This super easy and minimal effort Slow Cooker Mulled Wine is the perfect comforting drink to cozy up with this season. Plus, this version is lower in sugar and makes your kitchen smell amazing and festive as it cooks!
Slow Cooker Mulled Wine
This warmed and spiced wine is the ideal comforting drink to cozy up with by the fire this season. Not only does it take minimal effort and ingredients, but it makes your house smell amazing as it warms! Think all of your favorite fall and winter scents warmed together into one delicious scent. It’s absolutely amazing and so comforting!
It’s so easy too. You basically just throw all of your ingredients into a slow cooker and let it cook for anywhere from 2-8 hours. Then when it’s done, you just spoon the wine into mugs and that’s it! It’s as delicious as it is easy.
Stove Top Version
Running low on time? You can also make this on the stove in about 20 minutes! Just toss all of your ingredients in a pot on the stove and let simmer for about 15 minutes. It’s that simple!
This recipe is lower in sugar, too
A lot of Mulled Wine recipes have lots of added sugar, but I wanted to let the natural ingredient flavors speak for themselves without the extra sweetness. It doesn’t need it, in my opinion! However, if you like your drinks extra sweet, feel free to add a spoonful of honey to your wine as is cooks.
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Slow Cooker Mulled Wine
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 bottle red wine of choice
- ½ cup apple cider
- 1 cup cranberries
- 1 orange, sliced
- 5 cinnamon sticks
- 3 star anise
- 1 tsp ground cloves (or ½ tbsp whole cloves)
Instructions
Slow Cooker Version
- Add all ingredients to your slow cooker and cook on low for 2 hours (can go up to 8).
- Ladle/spoon the wine into mugs leaving the fruit and spices behind and serve warm.
Stove Top Version
- Heat all ingredients on medium until simmering then lower the heat to simmer for 15 minutes. Be sure not to bring it to a boil!
- Ladle/spoon the wine into mugs leaving the fruit and spices behind and serve warm.
This was such a fun, festive winter drink! Easy to make and so delicious!!
Hi Courtney! How good did your kitchen smell while you made this?! 🙂 Happy to hear you loved it!