Non-alcoholic Mulled Wine At Home: Step By Step Recipes With Photos

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Non-alcoholic mulled wine: warm recipes at home

Autumn, winter and even early spring often give us trouble in the form of cold and damp dampness. This is especially felt on cloudy days, poor in sunlight. You can get warm at such a time in different ways: coffee, tea, even alcoholic drinks, if necessary. But we offer you to master the art of making a great drink - non-alcoholic mulled wine. We hope that from the variety of recipes you will find an option to your liking.

Content

• 1 What is mulled wine
• 2 Ingredients and cooking features

• 3 Recipes for making mulled wine at home

  • 3.1 Classic drink made from grape juice with orange

    3.1.1 Video on the preparation of a classic non-alcoholic mulled wine

  • 3.2 Orange mulled wine
  • 3.3 Apple

  • 3.4 From pomegranate juice

    3.4.1 Video recipe for pomegranate juice drink

  • 3.5 Cherry juice drink

  • 3.6 From cranberry juice

    3.6.1 Video recipe for non-alcoholic mulled wine made from cranberry juice

  • 3.7 Tea mulled wine

    3.7.1 Video on preparing a drink with tea

  • 3.8 On the hibiscus

  • 3.9 Non-alcoholic mulled wine in a slow cooker

    3.9.1 Video about preparing a drink in a multicooker

What is mulled wine

It turns out that this drink has been known since ancient times and came to us from the valleys of Central Europe, rich in vineyards. Mulled wine is based on hot wine, from which the name comes (the German "glühender Wein" literally translates as "flaming wine"). The special taste and aroma of mulled wine is achieved with the help of various natural additives.

Non-alcoholic mulled wine is not only tasty, but also incredibly healthy drink

Traditionally, red grape wine is used for mulled wine. When warmed up, it has a beneficial effect on the body, its general tone, copes well with the treatment and prevention of colds. And various additives not only make the drink even tastier, but can also enhance its beneficial properties.

But alcohol, even in small doses, is prohibited for some people (children, pregnant women). It's good that there are many recipes for non-alcoholic mulled wine. Its taste does not differ at all from the traditional one, despite the fact that it contains no red wine.

Ingredients and cooking features

To prepare non-alcoholic mulled wine instead of wine, the following juices are usually used:

• grape;
• apple (often mixed with currant);
• pomegranate;
• cherry;
• cranberry.

Often, hibiscus is used as the basis for mulled wine - an infusion of Sudanese rose flowers.

In addition, pieces of various fruits are added to the drink, and most importantly, spicy spices. This is how the predecessor of mulled wine was prepared in the Roman Empire. In those days, seasonings and spices were rare and were very expensive, so only wealthy people could afford warm spicy wine.

Honey, cloves, vanilla, anise, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, nutmeg - this is an incomplete list of what will help you make mulled wine even tastier and more aromatic

Spice Blend - The Soul of Non-Alcoholic Mulled Wine

In order to prepare this drink correctly and not to lose all its excellent qualities, you need to adhere to some rules. Believe me, they were not taken from the ceiling, but revealed and polished by centuries of experience, backed up by theory and approved by practice.

1. Do not use aluminum cookware to prepare mulled wine. The drink will lose a lot from this both in taste and quality.
2. Heat the ingredients over very low heat. The temperature should be uniform. A drink can be considered spoiled if it starts to boil and play with bubbles.
3. The temperature of mulled wine during cooking should not exceed 70 degrees, that is, you cannot bring the drink to a boil! Watch the surface of the liquid carefully: first, a foam will appear on it from heating, and as soon as it starts to disappear, remove the dishes with mulled wine from the heat.
4. Use only fresh fruit to add to mulled wine.
5. It is undesirable to put finely ground spices in mulled wine. They will dissolve well, which will cause difficulties in filtering the drink; in addition, the taste can become oversaturated. Better add a whole cinnamon stick, a clove bud, an anise seed, and so on.

Mulled wine at home is recommended to be prepared in two stages. First, water is poured into the dishes, ¼ of the total amount of juice used. Then put all the spices and additives into the water, bring to a boil, cook for a couple of minutes and remove from heat. The next step is adding honey or sugar until it is completely dissolved and pouring in the juice.

This method fully reveals the aroma of spices and fruits, allows you to completely dissolve sugar and prevent overheating of the drink. The simplified method will take less time, but it will require special attention from you.

Mulled wine recipes at home

As always, there are many such recipes; and the composition, and taste, and method of preparation may depend on the country, region, time of year and even the personal preferences of the hostess. We have tried to collect for you the simplest and most detailed recipes that are easy to cope with, even if you are making mulled wine for the first time.

Classic drink made from grape juice with orange

A wonderful recipe, very interesting to prepare. Take the following foods:

• 1 liter of fresh 100% grape juice;
• ½ orange;
• 1 slice of lemon;
• 1 cinnamon stick;
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 5-6 carnation buds;

• 1 pinch of cardamom

  

  A set of products for mulled wine

By the way, it is cardamom, and not cinnamon, that is considered an essential component of mulled wine. It will be just fine if you find it not ground, but whole, in the form of seeds.

1. Stick the half of the orange with clove buds in several places. If they are sharp, use a knife to cut the skin of the fruit to avoid injury to your fingers. Put half an orange in a saucepan, add lemon and all the spices there.

   

   Stick the carnation buds into the orange

2. Fill the entire contents of the pan with juice. Do not forget that it must be 100% natural.

   

   Fill all ingredients with natural grape juice

3. Put the pan on a low heat and, without being distracted by extraneous matters, heat the mulled wine. As soon as the broth “makes a little noise”, immediately remove it from the stove until it boils!

   

   Heat mulled wine, but do not bring it to a boil

Let the finished mulled wine stand for a couple of minutes, after which it can be filtered, poured into a decanter and served. Or pour it into a thermos, and go out into the street - to ski and make snowmen, because now you are not afraid of frosts!

Video about the preparation of a classic non-alcoholic mulled wine

youtube.com/watch?v=ymqHJVDXOWc

Orange mulled wine

A very easy recipe to prepare. By the way, this mulled wine can be used to make ice cream for kids! So ice and fire will converge, like a classic: kids - with ice cream, adults - with hot, scalding mulled wine.

You will need:

• 1 liter of orange juice;
• 2 star anise stars;
• 2 carnation buds;
• 2 tablespoons of ginger
• 1 teaspoon of cardamom seeds
• 4 cinnamon sticks.

1. If you want, you can dilute orange juice, for example, apple and grape juice in a ratio of 400 X 300 X 300 milliliters. It will be even easier for you to make your own juice from the fruit rather than buying it from the store.

2. Place all the spices on a separate plate so that they are on hand at the right time.

   

   Prepare all the spices

3. Pour the juice into a saucepan, heat it to 70-80 degrees, be sure to remove the foam.

   

   Heat the juice in a saucepan without bringing it to a boil

4. Put the spices in a thermos and pour hot juice there. Screw the lid back on and leave to infuse for 15 minutes.

   

   Pour hot juice over spices in a thermos

5. If there is any excess mulled wine left, strain it and pour into ice cream tins. You can add a slice of orange to each hole.

   

   Serve mulled wine in pretty glasses

Apple

Mulled wine on apple juice brings us back to the warm August evenings, filled with the last warmth of the leaving summer.

Mulled wine on apple juice - echoes of a bygone summer

For a drink you will need:

• ½ glass of water;
• 4 glasses of apple juice
• 2 tablespoons of lemon zest (grated), the same amount of orange zest;
• 3 tablespoons of sugar;
• 2 tablespoons of raisins;
• ½ medium apple;
• 2 cinnamon sticks;
• 4 allspice peas;
• 3 carnation buds;
• 1 pinch of ground cardamom;
• 1 pinch of dry ground ginger;
• 1 pinch of grated nutmeg.

1. Take a saucepan with a volume of 2 liters, pour water and juice into it, put on low heat. While the liquid is heating, add sugar, zest, spices, raisins and apple pieces. Mix thoroughly.

   

   Heat the juice in a saucepan adding all the required ingredients

2. When the drink heats up to 80 degrees, immediately remove the pan from the heat, without waiting for a boil. Cover and leave for 10 minutes: during this time, fruits and spices will infuse well and reveal their aroma. Strain the mulled wine into a jug to get rid of the slurry, and can be served.

   

   Strain mulled wine and treat guests

From pomegranate juice

In addition to pomegranate juice, add citrus fruits and spices to mulled wine

Everyone knows the beneficial properties of pomegranate and its invaluable help for the body. Mulled wine with pomegranate juice will not only warm you on cold evenings, but also heal your body. For a simple non-alcoholic pomegranate mulled wine you will need:

• 2 large grenades;
• 1 orange;
• 1 cinnamon stick;
• 3 carnation buds;
• 3 teaspoons of honey;
• zest of half an orange;
• a pinch of grated nutmeg on the tip of a knife

1. Peel the pomegranate and boil its rind in 1 liter of water for 10 minutes. Squeeze the juice out of the pomegranate pulp, add to the broth, put the spices, zest and orange slices in the same place.

   

   For pomegranate mulled wine, you will need both the peel and the pulp of the fruit

2. Bring mulled wine to 60 degrees over low heat, then remove it from heat, strain and dissolve honey in liquid.

3. Serve the drink in preheated glasses to help it cool down more slowly.

   

   Dissolve some honey or sugar in mulled wine before serving

You can make another kind of pomegranate mulled wine with a spicy taste. It will require:

• 1 liter of pomegranate juice;
• 1 glass of water;
• 1 mandarin;
• 2 cinnamon sticks;
• 3 carnation buds;
• 3 tablespoons of honey;
• 5 grains of cardamom;
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• 1 pinch of grated nutmeg

1. Put all the spices in a deep container, mix them and pour 1 cup boiling water over. Cover tightly with something and let it brew for an hour, then strain.

   

   Mix all the spices, pour boiling water over them and let the mixture brew

2. Pour the pomegranate juice into a saucepan, add the chopped mandarin wedges and add the spice infusion.
3. Bring the drink to a temperature of 70 degrees over low heat, stirring constantly, dissolve the honey in it, then remove the drink from the stove, strain and serve.

Video recipe for pomegranate juice drink

Cherry juice drink

Everyone loves the bright taste of cherries, and the rich ruby color of its juice can warm you no worse than the fire in the fireplace! Be sure to prepare cherry juice mulled wine.

For it you will need:

• 800 ml of cherry juice;
• 3 teaspoons of honey;
• 10 g fresh ginger;
• 32 star anise stars;
• 4 clove buds;
• 2 cinnamon sticks;
• ½ orange zest, finely chopped.

1. Pour cherry juice into a saucepan with thick walls, put on low heat and heat, not boiling.

   

   Pour the cherry juice into a saucepan and heat over low heat

2. Prepare all seasonings, peel and chop the ginger, grate the orange zest. Pour all the ingredients into the cherry juice, cover the pan and leave for 15 minutes for the mulled wine to brew well.

   

   Add zest and spices to the juice

3. After that, it remains only to strain the drink and pour it into glasses. Enjoy!

   

   Strain the finished mulled wine so that the spices do not interfere with enjoying the taste

From cranberry juice

Some people compare this mulled wine with an old Russian sbitn. I do not argue, the taste and effects on the body are a bit similar. But unlike sbitn, which will take you a whole day and many specific products, mulled wine will require about half an hour of time and seasonings that are already familiar to us.

You will need:

• 2 cups fresh cranberries
• ½ lemon;
• 3 tablespoons of honey;
• 2 cinnamon sticks;
• 5 carnation buds;
• 1 slice of fresh ginger root
• juice and zest of ½ orange.

1. Wash the cranberries, place them in a tall saucepan, and crush with any kind of press, such as a potato pusher. Pour 1 liter of hot water, but not boiling water. Place the saucepan with the contents on low heat. Add the remaining ingredients in turn.

   

   Rinse the cranberries well and mash them

2. Heat mulled wine, stirring constantly. Do not forget that boiling should never be allowed. It takes 10 minutes for the liquid to heat up to the desired temperature. Remove the pot from the stove, cover, wrap with a towel and leave for another 5-10 minutes.

   

   After adding all the food and seasonings, heat the drink without bringing to a boil

3. Strain ready-made mulled wine to remove tough particles of fruit and spices. Add honey to the drink, pour into glasses and treat guests.

   

   Serve mulled wine in tall glasses

Video recipe for non-alcoholic mulled wine made from cranberry juice

Tea mulled wine

Try to combine your favorite tea with mulled wine. This drink will really warm and invigorate in the cold!

You will need:

• 1 liter of strong tea;
• 300 ml of grape juice;
• 300 ml of clear apple juice;
• 200 ml of sugar or honey;
• 5 g of ginger root;
• 1 cinnamon stick;
• 4 carnation buds.

1. Brew a strong tea in the same way as you would normally. Be sure to strain so that there are no floating tea leaves in the liquid.

   

   Brew tea the way you usually do

2. Combine juices, spices and sugar in a deep enamel bowl. Pour over everything with strong tea leaves, mix very well.

   

   Mix juices and tea leaves, add spices and heat to the required temperature

3. Cover and place on low heat. Heat without boiling.

4. Serve mulled wine with your favorite treats.

   

   mulled wine goes well with any sweets

Tea making video

On hibiscus

As you know, hibiscus is not only tasty, but also a very healthy drink, which is recommended for the treatment and prevention of colds, and for improving metabolism. Sudanese rose helps with weight loss. Did you know that it is considered an aphrodisiac? It is simply a sin not to take advantage of this opportunity - to cook hot and tart mulled wine from hibiscus for a loved one.

Hibiscus mulled wine can even serve as an aphrodisiac

You will need:

• 750 ml of water;
• 10-12 hibiscus inflorescences;
• 5-7 slices of ginger root;
• 5 carnation buds;
• 1 cinnamon stick (or half a teaspoon if ground)
• 3 tablespoons of honey.

1. Prepare cinnamon, hibiscus and cloves so that you have them on hand when you need them.

   

   Prepare hibiscus and spices

2. Rinse a piece of ginger thoroughly and cut into thin slices.

   

   Chop the ginger root

3. Put ginger in a bowl with spices, pour boiling water over it. Let the workpiece sit for half an hour. And if time permits, then a whole hour, you can even wrap the dishes with a towel.

   

   Insist spiced hibiscus in hot water

4. Strain the infusion through cheesecloth or a strainer to keep any hard particles away from the liquid. Add honey to the drink. It can be more or less than indicated in the list of ingredients - it depends on how much you like sweets.

   

   Dissolve honey in the finished strained mulled wine

That's all, the mulled wine on the hibiscus is ready. Feel free to drink it, even if you are driving soon, and treat your kids to a delicious drink.

Non-alcoholic mulled wine in a slow cooker

Our irreplaceable assistant will be able to make mulled wine even brighter and richer.

Clever multicooker will help you even in the preparation of mulled wine

You will need:

• 1 glass of water;
• 3 glasses of grape juice;
• ½ medium apple;
• 2 tablespoons of grated lemon zest;
• 1 cinnamon stick;
• 6 carnation buds;
• 4 allspice peas;
• 1 pinch of cardamom
• 1 pinch of ginger;
• 2 tablespoons of raisins;
• 3 tablespoons of sugar (if the juice is unsweetened).

1. Pour water and grape juice into the multicooker bowl. The ideal temperature for preparing mulled wine in this device is 80 degrees. Expose it and turn on the "Manual" program for 30 minutes.

   

   Put all the ingredients for mulled wine in the multicooker bowl

2. Add in strict order: orange and lemon zest, apples cut into small pieces, raisins, allspice peas, cinnamon, cloves, chopped ginger, cardamom. Close the lid of the multicooker and wait for the signal to finish cooking.

   

   Strain the prepared mulled wine and serve.

3. Now you can pour mulled wine into glasses and enjoy the taste.

Video about preparing a drink in a multicooker

Our recipes are just the basis for a flight of imagination. We hope we have helped you open up new horizons for your culinary possibilities. Please tell us in the comments how you prepare non-alcoholic mulled wine, what juices you prefer to use. Bon Appetit!