sangria will also help to give you younger-looking skin. Sangria for the win!

Pomegranate Sangria Recipe

 
Ingredients
1 bottle (750 ml) semi-dry Riesling or other white wine
1 cup pomegranate juice
1/4 cup Cointreau
1 orange
1 Granny Smith apple
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
seltzer water (optional)
Directions
1. In a large pitcher or punch bowl, combine one bottle (750 ml) semi-dry Riesling or other white wine, one cup pomegranate juice and 1/4 cup Cointreau. Add one orange, cut into 1/4-inch slices, one granny smith apple, cored and thinly sliced; and 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds. Stir well.
2. Cover and refrigerate mixture for at least three hours or overnight.
3. Divide among glasses and top off with seltzer if desired.
The taste of spring is simply delicious! Cheers to that — and younger looking skin! —Jenn