Warm and delicious mulled wine! Try this basic recipe and adjust the spices to your taste buds. If you prefer less alcohol content, add 1/2 cup of hibiscus tea per serving. Hibiscus tea adds a sweet floral note to the mix. Yum! With only a few spices, this recipe is easy to fix while traveling for the holidays.
Mulled Red Wine
Warm and Spicy for the Holidays
Let your guests add the honey or stevia to their individual taste. Goes great with 1/2 cup hibiscus tea per serving to dilute the alcohol content.
Ingredients
- 1 bottle of red wine
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 star anise
- 2 slices of fresh ginger
- 1/2 of a vanilla bean
- 1/4 of a crushed whole nutmeg
- honey or stevia to taste
- hibiscus tea (optional – to reduce alcohol content)
Directions
- Add spices to pot
- Add wine
- Use medium heat to bring wine to a slow simmer. DO NOT BOIL – it will remove the alcohol.
- Turn to low and slow simmer for 20 minutes.
- Strain and serve!
Choose your favorite red wine and add the spices to a pot. Cinnamon is the star of the show – it adds a warm, sweet, and spicy note. Star anise brings in an aromatic, sweet licorice taste. Nutmeg adds a nutty, sweet, slightly peppery flavor. Ginger gives the mix a bit of zesty heat. Vanilla bean brings together all the flavors with a creamy sweet finish. Sweeten to your taste buds with honey or stevia.
Tip: make ahead of time; strain into a jar with a tight lid; refrigerate up to 3 days. Re-warm and serve with a cinnamon stick. Take it to go!