The smell of mulled wine wafting through your kitchen means that Christmas has arrived: cinnamon, cloves, orange juice and, in our recipe, a glug of brandy.
Cater for the non-drinkers with our non-alcoholic mulled wine
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Ingredients
- 2 x 750ml bottles medium-bodied red wine
- 6 cloves
- 2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half, plus more to garnish (optional)
- 100ml smooth orange juice
- 1 large orange, sliced into thin half-moons, pips removed
- 2 lemons, sliced into thin half-moons, pips removed
- Caster sugar to taste (about 4 tsp)
- 5 tbsp brandy
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Method
- Pour the wine into a large pan and add the spices, orange juice, citrus slices and sugar. Heat over a low-medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar, and bring the mulled wine to just under simmering point. Don’t let it boil.
- Taste as you go, adding more sugar and spice if you want. Add the brandy at the end, then stir and ladle into thick glass tumblers, including some cloves and citrus slices in each glass. Serve with a whole cinnamon stick in each glass to stir while sipping, if you like.
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