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Ingredients
- 2 inches stick cinnamon, broken into 1-inch pieces
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 32-ounce bottle (4 cups) cranberry juice
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 750-milliliter bottle white Zinfandel or dry white wine
- Cranberry-Cinnamon Swizzle Sticks (optional)
Preparation
Step 1
For spice bag, cut a double thickness of 100-percent-cotton cheesecloth into a 6-inch square. Place cinnamon and cloves in center of cheesecloth square. Bring u corners of cheesecloth and tie closed with clean 100-percent-cotton kitchen string.
in a 3 1/2 or 4 quart slow cooker, combine spice bag, cranberry juice, and brown sugar.
Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 3 to 4 hours or on high-heat setting for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove spice bag.
If using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting. Stir wine into mixture in cooker. Cover and cook for 30 minutes more.
Serve immediately or cover and keep warm on warm setting or low-heat setting for up to 2 hours. Stir occasionally.
If desired, serve with Cranberry-Cinnamon Swizzle Sticks. Makes 14(4-ounce) servings.
Cranberry-Cinnamon Swizzle Sticks:
Break or crush cinnamon sticks into long, thin pieces. Thread fresh cranberries onto the cinnamon pieces.