- Serving: 4 - 6
Nutrition facts (per portion)
- Calories: 236
- Fat Content: 0g
- Saturated Fat Content: 0g
- Carbohydrate Content: 25g
- Sugar Content: 25g
- Fiber Content: 0g
- Protein Content: 0g
- Sodium Content: 0.04g
Mulled wine cocktail
Ingredients
- muscovado-sugar - 100g/4oz light muscovado sugar
- star-anise - 1 star anise
- cinnamon-stick - 1 cinnamon stick
- clove - 4 cloves
- water - 150ml water
- lemon - 1 lemon
- clementine - 2 clementines
- cointreau - 150ml Cointreau
- red-wine - 750ml/ 1 1/4 pint bottle light red wine, such as Beaujolais
- orange-zest - Twist of orange zest and a star anise, to serve
Instructions
- Put 100g light muscovado sugar in a pan with 1 star anise, 1 cinnamon stick, 4 cloves and 150ml water. Bring slowly to the boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
- Simmer for 2 mins, then pour into a large jug and leave to cool. Add 1 lemon and 2 clementines, both thinly sliced, to the jug along with 150ml Cointreau and a 750ml bottle light red wine, such as a Beaujolais. Stir well, then cover and chill for at least 2 hrs or overnight if you can.
- Serve chilled or over ice, with a twist of orange zest and a star anise. If you'd like to serve a traditional warm mulled wine, there's no need to chill - simply warm through without boiling and serve in heatproof glasses.
Mulled wine recipe for 4 – 6 people, takes only 2 mins; recipe has muscovado sugar, star anise, cinnamon stick, clove, water, lemon, clementine, cointreau, red wine and orange zest.
