Most people think that the wine wine has to turn everything about alcohol. Red wine, sugar, cinnamon sticks and a whole load of alcohol that makes you warm but stunned. But what if you don’t drink? Or are you on keto? Or just try to keep it sugar -free without drinking something tasteless herb water?

This mocktail comes into play here. It has all the cozy mood, the same smell that reminds you of Christmas and block fires, but without the sugar, without the wine and definitely without the hangover.

This is really sweetened, properly seasoned and heats it from the inside to the outside, minus the headache.

Why bother to make this mocktail?

Look, maybe you cut sugar. Maybe you go keto. Maybe you just want to drink something nice if all other wine sip and pretend that you are a connoisseur. You don’t need alcohol to have an adult drink.

This mocktail gives you the same rich, warm, spiced kick – and you can drink it on a duty on a duty without regretting something the next day.

What if you are the one who is hosting? It looks chic, smells fantastic and makes them look as if they know what they are doing in the kitchen, even if they fly it.

What you need

You do not need a bartender toolkit or something strange from a grocery store that costs half of your salary check. Here is your basic shopping list:

Liquid basis:

• 1 bottle of unsweetened red grape juice (Search for 100% juice without added sugar)
• 1 cup of water (filtered when they are picky)
• Juice of 1 fresh lemon (Add a little bit and balance the sweetness)
• Half orange juice (Optional but real taste adds)

Sweetener:

• 2–3 tablespoons of erythritus, monk fruit sweetener or allulose (Independently of

Spices:

• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 5–6 whole cloves
• 2 stars anise pods
• 5–6 whole black peppercorns (Yes, trust me)
• 1 small piece of fresh ginger (Over thumb size, cut)
• A small strip of orange peel (Use a vegetable peeler)

Optional add-on (if you feel extra):

• A few dried hibiscus leaves for color
• A shot cranberry juice (no sugar added)
• One or two drops of vanilla extract

That’s it. Everything you can use in a short supermarket run.

Super simple Method for the production of keto-sugar-free mulled wine mocktail

If you can cook water, you can do it. This is how it works:

Step 1: Combine the liquids

Take a medium pot. Pour the grape juice, water, lemon juice and the small piece of orange juice. They strive for enough liquid to make about 4 Big Bugs worth. So if you feed a lot, double the batch.

Step 2: Add the sweetener

Throw your sweetener of your choice. Just go – you can add more and more later. Start with 2 tablespoons and stir it in. Let it dissolve.

Step 3: Add the spices

Now the funny part. Throw your cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anis, black peppercorns, ginger and orange peel. You don’t have to bind them into a cheese cloth or something – just throw them directly into the pot.

Step 4: heat it low and slow

Place the pot over medium heat and let it warm until it begins to dampen. Don’t let it cook – just a gentle cook. As soon as it is warm and you can smell the spices, lower the heat.

Leave it at least on low 20–30 minutes. The longer you can, the deeper the taste. You can even leave it for an hour if you are patient. From time to time stir and try. Add more sweeteners if necessary.

Step 5: load and serve

If you like it, take it out of the heat and strain the spices. Pour in cups. If you feel like it, let a cinnamon stick or a thin pane fall orange.

If you want to relax (hey, not everyone wants warm drinks), let it cool and pour it over ice. Still good. Still festive.

How does sugar -free mulled wine taste?

Warm, rich, seasoned and sweet, but not sick. It has the depth they would get from wine, but without the acid or alcoholic taste. The spices hit first. Ginger and pepper give it a little warmth, the cinnamon and the clove bring this cozy feeling, and the grape juice fills this red wine mood without ruining its macros.

It tastes in a mug after winter. But you can drink it in spring. Or if you are sick. Or after a long day just cold and tired.

Is this wine really keto?

Short answer: yes.

Long answer: As long as you stick to unsweetened grape juice (or exchange it with cranberry or tart cherry juice if you still want to use carbohydrates) and want to use keto-friendly sweeteners, you are golden. A portion has much less carbohydrates than the actual mulled wine – and no sugar.

Here is a rough collapse per cup:

• Carbohydrates: approx. 6–8 g (depending on your juice)
• Sugar: 0G added
• Alcohol: none
• Guilt: none either

Use it for …

Holiday dinner: Everyone else has wine, but they do it. Immediate cool points.

Dry January: Tired of sparkle water that pretends to be fun? Yes, me too.

Keto meal night: Combine it with a roast or some cheese and nuts.

Film evenings: Better than hot chocolate. I said there.

Gifts: Pour it into a masong glass, hit a bow, done. Much better than another candle.

Tips that help manufacture keto-sugar-free mulled wine motifs

• Don’t let it cook – Cooking kills the taste and tastes strange flat.
• Use entire spices – Floor spices turn the drink cloudy and gravel. Not cute.
• Set your taste – Too sharp? Add more sweeteners. Too sweet? Add a splash of lemon.
• Let it rest – If you do it and let it sit for a few hours (even overnight), the taste gets even better.
• Double the batch – You will want more than one cup.

Make it your own

You can mess this up in many ways:

• Use hibiscus If you want more look and a speech color.
• Add a few Cranberries or pomegranate seeds If you make it look pretty for guests.
• Complete the juice for cranberry or pomegranateJust go with you without sugar.
• Add a pinch of Cayenne If you are brave.
• Try it icy With a splash of soda water for a destroyed version.

At a moment I will never forget with mulled wine mocktail

I did this last winter when my friends came across a campfire. Half of them made keto. The other half pretended to be. Nobody wanted wine. We all frozen. I made a big pot with this stuff, not really sure how it would develop.

It was gone in twenty minutes.

A man poured the remains into his thermosemies and took her home.

Now I think the ingredients in the case – it’s so easy.

Diploma

You don’t need wine to get the warm, spiced, insensitive drink that you want on a cold night. You don’t need sugar so that it tastes good. And you don’t have to explain to anyone why they skip alcohol.

This keto of sugar -free mottle mocktail is simple, cozy and exactly that if you want to treat yourself without messing up your goals.

You are just a pot from your new favorite drink for cold weather.

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