Kasim’s Monstrous Mulled Wine Recipe!
INGREDIENTS:
Jam Jar Sweet Shiraz
1 apples
1/2 cup water
2 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 tablespoon cardamom pods
1/2 cup cranberries
1 large orange, quartered
Additional orange wedges
Cinnamon sticks
DIRECTIONS:
Peel apples then slice in half. Put apples in a large bowl filled with cool water and a splash of lemon juice or apple cider vinegar. Carve out eyes using a scooper. Create nose and mouth using a small paring knife. Get creative with expressions!
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place halved apples on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until the apples are dry and begin to brown around the edges. Set aside and allow to cool.
In a medium saucepan, combine water, cardamom pods, whole cloves and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil, then reduce to low and simmer. Squeeze the juice from the orange quarters into the simmering water.
Pour in Sweet Shiraz and heat until steaming for 10 minutes. Remove the remaining cardamom pods, whole cloves and cinnamon stick. Pour into mugs, garnish with a cinnamon stick, orange wedge / piece and apple skull.