Mulled wine recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 30 mins; recipe has granulated sugar, orange, clove, allspice, cinnamon sticks, nutmeg and ginger.
Mulling syrup
Course: Mulled wine
Servings
4 - 8
servings
Prep time
5 mins
Ingredients
- Orange: 2 oranges, halved
- Ginger: small piece ginger, sliced
- Nutmeg: 1/4 nutmeg, freshly grated
- Allspice: 6 whole allspice
- Granulated Sugar: 250g caster or granulated sugar
- Clove: 6 whole cloves
- Cinnamon Sticks: 2 cinnamon sticks
Directions
- Put all the ingredients into a saucepan with 1 litre water and bring slowly to a simmer, making sure all the sugar has been completely dissolved. Turn down the heat and simmer for 20 mins. Leave to cool, then strain through a very fine sieve.
- Sterilise your bottles by washing them in hot soapy water, rinsing well, then drying them in a warm oven. Meanwhile, rewarm the syrup until just hot, then pour into the bottles while still hot and seal.
- Before giving away, add labels with serving instructions:Heat 400ml syrup with 750ml red wine or cider and some slices of orange or apple. Syrup will keep in a cool, dark place for up to 3 months.
