Spiced Holiday Sangria | The Fancy Pants Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 2 star anise
• 10 cardamom pods
• 10 whole allspice
• 1 Granny Smith or Honeycrisp apple, diced into 1-inch cubes
• 1 Anjou Pear, diced into 1-inch cubes
• 1 red plum or persimmon, diced into 1-inch cubes
• 1/2 Navel orange, cut in 1/2-inch slices
• 750 milliliters bottle Spanish red wine, such as Tempranillo
• 1/2 cup apple brandy
• 1/2 cup pear brandy (if you can’t find it, double up on the apple brandy)
• 2 cups sparkling apple cider
• 3 fresh rosemary sprigs, for serving