Ingredients
- 750 ml bottle red wine (1 bottle) Merlot, Cabernet or a red blend are all great choices
- 2 cups apple cider or unfiltered apple juice
- 1/2 cup light rum
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 4 star anise
- 1 orange sliced
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
Method
- Combine all ingredients in the slow cooker; the wine, rum, honey, apple cider, fruit, and spices. Give it a stir.
- Cook on low for 2 hours and switch to warm.
- Strain the fruit and spices, if desired. Ladle into heat proof mugs and garnish with additional cranberries, cinnamon sticks, and orange slices.
Nutrition
Notes
- Double or triple this recipe for a large batch.
- Use your favorite dry red wine such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, Pinot, Syrah, or a red blend. You don't want to use a sweet wine or the mulled wine will be overly sweet.
- Substitute the honey with sugar or real maple syrup.
- Substitute the rum with dark rum, Cointreau, Port, or Brandy.
- Prepare mulled wine on the stove top instead of the slow cooker. Add all ingredients to a large pot over medium heat. Do not let it boil. After it's warmed, turn to low and simmer up to 3 hours. (Boiling could cook off the alcohol).
- If desired, strain the fruit and spices from the mulled wine with a fine mesh strainer.
- Substitute the apple cider for apple juice (do not mistake it for apple cider vinegar, you do not want to use vinegar)