Single Serve Peach and Raspberry Sangria

Since we are now fully into Summer, we thought it’d be a perfect time to talk about a nice and refreshing drink...the Sangria. Our inspiration is this week’s chosen shade which is called “Sangria Sunset” by Fenty beauty and it’s a metallic magenta shade.

When we were thinking about Sangrias we thought about all the different varieties you can try out. We were used to the typical berry ones so we thought that a peach one might be yummy to try, but then we thought about different ways to make a Sangria as well. You can make a big pitcher of it and serve it to all of your guests, but what if you or only a few of you want some and what if you all want different flavours? So we decided that we would do single serve Sangrias.

For ours, we went with a peach raspberry flavour, but you can even set up a make it yourself single serving Sangria bar too. You can include different fruits, juices, pops, and wines so that each guest can make their own drink unique. The only thing is that you wouldn’t be able to let the Sangria sit in the fridge for hours getting all the flavours worked in.  

First we cut up some fresh juicy peaches and washed up some fresh raspberries. 

Everyone got their own glass and filled it with the fruit. 

To get some more of the flavours going, you can mush up the fruit a bit. Then you can pour in the wine (we used white) along with the bubbly element (7 UP is what we decided on). 

If you want to add some extra sweetness, you can add in some fruit juice (some people will do a simple syrup or just use some sugar). We used peach juice to make it even more peachier.

Here’s our finished Sangrias.

For some more inspiration check out these websites and their Sangria recipes...

https://www.lovebakesgoodcakes.com/non-alcoholic-sangria/ (non-alcoholic, cranberry citrus)

https://www.crazyforcrust.com/single-serve-sangria-for-one/ (single serve, strawberry orange)

https://www.asweetpeachef.com/virgin-sangria/ (non-alcoholic, apple, plum, orange)

https://tasty.co/recipe/raspberry-peach-sangria (peach and raspberry)

https://celebratingsweets.com/peach-sangria/ (peach and raspberry)

Summer Slushie Drinks

Ok so as promised...here is our finished DIY Mod Podge tray. It’s all dry and we added on a black decorative ribbon around the edges.

Now for the drinks...

We tried one called Summer Slush. It ended up being quite sweet so I would cut back on the sugar by at least half, maybe even more. Both of the juices are sweet along with the 7 Up that we used.

For the Summer Slush you will need 46 oz. can (4 ½ cups) of pineapple juice, 12 oz. can (1 ¼ cups) of frozen orange juice , 3 cups of sugar (this made it super sweet so try cutting it down to 1 ½ cups), 46 oz. (4 ½ cups) of water.

Combine all of the ingredients together in a saucepan and boil until the sugar dissolves. Pour into a 13x9 inch pan and a loaf pan. We used some recycled containers along with a reusable container. Freeze overnight. We let it sit for a couple of days. 

When you are ready to drink, chisel some of the frozen slush out into glasses and pour 7 Up over it. You can also pour Ginger Ale, Club Soda, or even some of Vodka, Tequila, or Wine!

Some other drinks that we thought sounded interesting are...

Mango Pineapple Frozen Sangria – Combine in a blender, 1 bottle of sparkling wine (half frozen), 1 ½ cups of frozen apple juice, 1 cup of frozen mango, 1 cup of frozen pineapple, and a 1/3 cup of triple sec. Blend it until fully mixed and serve with a garnish of fresh pineapple.

Watermelon Frosty – Combine in a blender, 2 cups of frozen watermelon cubes, ½ frozen banana, juice of half a lime, ½  tbsp. of honey, 2-3 mint leaves. Blend until incorporated but still thick. Garnish with mint and lime.

Pina Colada Smoothie – Combine in a blender 1 cup of pineapple, 1 cup of frozen mango chunks, ½ banana, and 1 cup of coconut milk.  Blend until smooth.

Maybe we’ll give some a try in the warm weather ahead. Enjoy!

Red Wine Chocolate Bundt Cake

Usually January is a recovery month after eating and drinking too much over the holidays but we believe that a treat is needed every once in a while and this one includes wine and chocolate. Many people claim that red wine and dark chocolate in moderation are good for you and this sweet treat includes both.

Today we are trying out a red wine and chocolate Bundt cake. The picture in the local grocery add caught my eye and I knew I had to try it out. So we did and here is how it went.

To make this cake you will need...

1 ½ cups of flour

1 ¼ cup of sugar

1/3 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. of baking powder

2 eggs

1 cup of dry red wine

½ cup of olive oil

1 tsp. of vanilla

½ cup of whipping cream

½ cup of dark or semisweet chocolate chips or finely chopped chocolate

1 tsp. of honey

Fresh berries of choice for topping

First off, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9-10 inch bundt pan.

Whisk together the dry ingredients in your mixer’s bowl. Add in the eggs, olive oil, wine and vanilla. Mix well. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Turn your mixer on high and beat the batter for about 5 minutes until light and fluffy.

Pour into the greased pan and flatten the top.

Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Cool in the pan for 15 minutes. After cooling in the pan, invert on a plate until cooled completely.

While your cake is cooling, you can make the glaze. In a sauce pan over medium heat, bring  the cream to a simmer. Stir occasionally.

Pour the cream over the chocolate in a heat proof bowl. Let it stand for 1 minute.

Stir in the honey and the salt.

Allow it to cool and to thicken a bit. Then pour over the cooled cake.

Let the drizzle to harden for at least 10 minutes.

Serve with fresh fruit, berries are best. You can also dust with icing sugar if you like or whip up some cream to put on it as well. I really liked this cake a lot. It was moist and chocolatey and thought the flavour was nice; I didn’t really taste wine, but some others noticed the wine flavour more. 

Enjoy.