Spiced Fruits Mulled Wine

5 December 2022
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Spiced Fruits Mulled Wine

Nothing beats a warm glass of mulled wine on a cold winter’s evening. To make it extra special, add a dash of sloe gin or one of your favourite spirits. For an alcohol-free twist replace the wine with cranberry juice.


Serves: 4

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 minutes


Ingredients:

  • 750ml bottle red wine
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 3 whole star anise
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 4 tbsp caster sugar
  • juice of 2 oranges
  • 2 blood oranges, sliced
  • 2 pears, sliced
  • 2 pomegranates, prepared (skin and pith removed, seeds retained)
  • 100ml sloe gin (optional)

Method

  1. Place the wine, spices, sugar and orange juice in a large saucepan and heat very gently until the sugar has dissolved.
  2. Add the slices of oranges and pears and pomegranate seeds then gently simmer. Do not let the mixture boil.
  3. Stir in the sloe gin and serve in heatproof glasses.