Mulled wind is wine that has been gently heated and warmed with spices and sometimes fruit. It is served warm but also delicious cooled too and you can store it & enjoy it later if you make too much (although I have never had that problem haha!). It is a little sweet, a little spicy, and absolutely delicious! It is also a great way to really savor wine as the warmth of this drink just begs to be sipped slowly. There are many variations of mulled wine and I have several ways I like to make it myself but this is one if my favorite ways. It is also really easy and quick to prepare which makes it a great cocktail to prepare for a crowd.
Ingredients:
*20 ounces Skinny Girl red wine or another dry red such as Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon
*1.5 ounces (or one mini bottle) of brandy
*3 cinnamon sticks (plus more for garnish if you want)
*2 whole nutmegs
*2 vanilla pods
*1/4 cup stevia
*erythritol-to taste (or another zero calorie sweetener if you want to add extra sweetness)
Cut or snap cinnamon sticks in half. Use a nutcracker to crack open nutmeg and remove hard outer shell then carefully cut each in half. Add to a saucepan along with stevia, wine, and brandy.
Very carefully slice open each vanilla pod and using a butter knife scrape out all the black beans from the inside of the pods and add to pot.
Heat over low heat stirring occasionally. Do not boil!!! You will cook off all the alcohol if you do & it won’t taste as nice as if you gently heat it. Warm for 20-30 minutes. To serve use a slotted spoon to remove the cinnamon sticks and nutmeg. You could also strain it all through a fine strainer or sieve if you want to in order to remove the vanilla beans too but I like them so I just leave them in. Serve in a heat safe mug or glass along with a cinnamon stick for garnish. You can also add extra sweetener if you want at this point.
Makes 4 small servings or 2 large servings. I have 2 servings in pictures 😉
Per serving: (using Skinny Girl Red)
121 calories
0 fat
6 grams carbs
1 gram sugar
0 protein
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