Mulled Wine / Gluhwein

Mulled "wine" / gluhwein

Makes about 5 servings.

400ml water
200g berries of choice (cranberries, cherries, blackcurrants, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, lingonberries) OR 200ml unsweetened un-diluted berry juice
peel (not the pith!) of 1 clementines or 1/2 large orange
50 g xylitol OR erythritol
6 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
2 star anise
(optional) 1/2 tsp. molasses (for flavor)
20g fresh ginger
5 cardamom pods
400ml of strong low-carb liquor of choice (rum, bourbon, whisky, vodka, etc.)
(optional) a handful of almonds

Add all ingredients, except the alcohol and almonds, into a pot and bring to a gentle simmer with the lid on.

Add 200ml of alcohol, then re-close the lid and let mull at very low heat for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Once all the spices and flavours have had enough time to meld together, add the rest of the alcohol and stir well.

Add a few drops of stevia if not sweet enough for your palate, then strain out the solids and serve the mulled “wine” hot.

It you’d like, serve with a few almonds added to each glass.

Nutrition Info:

Note: this was calculated using MyFitnessPall so it's not 100% accurate, also the dietary fiber (especially important for sugar-alcohols) has NOT been subtracted from the carb count of the cranberries, meaning the NET CARBS are less than the carbs listed.

net carbs = total carbs - dietary fiber (dietary fiber makes up half of most sugar-alcohol carbs, and most of coconut flour carbs)

the sugar in this recipe comes mostly from the berries. feel free to use less if you don't mind a lighter flavor.