Crockpot Mulled Wine
Ingredients
- 750 ml bottle dry red wine such as merlot or cabernet
- 1 orange sliced, plus zest
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 8 whole cloves
- 2 star anise pods
- 1/4 cup honey or brown sugar
- 1/4 cup brandy optional
Instructions
- Pour the wine into a 4-quart crockpot.
- Add the orange slices, zest, cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anise and honey.
- Cover and cook on low for 2 hours, stirring once, until steaming and fragrant; the surface should show only small bubbles at the edge, never a rolling simmer.
- Stir in the brandy if using.
- Keep on warm for serving, ladling into heatproof mugs with a cinnamon stick and orange slice in each.
Good to Know
Adults only, and skip the warm setting past two hours; simmer too long and the wine turns bitter rather than smooth.