Mulled Wine
By :Meals in a Jar Cookbook by Pamela Ellgen |

Mulled wine sounds easy—just cook wine with sugar, citrus, and a handful of spices—but it’s not. Cook for too long, and you lose all of the alcohol. Cook for too little time, and you don’t get all of the flavors from the aromatic ingredients. The Instant Pot makes mulled wine in, well, an instant, and it preserves most of the alcohol.
Jar size: 1½ to 2 cups
Course | Side Dish |
Cuisine | Modern |
Difficulty | Medium |
Browse Category | Seven Ingredients or Less |
Duration | less than 15 min |
Diet | Gluten Free, Vegan |
Cooking Technique | Pressure Cook |
Main Ingredient | Apples, Cinnamon Stick, Red Wine, Star Anise, Sugar |
Prep Time | 5 minutes |
Cook Time | 1 minute |
Servings |
6 Cups
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Ingredients
Dry ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 whole cinnamon sticks
- 1/2 cup dehydrated apple slices
- 5 - 7 whole cloves
- 3 whole star anise
- 2 teaspoons dried orange zest
For cooking and serving
- 6 cups red wine
2 Bottles
Ingredients
Dry ingredients
For cooking and serving
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Instructions
Preparation:
- Layer the dry ingredients in the jar in the order listed.
To Cook:
- Place all of the jarred ingredients into the Instant Pot. Add the bottles of red wine. Stir to mix. Cover with the lid and ensure the vent is in the “sealed” position. Pressure Cook on High for 1 minute.Press Cancel and unplug the pressure cooker from the outlet. Use the quick-release function to release the pressure in quick bursts.
Recipe Notes
Safety Tip: Be careful as you release the pressure from the valve because it contains evaporated alcohol. Make sure there are no open flames nearby and avert your face, as usual, from the vent.
Alternate Method: You can also choose to cook the mulled wine using the slow cook function for 2 hours.

Meals in a Jar Cookbook by Pamela Ellgen
Pamela Ellgen is a food blogger at Surfgirleats.com and cookbook author of Mastering Meal Prep, Sheet Pan Ketogenic, Cast Iron Paleo, and Soup & Comfort. Her work has been featured in Outside Magazine, TODAY food, Healthline, Huffington Post, Edible Phoenix, and The Portland Tribune. When she’s not in the kitchen, Pamela enjoys surfing, practicing yoga, and playing with her kids. She lives in California with her husband and two children.
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