Apple Mulled Wine
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Recipe Intro From annafgass
Mulled wine is the perfect holiday cocktail. Made in a batch and warmed with a number of the holiday’s favorite spices, it’s the ideal drink for celebrating. This recipe also celebrates Martinelli’s Sparking Apple Cider which is cooked down with oranges, apples, star anise and cranberries before the wine is added. It is simmered on the stove and emits the most inviting scent as friends and family flock to the kitchen for a warm drink.
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ingredients
- 2 cups Martinelli's Sparkling Cider
- 1/2 cup Martinelli's Apple Juice
- 1 orange, divided
- 1 apple, sliced thin
- 1/2 cup star anise
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 1 bottle merlot
Method
Step 1
Pour the sparkling cider and apple juice into a dutch oven and cook on high heat until it begins to boil. Reduce to a simmer and add one orange, sliced thin, sliced apple, star anise and fresh cranberries. Allow to reduce for ten minutes.
Step 2
Add the wine to the pot. Cut the remaining orange in half and squeeze the juice into the pot as well. Throw the oranges in too. Simmer for 20 minutes. Transfer to a heat resistant punch bowl or serve right from the dutch oven.