Moscato Sangria with Melon Balls

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Moscato Sangria with Melon Balls

Moscato Sangria with Melon Balls: Combine sparkling Moscato, Rose, and Midori with frozen cantaloupe and honeydew melon balls for a fruity, refreshing cocktail for summer entertaining or anytime.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Servings:

Calories: 149kcal

Author: Karin and Ken

Ingredients

1 ½ cups frozen honeydew melon balls
1 ½ cups frozen cantaloupe balls
4 oz midori, melon liqueur
8 oz moscato, sparkling Italian wine
16 oz sparkling rose wine

Instructions

Get out and measure your ingredients.
Prepare frozen melon balls. Cut honeydew melon and cantaloupe in half. Scoop out seeds.
Use a melon ball scoop and scoop out 1 ½ cups of honeydew melon.
Use a melon ball scoop and scoop out 1 ½ cups of cantaloupe melon.
Arrange in an ice cube tray, or on a tray without touching each other. Freeze for 1 hour.
In a large pitcher, add melon liqueur.
Add moscato, and sparkling rose.
Cut lime into slices.
Gently stir, and add frozen melon balls. If serving immediately, allow to stand for at as close to 30 minutes as you can for the flavors to meld a little together. Two hours to overnight is the ideal length of time to refrigerate before serving.
Pour into wine glasses to serve and enjoy!
Sangria lasts in your fridge for about 5 days. Simply add a can or two of soda water, soda pop or some kind of bubbly water right before serving to refresh your sangria, if desired.

Notes

Don't skimp on the chilling time. You want all of your ingredients to be nice and cold to give your fruits a chance to infuse the wine with flavor.
Taste and adjust. As with cooking, you want to taste and adjust the recipe as you go to make sure it is to your liking.
Use a large glass pitcher for a dramatic presentation or serve it up chilled in a tumbler or white wine glass.
Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 48 hours, though the wine may lose its bubbles while it sits.
To keep it bubbly! Add everything except your sparkling wine together and chill until needed. Then, right before serving, add your sparkling wine.
Gone flat? If your sangria loses its bubbles, top it off with some more sparkling wine or some bubbly water of some kind.

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