This is an easy non-alcoholic mulled wine recipe, perfect for kids or anyone who would like to enjoy this classic boozy holiday drink without alcohol. Instructions for slow cooker and stovetop included!
Cut 1 orange into thin slices. Squeeze the juice out of the other orange. Organic oranges are best. With regular oranges, let them sit in hot water for 5-10 minutes and rinse under running water to get rid of any possible wax or pesticide residue.
For Stovetop: Put all the ingredients in a pot (see note 1). Simmer on low for 20 minutes (for stronger spiced flavor, simmer longer or turn it off and let it infuse for up to 1 hour).
For Slow Cooker: Put all the ingredients in the slow cooker (see note 1) and cover with a lid. Cook on LOW for 1.5 hours. Keep on WARM until you are ready to serve.
Notes
This recipe can be easily doubled, tripled or halved.
You can make this ahead and re-heat when needed. If you leave the spices in, they will infuse the juice more making it stronger.
This recipe does not call for any sugar as the cranberry juice I used was sweet enough. I recommend you taste it after it has been simmered and add sugar, if you feel it is needed.
I used an 8-ounce (240-milliliter) cups. If you use smaller cups, you will get more servings out of this recipe. If you use larger ones, you will get less.