Warm Gluhwein Recipe for Cold Winter's Nights

There is nothing better than a warm glass of gluhwein to help you get rid of the winter blues. Today is a typical winter's day in Cape Town which makes me long for a cozy fireplace, a glass of gluhwein and my husband to cuddle with. In the spirit of winter I decided to find us a tasty recipe.

Recipe 1 – GLÜHWEIN

750ml red wine
2/3 cup of sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
5 cloves
1 big bay leaf
1 sliced up lemon
1 sliced up orange
2 cardamom pods
1 Vanilla pod

Just mix it all together in a pot and mull it over medium heat for about and hour or so.Do not let the concoction come to a boil.

Recipe 2 – GLÜHWEIN with a South African twist

2 Rooibos tea bags
500ml Boiling Water
125ml sugar
1 orange peel
2 cinnamon sticks
10ml crushed cloves
1 bottle red wine (750ml)

Make strong rooibos tea with the bags and boiling water.

Add the sugar, orange peel, cinnamon, cloves and red wine and let it simmer slowly for 20 minutes. Remove the teabags, cinnamon & orange peel and serve warm.

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