Mulled wine is the Christmas party drink - which is why we've found the ultimate natural mulled wine recipe. A little less guilt-inducing than traditional mulled wine, but still delicious and fabulously festive!
Ingredients
- 3 oranges
- Peel from 1 lemon, cut into strips
- Peel from 1 lime, cut into strips
- 2tbsp honey
- 3 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp grated nutmeg
- 1 vanilla pod, cut in half and deseeded
- 2 star anise
- 2 x 750ml bottles of natural red wine
Method
- First, juice the orange and cut its peel into slices
- Add the citrus peel, honey, cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and nutmeg in a large saucepan
- Add the vanilla pod and orange juice, then pour in some of the wine - enough to cover the ingredients
- Add the star anise and the remainder of the red wine
- Increase the heat to make sure the mulled wine is warmed through. This should take 3-4 minutes. Then serve!