Skip to content

Cherry Sangria Slushie

Cherry Sangria Slushie
View Recipe

The following recipe was created in collaboration with Lauren Schulte. To see more of her bites and meals, visit her Instagram @TheBiteSizePantry

Its stone fruit season, so I thought “wine” not indulge in a cherry sangria slushie? Stemilt World Famous Fruit grows some of the sweetest cherries around, and they’re in peak season at Heinen’s, which makes them perfect for this sweet summer sipper!

Stemilt Cherries

These cherries are so ripe, removing the pits is virtually effortless. You can use a cherry pitter if you have one, but I press the flat side of the knife on each cherry and the pits pops right out. You can also just as easily slice the cherries in half and remove the pits with a small spoon.

After pitting, I soaked the cherries in red wine for a couple of hours before blending. This step adds so much flavor to the slushie, but if you’re short on time, feel free skip right to blending.

Wine Bottle and Cherry Sangria Slushie

For the red wine, I asked the knowledgeable Wine Consultant at my Heinen’s location to point me in the right direction. I mentioned that I wanted to keep the price under $15, so he suggested the Valpolicella Classico from Heinen’s Pick of the Vine section. This particular wine is subtly sweet with notes of dark cherries, which is ideal for this sangria-style slushie!

Cherry Sangria Slushie

Cherry Sangria Slushie

Ingredients

  • 1 (750 ml.) bottle Valpolicella Classico red wine
  • 1/2 cup triple sec or orange liqueur
  • 1/2 cup chambord or blackberry liqueur
  • 2 cup Stemilt cherries, pits removed
  • 1 cup Heinen’s frozen dark cherries
  • 2 cups ice
  • Mint, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Mix ¾ of the bottle of wine with the liqueur and pour into ice trays. Freeze for 2 hours.
  2. Pit the cherries and marinate them in the remaining wine for 2 hours.
  3. After freezing, add the wine cubes to blender with the marinated fresh cherries and frozen cherries.
  4. Pulse for a few seconds to break everything apart, then blend on high speed until smooth, about 45 seconds.
  5. Add the ice and blend again until smooth, or pulse for a chunky texture.
  6. Pour into chilled wine glasses and garnish with extra fruit and mint, if desired.
  7. Serve immediately.

Cherry Sangria Slushie

Heinen's Grocery Store

By Heinen's Grocery Store

In 1929, Joe Heinen opened the doors of a small butcher shop on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio, aiming to establish himself as the city’s purveyor of quality meats. As customers came into Heinen’s new shop for their meat purchases, they began asking him to carry groceries as well. Joe added homemade peanut butter, pickles and donuts and by 1933, business had grown enough to include a line of produce and canned goods. Heinen’s Grocery Store was born.

Leave a review!

Your name will be displayed if entered. Email address will not be published.
Required fields are marked *

Related Recipes & Stories