Appleberry Mulled Wine

Name: Appleberry Mulled Wine
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Enough for 12 glasses
Cuisine: british
Ingredients: 2 x 75cl bottles red wine (such as Merlot; better quality wine makes all the difference); 1l good-quality cloudy apple juice; 115g caster sugar; 1long cinnamon stick snapped in half; 2 star anise; 3 tbsp orange Curaçao or Cointreau; a handful or so (about 100g/4oz) frozen mulled fruit or fruits of the forest or Black Forest fruits; 3small red-skinned apples sliced into rings

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⏱ 30 mins 🍽 Enough for 12 glasses 🌶 british ✅ Easy 🏷 Drink

This comforting British mulled wine is a festive drink ideal for cold weather. It combines red wine with cloudy apple juice, sweetened with caster sugar and spiced with cinnamon and star anise. The mixture is gently heated before a final flourish of orange liqueur, frozen berries, and fresh apple slices is added just before serving. It yields enough for 12 generous glasses.

Ingredients

2 x 75cl bottles red wine (such as Merlot; better quality wine makes all the difference)
1l good-quality cloudy apple juice
115g caster sugar
1long cinnamon stick snapped in half
2 star anise
3 tbsp orange Curaçao or Cointreau
a handful or so (about 100g/4oz) frozen mulled fruit or fruits of the forest or Black Forest fruits
3small red-skinned apples sliced into rings

Method

Combine the red wine and apple juice in a large pan with the sugar, cinnamon stick, and star anise. Warm the mixture gently, stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves, then let it heat for a further 15 minutes.
Immediately before you are ready to serve, stir in the orange Curaçao or Cointreau, then add the frozen fruits and the rings of sliced apple.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories182 kcal

Carbs23 g

Sugars11 g

Fibre1 g

Sodium12 mg

Recipe details

Skill levelEasy

CategoryDrink

Cuisinebritish