Mulled Wine Spice Gift Mix Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Zest and peel orange and lemon. Cut peels into thinnest strips possible. Distribute zest and peels evenly on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until zest and peels are dry, 60 to 75 minutes.
• Combine dried zest, dried peels, crushed cinnamon, allspice, cloves, cardamom and peppercorns in a large bowl.

Steps:

• Mix all of the ingredients and fill into a cleaned and sterilised jar (I used a small jam jar for this).
• Tie with a pretty ribbon and attach a gift tag with the following instructions:.
• Empty the contents of the wine bottle and of the spice mix jar into a pot. Heat on medium until nearly boiling, but DO NOT boil. Heat for 30 minutes, then strain the mulled wine and return it to the pot. Keep it warm if you want to serve it straight away, if not allow to cool and reheat when ready to use. You can also add some rum for a stronger version.

Steps:

• Put the red wine, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, lemon zest and sugar in a large pan. Cook on a low heat for 10 mins.
• Remove from the heat and cool, leaving to infuse for about 30 mins.
• To serve, heat without boiling, stir in the sloe gin (if using, see tip below) and pour into mugs or heatproof glasses.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first 6 ingredients. Place remaining spices on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose spices; tie securely with string. Place in pan., Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer gently, covered, 20 minutes. Transfer to a covered container; cool slightly. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., Strain wine mixture into a large saucepan, discarding fruit and spice bag; reheat. Serve warm. Garnish as desired.