Mulled Mandarin Juice
Easy to make from scratch warm autumn mulled mandarin juice!
I really hope y’all love mandarins as much as I do. They’ve been my main food these days. A nasty cold decided to haunt me, but I was prepared…
With tons of mandarins. I mean I probably ate a few kilos of them. And I’m not exaggerating at all! I’m feeling much better now and ready to bring you another awesome recipe.
Inspired by mulled wine and apple cider, I decided to give warm drinks a little twist. I’ve added mandarins to those two drinks before, but never tried cooking mandarin juice on its own. And man, I’m sorry I didn’t!!
Don’t get me wrong, I love mulled apple cider, but it needs lots of lemon to reduce the sweetness. Well, not mandarins. Especially the sour ones. Which are my favorites, btw 🙂 There’s just a little honey or any other sweetness necessary in this recipe, or if you prefer sour drinks like me, you can omit that.
Now that we got this straight, let’s talk spices.
Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, peppercorn and star anis. That’s what I used. It’s basically what I usually used in mulled drinks, sometimes I play with flavors and add someting new, but being ill and all, I wished for something very homey and familiar. Something to make me feel like a little baby 😀
And it made me so happy I just had to share this recipe with you. I have a feeling mulled mandarin juice is gonna be my everyday drink now. Since being pregnant means, I have to be careful with what kinds of teas I drink, I was also out of warm drink options. This will be perfect to spice things up.
A little secret. I have a feeling rum would go awesomely with mulled mandarin juice, so if you can drink alcohol, try adding it after cooking. And let me know how it was 😛
I want to hear everything about your other favorite winter drinks in the comments below.
And if you want to boost your immunity, so you don’t get a cold like I did, try some Immune-Boosting Elderflower Turmeric Tea.
MULLED MANDARIN JUICE
Ingredients
- 600 ml 3 cups freshly squeezed mandarin juice (from about 1 kg of mandarins)
- 600 ml 3 cups water
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 10 cloves
- 4 slices of ginger
- 10 peppercorns
- 2 star anises
- 1-2 TBSP honey or another sweetener optional
Instructions
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Add all ingredients to a pot and place over high heat. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to low heat. Cook for 20 minutes.
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Remove from heat and serve hot.
This mulled mandarin juice sounds (and looks!) SO unbelievably tasty. What a perfect chilly weather treat
Hey, thanks so much!! I’m all about simple warm drinks this winter…we’re having the coldest weather 🙂
Your photos are absolutely stunning! I love the idea of mulled mandarin juice! It must be delicious! Thanks for this great idea for Christmas. We will have to add it to our Christmas menu… Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays to you too! Let me know what you thought of it if you give it a go 😀
Hi! I am glad that I found you on Blog+Biz BFFs. You have such a beautiful blog and delicious recipes. Going to try a bunch!
Hi!! So awesome to meet you too 😀 If you do try something, I’ll be happy to hear how you liked it.
Visiting from Paula’s No Rules Weekend Blog Party, this beverage looks delicious! I love almost anything citrus flavored, especially oranges and mandarins. Definitely pinning for later, thanks for sharing!
Hi, Erica! Nice to have you here 🙂 I’m also loving most of the things with citruses, they make food fresh and exciting. Thanks for sharing!
Wow…It look amazing and very good. Attractive images as well 🙂
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What an amazing drink! I love mandarins and all hot mulled drinks. I will definetely give this a try!
How great!! It’s really super easy. I hope you enjoy it 🙂