Hot Spiced Sangria Food

HOT SPICED WINE

Steps:

• Heat all ingredients except wine, orange slices and additional cloves to boiling in Dutch oven, stirring occasionally; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 15 minutes.
• Remove orange peel and spices. Stir in wine. Heat just until hot (do not boil). Serve hot in mugs or heatproof glasses. Garnish each serving with orange slice studded with additional whole cloves.

HOT SPICED CHRISTMAS WINE

Steps:

• Use a sharp knife or a vegetable peeler to remove the zest from the oranges in strips, being careful to remove only the orange part, leaving the pith behind. Then, juice the oranges into a large, heavy-bottomed pot.
• Pour the red wine and white wine into the pot with the orange juice. Place the strips of orange zest, ginger, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and brown sugar into the pot with the wine mixture; stir to dissolve the sugar.
• Cover and heat over medium-high until heated through, but not boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low and heat for an hour or longer to bring all of the flavors together. Adjust the sweetness by adding more brown sugar, as necessary. Strain and serve hot with a splash of brandy, if desired.

HOT SPICED SANGRIA

Steps:

• Combine 2 bottles each red wine and white wine, 1 cup brandy, 1 sliced orange, 2 cups each frozen cherries and frozen peaches, 2 cinnamon sticks and 1 cup simple syrup in a large slow cooker. (To make simple syrup, simmer 1 cup each sugar and water, stirring until dissolved.) Cover and cook on high for 1 hour, then keep warm on low until ready to serve. Ladle into glasses.
• If you don't have a slow cooker, keep these drinks warm in a saucepan on the stovetop over low heat.

HOT SPICED SANGRIA

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker. Put setting on HIGH for 1 hour. Reduce to warm to hold temperature. Ladle into glasses from slow cooker. Be sure to include some fruit in the glasses. Garnish with orange peel.
• Combine the sugar, water and zest in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer. Stirring occasionally, simmer for 5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved.

HOT CRANBERRY SANGRIA

Steps:

• Heat all ingredients in a saucepan on medium low heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved.
• When liquid is hot but not boiling, remove from heat.
• Let sit 5 minutes, then strain through a fine sieve, reserving fruit.
• Pour liquid into mugs or heat resistant glasses, adding reserved fruit for garnish.
• (Filled with fruit and infused with warm spices, this drink is just as comforting served without the red wine).