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Authentic Glühwein Recipe Germany, Europe
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wine
Glühwein can be made with both white and red wine. When choosing wine, your best bet is a wine that's in the mid-range regarding price. It would be a waste to use an expensive one to make glühwein, but your glühwein would not taste so good if you decide to go with a cheap one. When talking specifically about red wine, choose one low in tannins and acidity and not aged in wooden barrels. White wines ... Read more -
heating wine
When heating wine, never bring it to a boil because once the wine is at that point, the alcohol evaporates, and the wine turns darker and bitter. Also, boiling wine releases carcinogenic substances. So, to prevent this from happening, do not heat wine over 78°C/172°F. -
spices
There are not fixed rules when it comes to what spices one can use to make glühwein. However, traditionally, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, and cardamom are most commonly used. Apart from those, vanilla, juniper berries, nutmeg, and ginger are also commonly found in glühwein recipes. -
alcohol-free glühwein
If desired, you can make glühwein that's alcohol-free. Instead of wine, opt for juice, whether apple, grape, orange, or cherry one; the choice is yours. Also, either black or fruit tea is a good alternative to wine. -
sweeteners
You can choose different sweeteners depending on taste, either sugar, honey, agave syrup, or fruit juices. You can even sweeten it with jam, which will give the wine a bit of tartness as well, depending on the choice of marmalade. -
fruit
Glühwein can also include fruit, most commonly citrus fruit either pieces, juice, or peel. Besides citrus fruit, you can also add berries, apples, and pears. -
equipment
To be safe, always use stainless steel pots, pans, and utensils, for making glühwein. Using copper, aluminum, brass, or tin containers and ladles is not advised because they release harmful substances into the drink. -
how to recognize poor-quality glühwein
If the glühwein is sticky, it probably has lots of added sugar and spices, which mask the poor quality of the wine. Also, if the glühwein is brown, it means it was cooked for longer than necessary.
Recipe variations
Alcohol-Free Glühwein
PREP 15min
COOK 15min
RESTING 1h
READY IN 1h 30min
This recipe teaches you how to make an alcohol-free glühwein.
Ingredients
1 L (4 cups) grape or apple juice
1 organic orange
2 cinnamon sticks
2 cloves
a little lemon or lime juice
1 organic apple
GARNISH
1 organic orange, cut into slices, and a few cinnamon sticks
Preparation
Step 1/4
Cut the orange into slices. Core the apple and cut into slices.
Step 2/4
Heat the grape or apple juice but do not boil.
Step 3/4
Add the rest of the ingredients to the hot juice. Let the fruit and the spices macerate in the juice for about an hour.
Step 4/4
Serve hot and don't remember to strain the juice before. Garnish each cup with an orange slice and cinnamon stick.
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