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High the cups
It smells so wonderful - after a pinch of cinnamon and a hint of vanilla! Whether red or white, with apples and without alcohol - four cozy mulled wine recipes.
Even from a distance, its distinctive smell attracts us. The fingers are warmed at the cup, the hot steam is well-loved and inhaled. He just belongs to the mulled wine - at the Christmas market and under the Christmas tree.
The classic mulled wine tastes of red grapes and fine cinnamon. The white alternative to bright fruits and delicate vanilla. Especially popular: apple mulled wine. A tribute to the Frankfurt 'Äppelwoi'.
Mulled wine goes without - without alcohol. The basis for the alcohol-free hot drink is juicy apples and fruity elderberries, refined with a dash of lemon and a touch of cinnamon.
A little tip: mulled wine may only be heated and not cooked. Otherwise, its alcohol evaporates and the spices become bitter. Whether red or white - homemade it tastes best. And it is especially delicious with vanilla kipper and biscuit.
Make mulled wine spice yourself: It's that easy
Red mulled wine
Ingredients (4 people)
2 oranges, 1 l dry red wine, 2 cinnamon sticks, 6 cloves, cinnamon sticks for decoration
preparation
Peel the orange so that the white skin is completely removed. Remove fillets with a sharp knife between the separating skins. Squeeze juice from the skins. Halve remaining orange and squeeze juice. Slowly boil red wine, orange juice, orange fillets, cinnamon sticks and cloves and let them steep for at least 10 minutes. Serve hot and decorate with cinnamon sticks.
White Glühwein
Ingredients (4 people)
1 vanilla pod, 1 l of dry white wine, 50 g of dried cherries, about 4 tablespoons of maple syrup
preparation
Halve the vanilla pod lengthwise, scrape out the pith and halve the halves. Slowly boil the white wine, vanilla pod, vanilla and cherries and let them steep for at least 10 minutes. Serve hot. Decorate with vanilla pod and sweeten with maple syrup to taste.
Apple mulled wine
Ingredients (4 people)
30 g of fresh ginger, 1 l of cider, 4 star anise, 4 tbsp. Curly kandis
preparation
Peel ginger thinly and cut into thin slices. Slowly boil cider, ginger, star anise and candy and simmer for at least 10 minutes. Fill in glasses.
White Glühwein
Ingredients (4 people)
1 untreated lemon, 750 ml apple juice, 200 ml elderberry juice, 2 cinnamon sticks
preparation
Wash the lemon hot, rub dry and peel the shell in a spiral. Halve the fruit and squeeze the juice. Slowly bring the apple juice, elderberry juice, lemon juice, lemon zest and cinnamon stick to a boil and allow to infuse for at least 10 minutes. Serve hot and decorate with lemon spiral.
