Mary Berry's mulled wine

The smell of Mary Berry's super-easy and delicious mulled wine recipe is enough to make the home feel Christmassy and festive - keep a pot of this on hand for guests.

By Mary Berry

From Mary Berry's Absolute Christmas Favourites

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Preparation time

less than 30 mins

Cooking time

30 mins to 1 hour

Serves

Serves 12

Dietary

 

Vegetarian

Ingredients

• 1 large orange
• 3 lemons
• 12 cloves
• 2 satsumas or clementines
• 2 x 750ml bottles red wine
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 150g/5½oz caster sugar (optional)
• brandy, to taste (optional)

Method

1. Carefully peel the zest very thinly from the orange and lemons using a vegetable peeler. Squeeze out the juice and reserve.
2. Stick the cloves into the satsumas.
3. Pour the wine, 1.2 litres/2 pints of cold water, and the citrus peel and juices into a large, heavy-based saucepan. Add the clove-studded satsumas and cinnamon sticks. Bring the mixture just to the boil, then reduce the heat until the mixture is simmering, cover the pan with the lid, and continue to simmer for about 1 hour. Stir in the sugar gradually during cooking, until the mulled wine is sweetened to your liking (you may not need all of the sugar).
4. Strain the mulled wine and serve hot in cups.