Mulled/cider wine recipes?

Question

Anyone have any interesting recipes?

I have a few bottles of merlot to use for it.

thanx!

Answer 1

Wine......

Ingredients
1 bottle red wine
60g/2oz demerara sugar
1 cinnamon stick
grated nutmeg
1 orange, halved
1 dried bay leaf
60ml/2fl oz sloe or damson gin (optional)

Method
1. Put the wine in a saucepan with the orange, sugar, bay leaf and the spices.
2. Heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Taste to see if you want the wine sweeter, and add more sugar to taste.
3. Off the heat, stir in the sloe or damson gin if you are using it.
4. Strain into heatproof glasses and serve at once.
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Cider..

Ingredients
1 litre/1 pint 15fl oz cider
60ml/2fl oz dark rum
250ml/9fl oz apple and ginger tea, from herbal teabag
40g/1½oz soft dark brown sugar
2 clementines
4 cloves
2 cardamom pods
2 sticks cinnamon
2 fresh bay leaves

Method
1. Pour the cider, rum and herbal tea into a wide saucepan. Add the sugar and place the saucepan over a low heat.
2. Slice the Clementine in half and stick a clove into each half. Add the Clementine to the pan.
3. Break the cinnamon sticks in half. Add the cinnamon, bay leaves and cardamom pods to the saucepan.
4. Heat the saucepan until the mixture is almost boiling. Turn down the heat once the pan is near to boiling.
5. To serve, ladle the mulled cider into heatproof glasses with handles.

Hope this helps

Answer 2

we just use warmed apple cider and we put it on the stove and keep it warm it is really good . that could be an alternative for ppl who dont drink . good luck and god bless.

Answer 3

check out allrecipes.com They have some great beverage recipes.