NON ALCOHOLIC MULLED WINE
Mulled wine is a beautifully warm and winter spiced drink that is perfect to enjoy during the colder months. This non-alcoholic version can be enjoyed by the whole family in the run up to the Frestive Season, and it’s sure to delight young and old.
Warming tastes of vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, aniseed and orange are all found in mulled wine, which is usually made with red wine, but you won’t miss out on any of them when you make this alcohol free drink. Chai tea, cranberry and pomegranate juice give a fruity and deep flavour and colour to my mulled (no) wine as I like to call it.
You can enjoy this drink right after making it, or you can store it in glass bottles in the fridge - it will last for a good week. Just heat it up slightly again before you drink it. Always make sure you are not actually boiling the liquids as that could destroy some of the flavours.
Non-Alcoholic Mulled Wine
Ingredients
- 4 chai tea bags or 2 tbsp loose chai tea
- 1l water
- 500ml cranberry juice drink (see notes)
- 500ml pomegranate juice
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 10 whole cloves
- 3 star anise
- 1 medium orange, sliced
Instructions
- Boil the water.
- Pour the boiling water over the chai tea bags (or loose tea) in a large pot and let steep for 10 minutes. After this time, remove tea bags or strain tea leaves.
- Add all the other ingredients and heat it lightly (without letting it come to a boil) for about 15 minutes.
- Strain through a filter and ladle into heatproof glasses. Serve with extra orange slices.
- See notes below for storage.
Notes:
- The recipe uses cranberry juice drink, which has added sweetener. If you are using concentrated cranberry juice you may have to add extra sugar and adjust sweetness according to personal taste.
- You can also make it ahead for the next day: leave it to stand with the spices and orange slices. Then the next day, strain and serve with fresh orange slices.
- If using it a few days later and for leftovers, let it cool down and then strain into bottles. Store in the fridge and heat up when required.
- Mulled (no) wine can also be prepared in a slow cooker if you own one.