Mulled wine on cherry juice, wine, compote, with orange

Cherry mulled wine in the classic version is a warmed red wine with the addition of spices and fruits. But it can also be made non-alcoholic if the use of strong drinks is undesirable. To do this, it is enough to replace the wine with juice. The drink has a delicious aroma and a pleasant spicy taste. It can be drunk to children and expectant mothers, the elderly. It is especially good in cold weather and during the cold season.

How to make cherry mulled wine

The first recipe for mulled wine is found in the culinary records of the ancient Romans. Over time, the cooking technology was forgotten and revived again only in the XNUMXth century in Western Europe, in the Rhine River valley.

To make delicious mulled wine from cherry juice, you need to know the following secrets:

1. The spices that give the drink its characteristic aroma and taste are cinnamon and cloves. In supermarkets, you can find ready-made kits with these spices.
2. The highest quality mulled wine is obtained from home-made cherry compote or juice. But if you don’t have your own canned cherries, you can buy them at the store.
3. During cooking, the liquid should not be allowed to boil, this spoils the taste. The maximum heating temperature is 75 degrees.
4. It is better to add honey or sugar after the drink is ready and poured into glasses.
5. When reheated, the taste and aroma become less pronounced.
6. Before adding berries or fruits according to the recipe, they should be dipped in warm water for 5 minutes to wash off the preservatives. They are used to extend the shelf life.

You can use such additives: lemon or orange slices and zest, honey, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, pears and apples

Mulled wine with wine and cherry juice

Warming drinks are very popular in winter. Having tasted them once in a cafe or at a Christmas market, many want to repeat the recipe at home. For 2 servings you will need:

• 1 tbsp. red wine;
• 1 tbsp. cherry juice;
• a pinch of dried orange peels;
• 2 mint leaves;
• 3 Cloves;
• 1 cinnamon stick;
• 1 sprig of rosemary;
• 1 circle of lemon;
• 1 Art. l. honey.

Honey in the recipe can be replaced with granulated sugar

How to cook mulled wine with cherry juice:

1. Cut off a circle of lemon and prepare the spices. Grind the cinnamon.
2. Pour the wine into a small saucepan.
3. Add lemon and seasoning.
4. Heat over low heat.
5. Put 1 tbsp. l. honey.
6. Pour in the nectar.
7. Keep on fire, but do not bring to a boil. Remove in time when the liquid heats up to about 70 degrees.
8. Cover the pan with a lid and leave for 10-15 minutes so that the liquid absorbs the aromas of the spices well.
9. Serve in a tall glass with a slice of lemon and a leaf of mint.

Cherry juice mulled wine with orange

Mulled wine is valuable because, having a wonderful taste, it also helps to fight infections and colds, soothes the nervous system. Therefore, an orange rich in vitamin C is not a superfluous addition.To prepare, you need the following components:

• 1 liter cherry juice;
• 200 ml freshly squeezed orange juice;
• 2 cinnamon sticks;
• 2 Cloves;
• orange slices;
• 100 g cane sugar;
• a pinch of ginger.

When serving, the drink is garnished with orange slices.

Non-alcoholic cherry juice mulled wine recipe with orange:

1. The nectar is heated almost to a boil.
2. Throw in cloves, ginger, cinnamon, sugar and mix well.
3. Leave under the lid for a quarter of an hour.
4. At this time, the oranges are squeezed out, fresh is poured into hot mulled wine.

Non-alcoholic mulled wine with cherry juice

It is good to spend at least one evening during the New Year holidays at home with a glass of warming drink. So that they can be treated not only to adults, but also to children, you can cook non-alcoholic cherry Christmas mulled wine. It requires:

• 1 liter cherry juice;
• 100 ml of water;
• 1 cinnamon stick;
• 9 cloves;
• 3 star anise stars;
• 10 pcs. cardamom;
• 3 slices of ginger;
• 1 orange

Soft drink is good for children in the absence of allergies to the ingredients

Actions:

1. Pour water into a small saucepan, boil.
2. Slice citrus and ginger.
3. Add all spices and orange to the pan. Cover with a lid, simmer on low heat for 5 minutes.
4. Heat the cherry drink in a separate bowl. It shouldn’t boil.
5. Pour the spicy tea into it.
6. When mulled wine is infused, you can drink it.

Cherry alcoholic mulled wine with apple

It is good to put fresh fruits, such as apples, in hot mulled wine. This makes the drink healthy and adds new flavor notes. For him you will need:

• 1 liter cherry juice;
• 100 ml brandy;
• 2-3 orange slices;
• 1 apple;
• 4 st. l. honey;
• 2 Art. l sugar;
• 1 cinnamon stick;
• 1 star anise star.

Cognac can be taken half as much as indicated in the recipe

How to cook:

1. Cut the apple into slices. Put in a ladle together with orange slices.
2. Pour in juice, put on the stove.
3. Simmer the fruit pieces for about 10 minutes. When the liquid begins to boil, remove it from the heat, and after cooling, return it to the stove.
4. Add star anise and cinnamon, honey and granulated sugar.
5. Remove from heat, pour in 100 ml of brandy.
6. Insist for a quarter of an hour.
7. Strain.

Cherry non-alcoholic mulled wine with ginger

To pamper yourself with a delicious drink, you can do without expensive products and spend only 20 minutes. Some people like to make mulled wine from cherry wine, but you can also make it non-alcoholic, just take the following ingredients:

• 1 liter cherry juice;
• ½ tsp ginger;
• 2 cinnamon sticks;
• 3 Cloves;
• half an orange.

You can decorate the glasses with cinnamon sticks and orange circles.

Actions:

1. Put ginger and cloves, cinnamon sticks in a ladle.
2. Cut the orange into small cubes, add to the spices.
3. Pour in the nectar.
4. Cover the ladle with a lid, keep on low heat. The weaker it is, the brighter the spice aroma will become.
5. Warm up non-alcoholic mulled wine to 70 degrees. Without waiting for a boil, turn off the heat, drain.

Conclusion

Cherry mulled wine combines amazing taste and useful properties. It is not necessary to add wine or other alcohol to it. The main thing to remember when cooking is that it is impossible to bring the liquid to a boil. And the opportunity to experiment with spices and fruits opens up scope for imagination and new recipes.