Mulled wine with cinnamon, a recipe with a photo

What could be better than a glass of warm fragrant mulled wine in the company of friends after a merry ski trip? Mulled wine is not only a delicious and aromatic drink, but also thanks to the spices that make up it, an excellent remedy for the prevention of colds. Do you want to learn how to cook mulled wine yourself? Then be sure to read our article and learn a lot of interesting home recipes of this amazing winter drink.

Mulled wine recipe with cinnamon

Cinnamon is a unique spice that is famous for its useful properties. It stimulates metabolism, helps burn fat, lowers cholesterol and increases immunity. And in combination with hot wine, cinnamon is perfectly absorbed by the body - that's why it is simply indispensable for spices for mulled wine.
To make mulled wine with cinnamon you will need:

• red wine 750 ml
• cinnamon sticks - 3-4 pcs.
• cloves - 3-4 pieces
• cognac - 3 tbsp. l.
• vanilla sugar - 1 sachet
• lemon - 3-4 wedges

Cooking method

1. Pour the wine into a saucepan and put on a slow fire.
2. Add all the ingredients to the wine and mix well.
3. As soon as steam goes, remove the wine from the fire and, with a lid, let the mulled wine stand for a couple of minutes.
4. Serve mulled wine hot, additionally decorating the wine with cinnamon sticks and lemon.

Mulled wine recipe with orange and cinnamon

For this recipe you will need:

• red wine 750 ml
• orange - 1 pc
• orange liqueur - 5 tbsp. l.
• cinnamon - 2-3 sticks
• Grated nutmeg - 1 pinch
• badyan stars - 2-3 pcs.

Cooking method

1. Pour the wine into a saucepan and put it on a slow fire.
2. As soon as the wine starts to heat, add a liqueur and slices of half an orange.
3. In a minute, add the spices. When the steam starts to rise - remove the pan from the fire.
4. Let the mulled wine steep for 5 minutes under the lid and serve with slices of orange.

Recipe mulled wine with cinnamon and honey

Honey mulled wine is considered to be the most useful kind of this hot drink. The secret of its medicinal and preventive properties lies in the content of a large amount of natural honey. Thanks to honey, mulled wine turns from a simple warming drink into a real anti-cold remedy, which has a mild taste and surprising aroma.
To make honey mulled wine you will need:

• red wine - 500 ml
• natural honey - 3/4 cup
• water - 3/4 cup
• cinnamon - 2-3 sticks
• black pepper - 1 pinch
• badyan stars - 2-3 pcs.

Cooking method

1. Pour the wine into the saucepan and put on a small fire.
2. Honey is diluted with water at room temperature and mix well.
3. With a thin trickle, pour the honey drink into the wine, stirring constantly.
4. Add spices to the mulled wine.
5. As soon as the wine warms up and steam comes - remove the mulled wine from the fire.
6. Cover and let wine steep for 5 minutes. Serve warm, decorating cinnamon sticks.