Here are two simple festive drinks that you can serve hot or cold with/without alcohol just for you!
Zero Mulled wine
Ingredients
0.0 1 litreTinto de verano with or without lemon
3 cinnamon sticks (mine were from Lidl) or 5 shakes of cinnamon powder (available in most supermarkets)
3 cloves of star anise or half a tsp of chinese 5 spice (available from Asian supermarkets)
4 sprinkles/grates of nutmeg (available from most supermarkets)
1 orange cut into slices
1 lemon cut into slices.
Basically throw all the ingredients except a few slices of orange and lemon to use as a glass garnish into a heavy saucepan and simmer for about an hour.
Serve in a mug or tall glass with a slice of fruit and a cinnamon stick if you wish.
You could also add in other fruit juices to the mix e.g. orange, cranberry, apple if you wish.
Lemongrass Ginger Kick
Use like a cordial and serve hot or cold with hot water or cold still or sparkling water.
Ingredients
6 stalks of fresh or frozen lemongrass (availalbe in asian supermarkets usually in the freezer)
Fistful of ginger
1 large lemon
2 spoons of honey or to taste
1 litre of water
Remove any rough outer parts of the lemongrass and chop whole stalk into rough pieces.
Peel and roughly chop the ginger.
Juice a big lemon without any pips.
Blend the lemongrass, ginger and lemon juice in a blender until it is finely chopped (don´t worry too much as we will be sieving it all later).
In a heavy saucepan place the ingredients in along with the water and honey (to taste) and stir until the frothy mixture is absorbed into the liquidand it is steaming.
Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
Once cooled, strain the liquid so all the remnants of ginger and lemongrass are left behind.
Store in a clean bottle in the fridge for up to a month.
To serve -experiment with your own taste, but use like a cordial with hot water or still or sparkling cold water. Add lemon to decorate and serve in a mug or special glass!
Lemongrass ginger blast is inspired by LowCarbLife.
What are your favourite festive drinks or winter warmers, we would love to hear from you – please comment below.
Em & Lou
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