Hot Mulled Wine (Vin Chaud

• Vegan
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 1 Orange

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 (3-inch cinnamon sticks
  • 10 Cloves, whole
  • 1 Star anise, whole
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 Vanilla bean

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 1 (750 ml bottle Red wine

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 (750 ml) bottle red wine
• ¼ -1/3 cup sugar
• 1 orange, sliced - plus more to garnish
• ½ vanilla bean, cut in half lengthwise
• 10 whole cloves
• 2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks, plus more to garnish
• 1 whole star anise

Directions

• Pour wine into a 3 quart (or larger) slow cooker*. Stir in sugar and add orange slices. Scape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the wine mixture and add in the pod.
• Place cloves, cinnamon sticks, and star anise on a small square of cheesecloth or a coffee filter**. Bring up sides and tie together with bakers twine to secure contents. Place spice satchel into the wine mixture.
• Heat in slow cooker on low for 2-3 hours (or on high for 1 hour). To serve, remove and discard vanilla bean, orange slices and spice satchel. Place slow cooker on warm to maintain temperature.
• Ladle mulled wine into mugs and garnish each cup with an orange slice and a cinnamon stick to serve.
• *Mulled wine can also be made on the stovetop. Heat wine mixture (made as directed above) over medium heat for 30-45 minutes.
• **Alternatively spices can be placed directly into the wine mixture. Before serving, pour mulled wine through a fine mesh strainer to remove and discard spices.

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