Drunken Berries

By rrxing

Ingredients

• 1 bottle dry red wine
• 2 pods star anise
• 1 stick cinnamon, plus 1 stick for grating, for garnish
• 5 cloves
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• Pinch salt
• Two 10-ounce bags frozen mixed berries, thawed
• 1 quart vanilla ice cream

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the red wine, star anise, cinnamon stick, cloves, brown sugar and salt in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain into a medium bowl. Add the berries and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, 2 hours.
To serve, spoon some of the berries and mulled wine into a cocktail glass. Top with a scoop of ice cream and garnish with some freshly grated cinnamon.