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Gluhwein

Name: Gluhwein
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 8-10
Ingredients: 1 orange halved and sliced; 1 bottle red wine; 200g caster sugar; 5 cloves; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 star anise; 3 slices fresh ginger (peeled); 150ml brandy rum, amaretto or schnapps

Cassie Best

A star rating of 3.5 out of 5.14 ratingsRate

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Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:5 mins
- Cook:15 mins
Easy
Serves 8-10

Fill your kitchen with the delicious scent of red wine, brandy, orange and spices in gluhwein. It's the perfect grown-up drink to help you warm up on wintery days

Gluten-free

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The perfect finish for a successful dinner party

1 orange
halved and sliced
1 bottle red wine
200g caster sugar
5 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
2 star anise
3 slices fresh ginger
(peeled)
150ml brandy
rum, amaretto or schnapps

Nutrition: Per serving (10)

kcal176
fat0.1g
saturates0g
carbs21g
sugars21g
fibre0.1g
protein0.2g
salt0.02g

Method

step 1
Put the orange slices, wine, sugar, cloves, cinnamon, star anise and ginger in a large pan. Warm gently for 10-15 mins, being careful not to let the mixture boil. Add the alcohol, pour into glasses and serve warm.

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A star rating of 3.5 out of 5.14 ratings

MissNLK

2 months ago

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Start with a quarter of the recommended amount of sugar. I tried half and still found it too sweet to drink. I don't know how this recipe got 4 stars with such a big mistake.

roal190302966

3 months ago

In german/ austrian websites you will usually find Glühwein recipes with 50 g - 70 g sugar per 1 liter of wine. 200 g sugar per 0.75 Liter of wine ist too much by far!

carolelesleymiles

3 months ago

Agreed. Half the sugar if not even less. Nice with rum as the optional alcohol addition.

julie_mays100

4 months ago

We liked this but did reduce the sugar to about 100g. The only problem was that it ran out too fast! I would say the quantities in the recipe serve 4-5 and for my batch at least, everyone wanted more.

ginabee

1 year ago

I think there is a typo in the recipe. 200g is way too much sugar. I think it should be 20g. Please check and amend as I see wasted a perfectly good bottle of red wine. It was undrinkable.