Mulled Cranberry Wine Punch

Name: Mulled Cranberry Wine Punch
Yield: Makes 12 to 14 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries; 1 bottle (48 oz., 6 cups) cranberry juice cocktail; ½ cup raisins; 4 to 6 cinnamon sticks (about 3 in.); 2 bottles (750 ml.) fruity dry red wine such as Gamay Beaujolais, or 6 cups apple juice and 2 to 4 tablespoons lemon juice, to taste; ¼ to 1/2 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon almond extract; About 3/4 cup orange-flavor liqueur such as Cointreau or triple sec (optional)

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Steeping fresh cranberries with juice, raisins, and cinnamon sticks starts things off for this mulled punch. But additions of red wine, lemon, almond flavors, and orange liqueur build an evener richer depth of taste. As warming holiday beverages go, this one's a stunner.

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Yield:

Makes 12 to 14 servings

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Ingredients

1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
1 bottle (48 oz., 6 cups) cranberry juice cocktail
½ cup raisins
4 to 6 cinnamon sticks (about 3 in.)
2 bottles (750 ml.) fruity dry red wine such as Gamay Beaujolais, or 6 cups apple juice and 2 to 4 tablespoons lemon juice, to taste
¼ to 1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
About 3/4 cup orange-flavor liqueur such as Cointreau or triple sec (optional)

Directions

Step 1
Sort cranberries, discarding bruised and decayed fruit. Rinse berries and put in a 5- to 6-quart pan; add cranberry juice cocktail, raisins, and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil over high heat; cover and simmer on low heat to blend flavors, about 20 minutes.

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Step 2
Add wine and 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar, to taste. Heat until steaming, 5 to 8 minutes; do not boil.
Step 3
Add almond extract and orange liqueur; keep punch warm over lowest heat and ladle into cups or stemmed glasses.

Chef's Notes

For a nonalcoholic punch, replace red wine with apple juice and omit liqueur.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

174 calories; calories from fat 0.5%; protein 0.4g; fat 0.1g; carbohydrates 26g; fiber 0.6g; sodium 8.3mg.

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carmelita

11/16/2014

Big Hit -- BIG ! I loved it myself. Warm on a very cold night. Plenty for a crowd of 10 to have seconds. It's absolutely delicious. This is my new go to for holiday parties. All the flavors go so well together. Don't leave anything out ! I started mine on the stove top and then moved to a crock pot to keep warm for the night.

MandyWhitton

11/02/2012

jczupek

11/09/2008

I did not add the Triple Sec or the almond extract, due to the fact I didn't have it on hand, and it was still a hit

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