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MULLED WINE MARGARITAS are fun, festive, and unique. This favorite hot spiced wine recipe has complex flavors and it warms the soul. This Mulled Wine Recipe is the ultimate Christmas margarita!

Mulled Wine Margaritas

Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Mexican
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 208kcal
Author: Becky Hardin | The Cookie Rookie
MULLED WINE MARGARITAS are fun, festive, and unique. This favorite hot spiced wine recipe has complex flavors and it warms the soul. This Mulled Wine Recipe is the ultimate Christmas margarita! Inspired and adapted from Foodista
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Ingredients

  • 4 whole cloves
  • 8 whole black peppercorns
  • 8 whole allspice
  • 3 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 bottle Malbec wine or your favorite spicy Spanish wine
  • 1/4 cup agave syrup
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • 2 cups spiced apple cider
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup orange liqueur such as triplesec
  • 1/4 cup Exotico Reposado Tequila
  • 1 large orange sliced (plus more for garnish)
  • sea salt sugar, and orange zest for garnish

Instructions

  • Heat cloves, peppercorns, allspice, and cinnamon sticks in a skillet over medium heat. Allow to heat and crackle, but do not burn. When the aroma is fragrant, remove from heat.
  • Heat a dutch oven or stockpot over low heat. Add the wine, agave, brown sugar, cider, juice, liqueur, tequila, orange slices, and toasted spices into the pot and stir to combine. Simmer, covered, for at least an hour.
  • After an hour, strain the mixture and return to the pot without the spices.
  • Serve in glasses rimmed with a mixture of sea salt, sugar, and orange zest and garnish with a fresh orange slice and cinnamon stick.
  • Enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 208kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 171mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 70IU | Vitamin C: 17.5mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 0.4mg