Mulled wine - a drink made from warmed wine with spices. The name translates from German as “hot wine”. Mulled wine tones, improves mood, warms and helps with colds. It's nice to spend winter evenings with him. But not all consume alcohol, some are contraindicated, for such people non-alcoholic mulled wine was invented. Even an inexperienced hostess can cook it at home. Wine in a drink is replaced with juice, compote or tea, adding to it the same spices as in the alcoholic recipe. Therefore, the drink is obtained as useful and invigorating, warming and pleasant to the taste.
Cooking Features
It is easy to make non-alcoholic mulled wine, but this process has several subtleties. Get acquainted with them, otherwise the first experience of making a popular drink may be unsuccessful.
- Juice should not be brought to a boil - just warm it up to 70 degrees and achieve complete dissolution of sugar. With greater heat, the beneficial properties of the main ingredient may not be preserved.
- Juice with pulp is not suitable for mulled wine - the drink will turn out to be muddy, very different in appearance from real mulled wine.
- Spices for mulled wine are not ground to flour, otherwise filtering will not lead to complete cleaning of the drink and it will not be so pleasant to drink it.
- After cooking, mulled wine is covered with a lid and left for 10-15 minutes to make it real. After that, it must be filtered through a fine sieve or gauze folded in several layers. Do not delay with this, otherwise the spices can make the taste of the drink too harsh. The taste of the cooled mulled wine is also unlikely to please you.
It is best to serve mulled wine in irish glasses or mugs of transparent heat-resistant glass. As a decoration, you can use a cinnamon stick, star anise, a slice of lemon or orange. Drink when serving should be hot, but not burning.
Non-alcoholic mulled wine made from grape juice and ginger
Composition:
- grape juice - 1 l;
- cranberry or pomegranate juice - 0, 3 l;
- lemon - 0, 5 pcs .;
- ginger root - 20 g;
- cinnamon - 0, 5 pcs .;
- badyan - 3 pcs .;
- coarse cardamom - a pinch;
- nutmeg - at the tip of a knife;
- sugar (optional) - to taste.
Method of preparation:
- Lemon wash, cut into slices, add sugar. Add spices.
- Peel the ginger root, finely chop, add to the spices and lemon slices.
- Mix the juice, pour into the pot with the rest of the ingredients.
- Put on a slow fire and warm up, stirring.
- When the temperature of the drink reaches about 70 degrees, remove the pan from the heat.
Cover the pot with a lid, leave for 10 minutes. Then strain the drink and serve.
Non-alcoholic mulled wine from grape juice with apples and honey
Composition:
- grape juice - 1 l;
- water - 0, 25 l;
- apple - 100 g;
- orange - 50 g;
- raisins - 50 g;
- allspice peas - 1 pc .;
- carnation - 3 pcs .;
- honey - to taste.
Method of preparation:
- Wash fruit, cut into slices, put on the bottom of the pan.
- Add raisins and spices, cover with water.
- Bring water to a boil, boil spices and fruit in it for a couple of minutes, add juice.
- Heat, stirring, to about 70 degrees. Remove from heat.
- Cover with a lid. Wait for the drink to cool to about 50 degrees.
- Strain mulled wine, add honey and stir until dissolved.
When serving drink to the table, put cinnamon stick in each glass.
Non-alcoholic mulled wine from apple juice
Composition:
- apple juice - 1 l;
- water - 0, 2 l;
- cinnamon - 2 sticks;
- carnation - 3 pcs .;
- nutmeg - at the tip of a knife;
- cardamom - a pinch;
- orange peel - 20 g;
- lemon peel - 20 g;
- sugar - to taste.
Composition:
- Mix water with sugar, warming, stir until sugar dissolves.
- Add spices and zest to the syrup, pour in the juice.
- Heat over low heat to approximately 70 degrees.
- After removing the pan from the heat, cover it with a lid and leave to drink for 10 minutes.
The cooled mulled wine is still filtered and poured into glasses. Cinnamon sticks are best for decorating.
Mulled wine from hibiscus tea
Composition:
- hibiscus - 50 g;
- water - 1 l;
- honey - 50 ml;
- cinnamon - 1 stick;
- carnation - 5 pcs .;
- badyan - 3 pcs.
Method of preparation:
- Boil water, cover with hibiscus leaves. Cover with a lid. Wrap, leave for 20 minutes.
- Add honey to tea, stir until completely dissolved.
- Put cloves, cinnamon and star anise into tea. Cover again and wrap.
- After 20 minutes, strain the drink and serve it to the table.
This is one of the most unusual varieties of mulled wine. You can decorate the drink with star aniseas.
Mulled wine on black tea
Composition:
- black tea (brewed to your taste) - 0.5 l;
- apple juice - 0, 5 l;
- orange - 150 g;
- carnation - 6 pcs .;
- honey - 60-80 ml.
Method of preparation:
- Brew tea.
- Add honey, mix.
- When honey is dissolved, add sliced orange, cloves.
- Insist on for 20 minutes.
- Strain tea, mix with juice.
- Heat over low heat to the desired temperature and serve immediately to the table. Glasses are decorated with orange slices.
Mulled wine made from blackcurrant compote
Composition:
- blackcurrant compote - 0.5 l;
- apple juice - 0, 5 l;
- ginger root - 20 g;
- cinnamon - 1 stick;
- orange peel - 20 g;
- honey or sugar to taste.
Method of preparation:
- Bring the compote to a boil, add sugar, stir.
- After dissolving the sugar, add the zest, chopped grated ginger root, cinnamon stick.
- Remove the pan from the heat, draw the drink under the lid for 10-15 minutes, strain.
- Mix with juice, warm.
According to this recipe, mulled wine can be made from any compote: cherry, grape, strawberry. The taste of the drink will be new every time.
Non-alcoholic mulled wine to taste and aroma is not inferior to the traditional. Wine in it replace juice or compote. There are recipes for the use of tea. All options are not very complex. You can prepare non-alcoholic mulled wine as often as you like.
