Mulled Wine Granita

• 3 cups dry red wine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 whole cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon whole allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
• Whipped cream, for serving (optional)

1. Bring the wine, sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves, allspice and peppercorns to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
2. Cook 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and let stand 15 minutes.
3. Strain the mulled wine into an 8-inch-square baking dish and freeze until hard, about 5 hours.
4. Scrape with a fork and divide among glasses.
5. Serve with whipped cream.
6. Photograph by Con Poulos

red wine, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, whole allspice, black peppercorns, cream

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/mulled-wine-granita-recipe.html (may not work)