Traditional mulled red wine
Red wine is known for its healthy properties, especially for gut, heart and blood pressure health.
The classic recipe is that you almost boil the wine, mix it with cinnamon and oranges and apples and whatever other tasty stuff. The internet is full of mulled (boiled) red wine recipes, each tastier than the others. But which one of them is the healthiest? Well, none of them.
The best way to preserve ALL the healthy properties of the red wine is NOT to make it hotter than 60°C (140°F). This is the main problem with the mulled red wine. People heat it really strong, some even boil it – thus destroying the healthy properties of the red wine.
Also, sugar is very bad for healthy, so we will replace sugar with honey, but always keep in mind that high temperatures destroy the honey.
The recipe for the healthiest mulled red wine
For 1 cup of final product you will have to go through the following steps:
Step 1
Measure 1/2 cup of water, add in this water a few cloves (3 or 4) and half teaspoon of cinnamon (I actually prefer the powder because you get to eat it, which is healthier than just to taste a little bit from a stick) and BOIL this mixture.
Pay attention to the recipient in which you boil the mixture. The second it stars to boil, it swells up and you have to switch off the flame, otherwise you will make a mess.
Step 2
Add in this mixture 1/2 cup of room temperature red wine, then mix it a little bit. The whole mixture will now have a temperature around 50°C (122°F).
Step 3
Add a teaspoon of honey.
Since our final mixture has only 50°C (122°F) temperature, it is safe now to mix it with honey.
Now you can drink it. It tastes really good and is good for your health.
Why is this better than the classic mulled red wine?
- Since we haven’t boiled the wine, it now has its all properties intact.
- We replaced sugar with honey and we also didn’t destroy it with heat.
- The infused cloves with cinnamon are extremely healthy, they are particularly good to boost your immune system.
Is it safe to drink it daily?
Yes, it is. Especially since it is not an extremely alcoholic beverage.
You can also add at the final step other ingredients, such as oranges or anise or whatever you like.
Winter tastes much better with mulled red wine, even better when it is extremely healthy.
