Christmas doesn't have to be without mulled wine: this is how the cult drink can also be enjoyed at home

Christmas is within reach and it's slowly getting colder outside.

With this recipe you can easily cook mulled wine yourself. 

• At

  Christmas

  they are suitable

  DIY

  -

  recipes

  as a

  gift

  .

• You can also get

  warm

  through the

  winter

  without alcohol with a

  DIY mulled wine

  .

• Öko-Test * has also published

  recipes

  and

  tips

  , important here: just heat the mulled wine, don't

  boil it

  .

Kassel - A

at the

is a

tradition

for many in the period before

.

But due to

, many Christmas markets have been canceled this year.

With these

you can easily

the cult drink yourself

and enjoy mulled wine without the Christmas market.

Cooking DIY mulled wine: personal gifts for Christmas

But not only for

-compliant enjoyment is the

-

best suited.

The

mulled wine is also ideal

as a personal

for

or the next birthday.

DIY- Do It Yourself

The term DIY stands for Do it Yourself.

Translated it means "do it yourself".

The DIY movement started in the middle of the last century.

At that time still a name for a niche scene, the term DIY is widespread today.

Editor's tip: Mulled wine is best served in the right bottle.

A stylish glass bottle with a swing top (promotional link) or even a stone bottle can be purchased in the craft shop or on the

.

If you want to give the whole

thing

the perfect crown, print your own

mulled wine label on self-printable sticker paper (promotional link).

The

home-made

best placed

under the

in a small wooden box decorated with hay (promotional link).

Cooking: The DIY mulled wine can be adapted to the respective needs

The homemade

allows

to enjoy it.

Because the

can be easily adapted to the individual needs of each person.

Cook your own mulled wine with this recipe

The consumer portal Öko-Test has summarized some recipes and tips.

Among other things, some points that

should be considered in general

when

:

• The

  wine

  should be chosen well: because it is the

  base

  and the main ingredient.

• The

  wine

  must not boil at any time

  during preparation

  .

• Citrus fruits

  should only be used in

  organic quality

  , as they are used with the peel (pesticide residues in conventional quality).

• Avoid

  steeping the

  spices for

  too long

  : Otherwise the taste will be bitter.

• Non-alcoholic variants are made with

  juice

  .

• It is sweetened at the very end.

Classic at Christmas: Cook mulled wine with just 5 ingredients

Mulled wine

is now available in a wide variety of designs.

The classic variant is probably the most common here.

To make the classic yourself (

), you only need these 5 ingredients:

• Red wine

  : One bottle - Pinot Noir is recommended

• One

  orange

  or

  lemon

  (organic quality) slices

• Sweeteners:

  sugar

  ,

  honey

  or

  agave syrup

  - 2 to 3 tablespoons

• Cloves

  : 3 pieces

• Ceylon

  cinnamon

  : two sticks

• The following ingredients can optionally be used: cardamom, vanilla pod, star anise, rum, orange juice (pressed)

Warm at Christmas: don't boil mulled wine, just warm it up

To get

through the

by

Christmas,

a classic

can be conjured up

from the above ingredients in just three steps

.

The

must be heated in a saucepan over medium heat.

Caution: He must never

.

# Mulled wine is the drink of the day.

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The

should be

added

while heating

.

The pot must then be removed from the stove and left for an hour.

Heat again before serving,

fill

into

through a sieve

and the warm enjoyment can begin.

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This year even without the Christmas market: mulled wine tastes good and keeps you warm - it's so easy to make the delicious drink yourself.

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DIY in alcohol-free: A pleasure in winter even without wine

Whether behind the wheel or for a healthy lifestyle: non-alcoholic

is not just for

.

The following ingredients are required for this:

• Juice

  : grapes or apple - 1 liter

• Lemon slices

  (organic quality)

  - 3 pieces

• A diced apple

  (organic quality)

• Ceylon

  -

  Cinnamon

  : A stick

• Cloves

  : two pieces

• Sweeteners: sugar, honey or

  agave syrup

• Optionally, the alcohol-free

  DIY mulled wine

  can be

  diluted with a little fruit tea

The alcohol-free

is prepared by heating

the juice with the

mentioned above

.

The degree of sweetness can be adjusted by adding fruit tea or sweeteners.

Similar to its alcoholic relative, the

should

about an hour and can also

.

White mulled wine instead of white Christmas: This is how winter gets warm even without red wine

Even those who don't like

can get

through the

.

Mulled wine can also be made with

.

The following

required for this:

• White wine:

  One bottle - Riesling is recommended here

• One orange

  (organic quality)

• One lemon

  (organic quality)

• Ceylon

  cinnamon

  : two sticks

• Star anise

  : 3 pieces

• Sweeteners: sugar, honey or

  agave syrup

DIY preparation: Preparation differs from the classic

The same only in white?

Far from it, the preparation of white

is very different from that of the classic.

For the white mulled wine, the peel of the two

must first be

rubbed.

After that,

and

should be

squeezed.

The

should be put

in a

with the

and the grated zest

.

Together with the

, everything should then be slowly warmed up.

Then let it steep for another hour and the white

is ready to

bring you warm through the winter.

If the mulled wine is to become

, you have to be careful with some ingredients.

, for example, is not always

because “non-vegan” additives are allowed in wine production.

Agave syrup should be used as a sweetener for a vegan mulled wine.

(luc)

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