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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This makes mulled wine so easy and it's a great gift to put under the Christmas tree! Ingredients:
250 g golden caster sugar |
3 cinnamon sticks |
12 juniper berries |
6 -9 whole cloves |
3/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg |
2 tablespoons grand marnier |
Directions:
1. Put all the ingredients into a large pan with 900ml or 1 1/2 pints of water.
2. Heat the mixture very gently to dissolve the sugar slowly, then boil for five minutes.
3. Leave to cool in the pan.
4. Sterilise a funnel by pouring boiling water over it, then use to divide the mulling syrup among three sterilised bottles (300ml or 10 fl oz each).
5. Divide the cinnamon sticks and juniper berries among the bottles.
6. Seal and store for up to two months.
7. When ready to serve, pour the syrup into a pan, add three slices each of orange and lemon, plus a bottle of medium red wine.
8. Warm through.
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