This hot mulled wine recipe is an easy, low carb holiday punch that you can put together quickly or simmer in a slow cooker. There’s 1 carb in each 3/4 cup sized serving so you can experience a Dickens Christmas without ending up looking like old Fezziwig himself.
For this recipe you’ll need: Merlot, apple cider rooibus tea, sugar free brown sugar cinnamon syrup, orange tangerine water enhancer drops, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, cardamom, gin
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Hot mulled wine is an iconic part of Christmas. Even if you’ve never cupped a warm glass in your hands and savored the sweet-spicy aroma that rose from the cup you probably think of the Holidays when you hear the words?mulled wine.?It’s a wonderful way to scent your house for a party!
The thing is that there’s tons of carbs in hot mulled wine. Sugar is usually added as well as fruit juice so the carb count jumps quite a lot. I’ve used a sugar free syrup to stand in for the sugar, a spiced rooibus tea for the fruit juice, and a little orange water enhancer to round out the flavor. Since I’m not simmering this in the slow cooker I used ground spices but you can certainly use your slow cooker. I’m just usually making it for myself and no one else so I don’t need 6 quarts sitting around. While brandy is often added to regular mulled wine we’re going to use a highly flavored gin. I like Citadelle for this.
That’s really it. It’s ready to be carried into the family room and sipped while you watch the Hallmark Channel. Guilt free!
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I used Torani’s Sugar Free Brown Sugar Cinnamon syrup. I love the flavor it adds to all kinds of things. Teavana Apple Cider Rooibus tea has 0 carbs, 0 calories. It’s got a wonderful flavor that gives this low carb version of hot mulled wine the true flavors of Christmas.
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Hot Mulled Wine Recipe
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Hot Mulled Wine
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup Merlot , I used CK Mondavi
- 2 teaspoons Apple Cider Rooibus Tea , I used Teavana
- 2 tablespoons Sugar Free Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Syrup , I used Torani
- 1/8 teaspoon orange tangerine water enhancer , I used MIO
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch cloves
- pinch ginger
- pinch cardamom
- 1 ounce gin , I used Citadelle because it's very herbaceous
Instructions
- Heat the water to 208F and stir in the 2 teaspoonfuls of loose tea.
- Let steep for 6 minutes and strain. Set aside.
- Warm the wine up on the stove until it is just starting to steam but not really simmering.
- stir in the syrup, the spices, and the water enhancer.
- Remove from heat and stir in the gin.
- Serve immediately garnished with a cinnamon stick if desired.
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