Mulled wine is indispensable on cold winter days, especially in snowy weather; it is an excellent accompaniment to reading a book or chatting with friends.
Mulled wine is traditionally used at Christmas markets and outdoor festivals in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. The first mulled wine recipes are from the 17th century. According to historical recipes, spices, sugar, and egg yolk are added to red wine and served in chocolate cups. But of course, it is not necessary to stick to the old ways; it is enough to be inspired. You are free to create your own recipe. While making mulled wine, you can use different brands of wine and other ingredients.
But you can also give our special recipe a chance, which we have perfected after various research and many tries.
Cheers!
Ingredients:
- 1-2 bottles of wine
- 2 large orange sliced,
- 1 apple sliced (Optional),
- Juice of an orange
- Roughly 15 cloves pierced in the orange slices
- 1-2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 star anise
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- Zest of a lemon
Directions:
- Cut the oranges with their peels into small pieces.
- If you wish, you can dip the cloves into the orange peels.
- Add wine, orange slices, and all other ingredients into a large saucepan and stir over low heat until it reaches the boiling point, allowing the sugar to melt and the wine to warm up.
- Just before boiling, the ingredients are filtered and served in mugs.
*Tip: If you want to try different flavors in mulled wine, you can add vanilla seeds, tangerine/lemon peel, green apple, or quince slices into the mixture. You can also get a different taste by reducing sugar and increasing the cinnamon. It’s up to you!
Bon appetite!
