Hot Honey Mulled Wine

Ingredients

1 bottle red wine

5 Tbsp honey (taste and add more if you like)

1 orange, sliced (more for garnish if desired)

2 cinnamon sticks

2 to 3 star anise

½  tsp whole cloves

¼  tsp whole black pepper corns

Optional: ½ cup brandy

 Directions

Combine ingredients in a saucepan (not aluminum) and bring to a simmer, not a boil, over medium heat.

Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer for 15 minutes.

It is ready to enjoy and will be good over a very low heat for up to 4 hours.

Slow Cooker directions: Combine ingredients in slow cooker and allow to heat to a simmer. (Different heat levels for different brands – I use high and turn to low when it’s hot enough.)