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Brandy Mulled Wine Recipe
I've been making this brandy mulled wine for years, and it's always requested at holiday gatherings. Nothing says it's the holiday season quite like it - it tastes like Christmas in a cup! Bonus: Make it with maple syrup for extra richness that's also refined sugar-free.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 103 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 2 2 bottles red wine see notes
- 1 1 cup apple juice
- 1 1 cup brandy
- ½ ½ cup maple syrup see notes
- 1 1 orange sliced with the skin on
- 4 4 cinnamon sticks plus extra for garnish
- 1 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 6 6 whole star anise
- Optional garnishes: orange slices, cinnamon sticks, star anise, cranberries
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a large pot over medium-high heat. As soon as you start to see steam rising from the pot, reduce the heat to medium. Keep the pot on the heat for 15 minutes for the spices to infuse the wine.
- Strain the mulled wine into mugs or thick-walled wine glasses and top with any or all of the optional garnishes.
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Notes
- Note 1: Don't blow your budget on a good bottle of wine for this recipe. An inexpensive merlot or cabernet sauvignon is perfect.
- Note 2: You can substitute coconut sugar or brown sugar for the maple syrup.
- Note 3: Leftovers can be stored (with the spices strained) in your fridge for several days. You can drink it cold or gently reheat it.
- Note 4: When I pour the wine into mugs, I pour it through a small fine-mesh strainer. If you want to make your life even easier you can either strain the whole batch into a different pot or tie the spices in cheesecloth before you add them to the pot.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 cup
Calories
103kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
3mg
(0%)
Potassium
89mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
32IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
38mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 103
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cup | |
| Calories | 103kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 3mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 89mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 32IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.