Spiced wine

Spiced wine

A big pan of this warming punch is a great way to greet your guests and help them find their voices

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8 - 10

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Method

  1. Put the sugar, the orange zest, juice and chunks, cinnamon and nutmeg in a pan with 300ml/1⁄2pt water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 mins to infuse the spices, then add the wine and apple slices and bring to a simmer. Serve in heatproof glasses.
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Making it non-alcoholic

Replace the water with some tea (Ceylon is a good choice), simmer for 2-3 mins and you can replace the wine with red grape juice.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2005.

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  • 01 October 2009

    Steff85 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    made the non alcoholic version last year, lovely and warming :)

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8 - 10

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 100.0g light muscovado sugar
  • 2 oranges , zest pared, juice squeezed from one, the other cut into chunks
  • 2 cinnamon sticks , broken in half
  • little freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 x 75cl bottle light red wine
  • 1 apple , quartered, cored and thickly sliced
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