This simple Skinny Sangria recipe is the best low calorie cocktail! If you’re trying to lose weight by counting your calories or points, then you’ll love this simple twist on the traditional sangria.
A delicious skinny sangria recipe still has wine and the fruit you love, but now feel free to enjoy your drink without all of the guilt!
Low Calorie Skinny Sangria Recipe
If you love homemade sangria recipes, then you have to try my favorite low calorie Skinny Sangria! I can’t wait to share this yummy cocktail recipe with you today. I recently lost 10 pounds just by cutting back on sugar and eating low carb recipes.
I love great drinks, but really hate drinking my calories, I want to save those for food! So when it comes to parties, this skinny sangria recipe is perfectly okay for me to drink and not worry about carbs and calories. Plus, it’s super easy to make!
You might recognize these skinny sangria photos from the Happy Hour Party I hosted for my girlfriends.
How Many Calories are in Homemade Sangria?
Wondering how many calories are in homemade sangria? Well, most sangria recipes can be up to 300 calories per serving, because of the fruit, juice, and added sugar. But thanks to my Skinny Sangria, now your homemade sangria will only be 70 calories per serving!
How to Make Skinny Sangria
Out of all of the sangrias I’ve made over the years, this is the most popular by far with my readers.
Not everyone likes drinking skinny cocktails or even sangria for that matter, but all of my friends enjoyed this refreshing and simple low calorie recipe. So if they liked it, I know you will too!
What you need To Make Skinny Sangria
- Wine: Red Wine is what makes this sangria so tasty. (You can also use canned wine ~ See our list for the best canned wine.)
- Fruit: 1-2 cups of fresh fruit such as: Sliced Strawberries, Bite Sized Pineapple Chunks, Sliced Oranges and Blackberries
- Soda: To give your sangria some fizz, try using Sprite Zero. It has no calories and tastes great.
- Spirits: Using a spirit such as Pomegranate Vodka gives your cocktail an added kick. This optional and regular vodka will work just as well.
- Garnish: Leave out some sliced fruit to garnish your glass.
Directions for this Skinny Sangria
Making this drink only takes a few steps. Print detailed directions below in the recipe card.
- Add fruit, wine and vodka to a pitcher and stir.
- Chill for 4-6 hours or overnight.
- Mix in Sprite before serving.
- Fill glasses with ice, pour the Sangria and garnish with fruit.
It’s SO EASY! For a non-alcoholic drink, mocktail or kid friendly drink, use pomegranate juice or Pom Hula in place of wine and vodka.
You’ll have to let me know if you try this Skinny Sangria and like it too. It’s always been a favorite party drink of mine to serve for any holiday, any time of the year.
More Sangria Recipes You will Love!
- Strawberry Plum Rose Sangria
- Easy Peach Sangria
- Apple Cider Sangria
- Pineapple Sangria
- Christmas Sangria Recipe
Watch me make a low calorie Skinny Sangria
Click the play button on the video in my recipe card below to join me in my Living Locurto studio kitchen as I show you just how easy this recipe is to make! I’m excited to be hosting videos in my new place now. It’s like you are right here with me. Yay!
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Skinny Sangria
Ingredients
- 1 Bottle Red Wine
- 1.5 cups of fresh fruit such as: Sliced Strawberries Bite Sized Pineapple Chunks, Sliced Oranges and Blackberries
- 16.9 oz Bottle of Sprite Zero
- ¼ cup Pomegranate Vodka – this is optional – regular vodka will work as well
- Ice
- Fruit for garnish
Instructions
- Add fruit, wine and vodka to a pitcher and stir.
- Chill for 4-6 hours or overnight.
- Mix in Sprite Zero before serving.
- Fill glasses with ice, pour the Sangria and garnish with fruit.
Notes
Recipe Video
Nutrition
Originally published May 20, 2014 – Updated 2023
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The drink is very delicious! Thank you for share!
Yay! Glad you found my recipe. This is my most popular sangria for sure! I hope you like it.
I like using Pinot Noir, but any red wine will do.
What brand red wine?
Sangria is normally made with wine, but you could certainly try it.
Can you use Tequila
Thanks for sharing. I saw your post on Instagram and earlier this morning I made White Summer Sangria. Drinking it now!! I will have to try this one next time. I love adding fresh fruit and I do add a dash of sprite to mine.
Glad the Sangria was a hit!
I made the sangria for a party and it was a hit! The only problem was that they went down way too easy…which for those drinking was not too much of a problem! So yummy!
I made the sangria for a party and it was a hit! The only problem was that they went down way too easy…which for those drinking was not too much of a problem! So yummy!
This looks so yummy! I just used it in a set on Polyvore.
I can't wait to try it!
May I ask how many calories are in each 8 oz serving
If you try this recipe, let me know! It’s so easy and low cal. Yum!
Oh yay! Glad everyone liked it. It’s so easy!
We had this last night at our Ladies Group. Everyone loved it.
Sounds awesome to me! I love a pretty glass of sangria that’s loaded with fruit.
Looks delish! Perfect for summer entertaining!