Cranberry-spice Sachets For Mulled Wine

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups dried cranberries, divided
• 16 cinnamon sticks, divided
• 16 slices candied orange, divided
• 1 cup crystallized ginger, divided
• 1 (1 liter) bottle red wine (choose something fruity such as beaujolais) or 1/2 gallon apple cider or 1/2 gallon unfiltered natural apple juice
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 for the cranberry-spice bags, combine 1/4 cup cranberries, 2 cinnamon sticks, 2 candied orange peel strips, and 2 tablespoons crystallized ginger in each of eight decorative bags. store at room temperature up to 1 month. makes enough for 8 batches of mulled wine or cider.
• 2 when it's time to make mulled wine, bring the contents of one bag of spices and the wine to a simmer. reduce heat to low and barely simmer 30 minutes, until flavor is infused into wine; stir in sugar until dissolved. strain. (this will make around 6 servings).
• 3 if you would perfer mulled cider, prepare as directed for mulled wine, except omit the sugar.