Grog and mulled wine – spicy drinks, on the basis of alcohol which have many admirers. These drinks perfectly warm, give great mood. But what to do to those people who can't or don't want to take alcoholic drinks, but they like spiciness of a grog or mulled wine? It is possible to make nonalcoholic options of these drinks in house conditions. Besides recipes are very simple performed by.
The recipe of a nonalcoholic grog with berries
Preparation of this option of spicy drink will require such ingredients:
- berries of a wild strawberry, cherry and raspberry on 2 small spoons; it is possible to take the frozen berries;
- water for a basis – 2 glasses;
- flower honey – 2 dessertspoons;
- sugar to taste;
- scalded black tea without additives – 1-2 spoons;
- fresh apples – no more than 2 pieces;
- cinnamon – a teaspoon half;
- allspice – 1-2 small peas;
- carnation to taste;
- lemon – 2 large rings;
- cardamom and nutmeg for aroma – on one pinch.
Process of preparation looks includes the following steps:
- boil water, in passing to make black tea in separate capacity, allow it to infuse not less than 20 minutes;
- in the begun to boil water to pour in tea, to add some spice with spicery, including cardamom and nutmeg, sugar and honey; put on fire and allow to boil still a couple of minutes;
- after to pour out in the turning-out berry drink, the cut apples, lemon ringlets; leave to cook under a cover about 5 minutes; then to remove capacity with a grog from a plate, without removing a cover, to wrap up in a warm plaid and to leave for half an hour.
Ready drink before the use should be filtered well.
Nonalcoholic grog: classical recipe
For preparation will be required:
- ground ginger, cinnamon and carnation – on 2 small spoons;
- black tea without impurity – 3-4 dessertspoons;
- water for a basis – 4 glasses;
- flower honey – 2 tablespoons;
This house grog very simply is preparing: crush a lemon together with a dried peel, to add a lemon and other ingredients to a small saucepan, excluding honey so far, it is good to mix everything among themselves; put a saucepan on a plate, pour out in it water and it is good to boil; remove from fire, cover capacity with a cover and leave to pine, infuse for half an hour; after drink it is necessary to filter and pour on glasses, having added a little warmed up flower honey for sweet and more saturated taste.
How to make mulled wine on the basis of hibiscus tea
The following ingredients are necessary for this recipe:
- hibiscus tea – 2 big spoons;
- cardamom and carnation – on 4 pieces;
- ginger – 4-5 thin ringlets of a root;
- water – 2 full glasses;
- cinnamon – is enough one stick or 2-3 pinches;
- nutmeg – a pinch;
- flower natural honey or sugar to taste.
How to prepare:
- boil water; in passing to prepare all spices and hibiscus tea in separate ware, it is good them having mixed;
- in hot water to pour out spices with tea, to stir;
- close ware a cover and leave to be ready at least for an hour;
- it is good to filter, pour the turned-out nonalcoholic mulled wine on circles and to add honey or sugar.
The recipe of nonalcoholic mulled wine with cherry juice
Will be necessary:
- cinnamon and carnation – on 2 pieces;
- cherry juice – liter;
- orange juice – a glass;
- dried ginger – is enough one pinch;
- sugar or honey to taste; in this case it is recommended to replace usual granulated sugar with cane sugar with which the taste of drink will be brighter;
- segments of citrus fruit for a drink decor.
When all ingredients are picked up, it is possible to start preparation process. Cherry juice should be poured in suitable capacity, to put on a plate and to warm, but not to bring to full boiling. Later it is necessary to add all spices and also honey or sugar to hot juice. Properly to mix, cover, wrap up mix with a warm towel or a plaid and to leave to infuse for an hour. Then in the turned-out drink it is necessary to pour in orange juice. Now ready home-made mulled wine needs only to be poured on cups and to decorate with ringlets or segments of a citrus.