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Festive Mulled Wine Recipe

Red wine flavoured with warming spices of nutmeg, cinnamon, star anise and more.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: British
Keyword: Christmas drinks, mulled wine
Servings: 8 -10
Author: Julia Frey of Vikalinka

Ingredients

  • 2 clementines
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 lime
  • 1/2cup / 100g sugar
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 fresh bay leaves
  • 1 This is an affiliate link.whole nutmeg
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 2 This is an affiliate link.star anise
  • 2 bottles of good red wine

Instructions

  • In a medium pot combine sugar, clementine, lemon and lime peel and the juice of both clementines. Add cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves and 10 gratings of a whole nutmeg.
  • Split the vanilla bean with a sharp knife lengthwise and scrape the seeds out, add both the seeds and the bean to the pot together with 250ml/1 cup of wine.
  • Bring the wine and spices to a boil and then simmer for about 5 minutes on low until your wine, sugar and spices turned into a syrup.
  • Add the rest of the wine, allow it to come to a desired temperature and keep it warm for serving.
  • Serve warm in thick glasses or china tea cups. (Thin and delicate glassware might crack from hot mulled wine).

Nutrition

Calories: 70kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 70mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 12IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg