Mulled apple juice
This very simple recipe will give you a warming drink with an amazing flavour of apples and spices. Just the thing to serve to your guests as a "trou normand" (traditionally a small glass of calvados served between courses), or to round off a meal with the dessert.
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Last modified on: February 16th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 200 ml, you will need:
- 1
200 ml apple juice - 2
20 g caster sugar - 3
1 tonka bean - 4
1⁄3 vanilla pod - 5
3 greens cardamoms beans - Total weight: 223 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 min. | 1 hour | 15 min. | 1 hour 18 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Put 200 ml apple juice into a saucepan and add 20 g caster sugar, 1 tonka bean* (coarsely chopped), 1⁄3 vanilla pod (split lengthways) and 3 greens cardamoms beans.
*American cooks should be aware that tonka beans are currently banned in the USA by the FDA.
*American cooks should be aware that tonka beans are currently banned in the USA by the FDA.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Put on medium heat and bring to the boil.
Take off the heat, cover (very important) and leave to infuse for a good hour or longer.
Take off the heat, cover (very important) and leave to infuse for a good hour or longer.
Stage 3 - 1 hour
Strain the juice and tip any remaining spices into the fine sieve you are using.
The mulled apple juice is ready and can be put into sealed bottles and kept in the fridge for several days.
The mulled apple juice is ready and can be put into sealed bottles and kept in the fridge for several days.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Before serving, bring up to a simmer on medium heat...
Stage 5
...and serve piping hot in small coffee cups.
Remarks
If you'd like a more syrupy drink, add a little more sugar.
To bring out even more cardamom flavour, chop or crush the seeds as well. You can also give the tonka*, cardamom and vanilla a quick blast in a blender before adding this ground spice mixture to the apples.
*American cooks should be aware that tonka beans are currently banned in the USA by the FDA.
To bring out even more cardamom flavour, chop or crush the seeds as well. You can also give the tonka*, cardamom and vanilla a quick blast in a blender before adding this ground spice mixture to the apples.
*American cooks should be aware that tonka beans are currently banned in the USA by the FDA.
Keeping
A few days in the fridge, in a sealed bottle.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 171 Kcal or 716 Kj | < 1 gr | 42 gr | 0 gr |
| 9 % | <1 % | 4 % | 0 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 76 Kcal or 318 Kj | < 1 gr | 19 gr | 0 gr |
| 4 % | <1 % | 2 % | 0 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 200 ml : 1.59 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Apple juice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Apple custard tart, Apple paste, Apple confectioner's custard, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Angevin plum pâté, Caramelized apple rice pudding, Comtoise apple charlotte, Stewed rhubarb, Almond dacquoise, ... All |
 | Green cardamoms beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Indian rice pudding, ... All |
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