MULLED APPLE MOCKTAIL
Looking for a warming Christmas tipple without the booze? Then this simple spiced mocktail is for you!
Perfect way to warm-up after a winter walk or make a big batch before your friends arrive. Your home will smell amazing and your guests will love it!
Plus you can cook-along live with Evelyn to created this recipe as part of our 2021 ‘12 days of Wellness’ series on the on-demand library.
Servings: 2
Time to create: 20 minutes
Ingredients
250ml good quality apple juice
50ml non-alcoholic gin (Seedlip Spice 94)
2 unwaxed oranges
2 cinnamon sticks
Whole cloves
Fresh ginger (3-4 thin slices)
Nutmeg (for dusting)
Splash of maple syrup or honey for sweetness
Method
Pour the apple juice into a non-stick pan and add 50ml of the non-alcoholic gin.
Cut one of the oranges into quarters, and press 3 cloves into the skin of each of the quarters (evenly spaced). You may need to create little holes with a knife to pierce the orange skin. Add the orange quarters to the pan.
Cut a couple of thin slices of the ginger (leaving the skin on) and add to the pan along with the cinnamon sticks (cut into 2).
Add a splash of maple syrup, before putting your pan onto the stove over a low heat. You want to bring it to a gentle simmer for approximately 10-15 minutes.
Whilst it is heating prepare the garnish. Using the remaining orange, cut two slices. Add cloves to the skin and slice half way up the segment so that the orange will nicely sit on the glass.
Take the mocktail off the heat and using a sieve remove the orange, cinnamon and ginger from the liquid.
Decant the remaining liquid into 2 glasses and add your garnish. Add a light dusting of nutmeg.
Enjoy!
Top tip: If you don’t have any non-alcoholic gin then don’t worry this still makes a really lovely warming mulled apple drink without it!
