Mulled Tea Punch

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups boiling water
• 3 tea bags
• 32 ounces cranberry juice cocktail
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 20 whole allspice
• 20 whole cloves
• 2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half (3-inch pieces)
• 750 ml dry red wine
• oranges slices studded with whole cloves (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a teapot or small heatproof bowl, pour boiling water over tea bags; cover and let stand 5 minutes.
• 2 remove tea bags.
• 3 in a large saucepan, combine cranberry juice cocktail, brown sugar, allspice, cloves and cinnamon sticks. bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. reduce heat; simmer for 15 minutes.
• 4 remove spices.
• 5 stir in tea and wine; heat through.
• 6 serve hot in mugs. garnish with orange slices studded with cloves if desired.