Spiced Mulled Wine Recipe
Spiced Mulled Wine is an easy and festive holiday libation! It's the perfect easy holiday drink recipe that will make your house smell amazing. With its warm spice flavor and hints of citrus, this spiced mulled wine recipe is on my must-have holiday cocktail list. It takes minutes to throw together and is so great for a crowd or holiday gathering.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Makes: 2.5 quarts
Ingredients
- 2 bottles (750 ml) red wine
- 3/4 cup amaretto
- 3/4 cup pear or apple brandy
- 3 cups fresh apple cider
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 1 star anise
- 8 whole cloves
- 4 whole allspice berries
- 2 blood oranges, sliced
- 1 apple, sliced
- 1/2 cup cranberries
Instructions
- In a 4 qt dutch oven, combine the wine, amaretto, brandy, maple syrup, and fresh apple cider and stir well. Add in the spices and fruit and place the dutch oven on the stove over medium heat.
- Cover and bring to a very gentle simmer, adjusting the heat as necessary. Let the mixture gently simmer for 30 minutes.
- Remove and discard the orange and apple slices and ladle the mulled wine into glasses.