Hot Mulled Wine
For a festive holiday drink or something to keep you warm during those cold winter months, you'll love trying this warming wine.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen5 ServingsPrep: 15 min. Cook: 4 hours
Ingredients
- 2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
- 6 whole cloves
- 1 fresh rosemary sprig
- 1 bottle (750 milliliters) Cabernet Sauvignon or other dry red wine
- 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup bourbon
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 4 teaspoons grated orange peel
Directions
- Place cinnamon sticks, cloves and rosemary on a double thickness of
- cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a
- bag.
- In a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker, combine the wine, cranberries, sugar,
- bourbon, orange juice and peel. Add spice bag. Cover and cook on low
- for 4-5 hours or until heated through. Discard spice bag. Serve
- warm. Yield: 5 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup equals 129 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, trace protein.