Description
This hot mulled cider recipe is made with sweet grapefruit and health boosting calendula. Two for one, with both calendula tea and grapefruit cider!
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup dried calendula flowers* (6 grams)
- 1/2 cup honey (170 grams)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint (optional)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 star anise
- 2 blood oranges (or regular oranges)
- 1 large grapefruit
- 4 cups water (divided, 1 liter)
Instructions
- In a saucepan, add the dried flowers, honey, mint, cinnamon stick, star anise, zest from the oranges and grapefruit and 1 cup (250 milliliters) water. Let this come to a boil and reduce to simmer for about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Strain into a large, heat-proof pitcher and add 1 cup (250 milliliters) citrus juice (about 2 blood oranges and 1 large grapefruit).
- Add in as much boiling water as you want, I think 3 cups (750 milliliters) are perfect.
- Delicious to garnish with extra star anise or cinnamon sticks.
Notes
* Also known as marigold (or ringblomst in Norwegian). You can omit the flowers if you can't find them and it will be a delicious mulled cider anyway! Or you can also add chamomile flowers/tea bag!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 149
- Sugar: 36.5
- Sodium: 8
- Fat: 0.2
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 39.5
- Fiber: 2.6
- Protein: 1.1
- Cholesterol: 0