Red wine is slowly heated with a collection of mulling spices and apple cider to make a comforting warm, winter cocktail
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time3 hourshrs
Total Time3 hourshrs10 minutesmins
Servings: 1gallon
Ingredients
For the mulling spices*:
1cupcrushed cinnamon sticks
⅔cupdiced dried orange peel
¼cupwhole allspice berries
2tablespoonswhole cloves
For the mulled wine:
1half-gallonapple cider
1half-gallonred wine
½cupmulling spices
Instructions
Combine all the ingredients for the mulling spices together in a large mason jar or other storage container. Scoop ½ cup of the spices and place in a mesh tea ball or double-lined cheese cloth and then close or tie the ball shut.
Add wine and apple juice to a large slow cooker and add the tea ball with mulling spices. Turn slow cooker on to low and cook wine for 3 hours. Remove spice ball and discard used spices. Serve immediately or cover wine and keep warm for serving later in the day.
Store leftovers in refrigerator for up to 5 days. Reheat before serving.
Notes
*This recipe makes extra mulling spices. You will use about 1/3 of these for the recipe above. Save the rest for another time.