Name: Slow Cooker Mulled Wine
Yield: serves 8
Ingredients: Harvest Mulled Wine; 1 bottle red wine; 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 cup brandy; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1 tsp whole allspice berries; 4 star anise; 1/2 tsp whole cloves; 5 whole cardamom pods, lightly crushed with the back of a spoon to expose the seeds; 1/2 vanilla bean, slit down the center (if you save pods this is a good time to reuse one); a good grating of fresh nutmeg (about 1/4 tsp); 8 clementines, cut in half (remove any seeds); garnish each glass with a cinnamon stick and a star anise; Holiday Mulled Wine; switch out the clementines for 1/2 cup cranberry juice and 1/2 cup whole fresh cranberries; add 5 sprigs fresh rosemary; garnish each glass with a sprig of rosemary and a few cranberries