Halloween Mulled Blood Bags Recipe

Our wine rack was overflowing with red, so for Halloween I made a delicious batch of mulled "blood" - Monica had bought those fun blood bags and I couldn't resist. People kept coming up to tell me how much they loved both the drink and the novelty of drinking it from a bag. Mulled wine is perfect for the slow cooker because it never gets hot enough to really boil the alcohol off, and you can also make it in the Thermomix. I made mine the day before the party and served it chilled; if you're serving kids, simply swap the wine for grape juice.

Mulled Blood

An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 2 hours on high or 4 hours on low

• 750ml/26.5 fl oz. bottle of red wine or cider
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3 pieces lemon or orange peel
• 2 sticks cinnamon
• 5 cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 star anise
• 2 slices ginger

Step 1 - Place all ingredients in a pot and bring to a light simmer. Reduce heat to low and then simmer for anything from 15 minutes to 2 hours. Strain and serve.

Slow Cooker directions: Place all of the ingredients in the slow cooker and cook on high for 2 hours. Strain and serve.

Thermomix directions: Place all of the ingredients in the Thermomix bowl and set for 10 mins/100C/speed #1.