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Mulled Wine with Madagascar Spices

Homemade mulled wine with Madagascar cinnamon, cloves and vanilla pod: a gentle infusion, no boiling. Recipe for 4 people.

  • Prep 10 min
  • Cooking 15 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Serves 4 servings
  • Difficulty Easy

This mulled wine brings together three spices from Madagascar: cinnamon, cloves and vanilla. Our family grows vanilla in the SAVA region, in the northeast of Madagascar. It grows cinnamon and cloves in Vangaindrano, in the southeast of Madagascar.

The idea: let the spices infuse in the wine as it heats gently, without letting it boil. This recipe is made in a single saucepan and served warm, in heat-resistant glasses. Alcohol should be consumed in moderation.

Method

Preparation

  1. Peel 3 strips of orange zest with a peeler, then squeeze the orange.
  2. Split the Vanille Désiré vanilla pod lengthways, without scraping out the seeds.
  3. Pour the wine, sugar, orange juice and zest into a saucepan. Add the Vanille Désiré ground cinnamon, the Vanille Désiré cloves and the vanilla pod.
  4. Heat over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, until steam rises, without letting it boil.
  5. Turn off the heat, cover and leave to infuse for 10 minutes.
  6. Strain and serve warm in heat-resistant glasses.
Chef's tip

The little extra that changes everything

Heat over low heat and watch the saucepan: if the wine simmers, the spice aroma turns heavy and the taste of the wine hardens. For the vanilla, split the pod without scraping it: the seeds stay inside the pod and do not cloud the wine. For another spiced drink, see the Vanille Désiré spiced punch and the guide to Madagascar spiced punch. For the cinnamon, read the Madagascar cinnamon page. To be enjoyed in moderation. Our products for this recipe: Madagascar cinnamon · Madagascar cloves · Madagascar Bourbon vanilla pods

Frequently asked questions

About this recipe

Why heat mulled wine over low heat without letting it boil?
If the wine simmers, the spice aroma turns heavy and the taste of the wine hardens.
Why split the vanilla pod without scraping out the seeds?
So the seeds stay inside the pod and do not cloud the wine.
What should this mulled wine be served in?
In heat-resistant glasses, served warm.
In the kitchen

Four moves with one bean

What to do with a whole bean, from the first cut to the sugar jar.

01 Split 30 s

Knife tip halfway through, one single pass along the whole length.

02 Scrape 1 min

Scrape both halves with a spoon. That black is the flavour.

03 Infuse 20 min

Seeds and bean into the hot milk, off the heat, covered.

Vanilla beans laid on a white plate
04 Reuse 1 week

Rinse the emptied bean, let it dry, then slip it into the sugar.

One bean serves twice
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