Name: Double chocolate mulled wine
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 2½ litre water; 500 ml red wine; 200g brown sugar; 100g of cocoa powder; 1 large cinnamon stick; 3 star anises; 4 cloves; 200g of dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids); 1 mandarin, halved; One small strand of rosemary

Double chocolate mulled wine

3 Dec 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Total Time

25 minutes

Background

If you like mulled wine and you like chocolate - you'll be in heaven drinking this lovely, rich winter-warmer. This double chocolate mulled wine is very easy to make, but use good quality ingredients (the wine should be decent too!). Perfect for parties.

Ingredients

2½ litre water
500 ml red wine
200g brown sugar
100g of cocoa powder
1 large cinnamon stick
3 star anises
4 cloves
200g of dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
1 mandarin, halved
One small strand of rosemary

Instructions

Put the water, sugar, cocoa and spices into a heavy-based pot. Heat it gently until simmering, then turn off the heat.
Break up the chocolate bar, then add it to the pan, stir with a whisk until you get a smooth sauce.
Add the rosemary and mandarin, let it infuse for 10 minutes.
Pour in the wine and warm it up - but do not boil!
Add more wine or water if you find it too thick.
Serve warm.