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Gluehwein (German Mulled Wine)

Name: Gluehwein (German Mulled Wine)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 gallon red wine; 8 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks; 12 whole cloves; ¾ cup white sugar; ½ cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice; 1 orange, sliced into rounds

Rating: 4.58 stars

31 Ratings
20 Reviews
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This tasty mulled-wine is a German Christmas specialty. It is the signature drink at Christmas markets across Germany and it warms you from the inside out!

By Eurocook

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Recipe Summary

prep:

10 mins

cook:

1 hr

total:

1 hr 10 mins

Servings:

Yield:

4 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 4 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 gallon red wine
8 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks
12 whole cloves
¾ cup white sugar
½ cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1 orange, sliced into rounds

Directions

Step 1

Pour the wine into a large pot and set over medium heat. Let it warm up until steam rises from the surface, but do not allow it to boil. Add the cinnamon sticks, cloves, lemon juice and sugar, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Float the orange slices on the surface. Warm over medium heat for another 5 minutes, being careful not to let it come to a boil. Remove from the heat and let stand for 1 hour.

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Step 2

Pour through a colander to remove to oranges and spices. Serve hot, or refrigerate and reheat gently just before serving in mugs.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

1020 calories; protein 1.1g; carbohydrates 72.6g; fat 0.1g; cholesterol 0mg; sodium 41mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (20)

Most helpful positive review

erinjanice

01/07/2010

we quartered this recipe (just used one bottle of wine) and it tasted amazing! my husband swears it's just like he remembers from his childhood in Germany (he says he just got little tastes... :P) Read More

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(18)

Most helpful critical review

FireGuysWife

07/01/2011

Good place to start but in my opinion there's room for improvement. Gluewein is tough to nail down as tastes can differ between regions. This recipe is still worth trying for sure.:) Read More

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(5)

31 Ratings

5 star values: 22
4 star values: 5
3 star values: 4
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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erinjanice

01/06/2010

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(18)

Nathan S. Dean

09/30/2009

Great! I suggest a crockpot to house everything when serving fresh. You can set it out and keep it hot. Great for those cold winter days.:) Read More

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(14)

Mary Taylor Dantzler

12/23/2010

Loved it! Will be making it again. I put all ingredients in the crock pot and it worked great. Thanks so much for the recipe! Read More

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(10)

03/02/2010

I lived in Germany for 22 years and Glühwein is definitely one of my favorite things.... I used to add a shot of ameretto to mine. Read More

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(8)

Tammy D

12/22/2009

This was a hit at our holiday party. I cut the oranges in to halves and pushed cloves in to the skin and left them floating in the wine as a garnish. A word of warning it can sneak up on you! Read More

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(8)

AUDY

01/26/2008

I made this recipe for a shower and it turned out wonderfully! I've made Mulled Wine before but lost the recipe and this was the closest I could find (as memory serves). I doubled the recipe and served in glass "Irish Coffee" mugs. It looked smelled and tasted great! Thanks! Read More

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(5)

FireGuysWife

07/01/2011

Good place to start but in my opinion there's room for improvement. Gluewein is tough to nail down as tastes can differ between regions. This recipe is still worth trying for sure.:) Read More

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(5)

Brigette

02/13/2009

This is heaven! Read More

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(4)

bsears

12/17/2011

Yum this was a hit at our holiday party! I recommend making 2x more than you think you'll need.;) Read More

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(4)

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we quartered this recipe (just used one bottle of wine) and it tasted amazing! my husband swears it's just like he remembers from his childhood in Germany (he says he just got little tastes... :P)

Great! I suggest a crockpot to house everything when serving fresh. You can set it out and keep it hot. Great for those cold winter days.:)

Loved it! Will be making it again. I put all ingredients in the crock pot and it worked great. Thanks so much for the recipe!

I lived in Germany for 22 years and Glühwein is definitely one of my favorite things.... I used to add a shot of ameretto to mine.

This was a hit at our holiday party. I cut the oranges in to halves and pushed cloves in to the skin and left them floating in the wine as a garnish. A word of warning it can sneak up on you!

Good place to start but in my opinion there's room for improvement. Gluewein is tough to nail down as tastes can differ between regions. This recipe is still worth trying for sure.:)

This is heaven!

Yum this was a hit at our holiday party! I recommend making 2x more than you think you'll need.;)

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