In winter, we need not only warm clothes, but also proper nutrition energy-giving and warming drinks. In addition to the usual tea and coffee, there are also various mulled wines and punches. Which ones will help you better endure cold and bad weather?
In the old days in Russia, in winter, they only kept warm. It was sold on stalls on the street. This drink is nothing more than a decoction of spices, flavored with honey, molasses or sugar. Classic Russian recipe for cooking sbitnya this: 3 tbsp honey, 3 tbsp sugar and 1.5 cups of water, mix and boil for 10 minutes, then add 1.5 tsp each of cloves, cinnamon, ginger and cardamom, 2 bay leaves and boil for another 5 minutes, drain. This drink has excellent warming and anti-inflammatory effects.
According to nutritionists, tea, especially black tea, is the most suitable drink for winter period... It contains theophylline, which causes vasodilation and an increase in body temperature, as well as caffeine, which relieves fatigue. And if you add vitamin C to tea in the form of lemon, cranberry or other fruits, black or red black pepper and honey, the effect and benefits of the drink will increase.
But coffee for winter is not very good - it is much better to drink cocoa or hot chocolate. Only it should be made from real chocolate, and not from those bags of dubious powders that are often advertised. Hot chocolate with milk or cream is absorbed faster by the body and gives a feeling of satiety and warmth for a long time. Thanks to the special substance serotonin, it improves mood. It is good to drink hot chocolate even if you start coughing.
Hot chocolate recipe
- 175 ml milk
- 50 g dark chocolate
- 50 ml cream
- vanilla sugar
Chop the bitter chocolate with a knife or break it with your hands, put in a large cup and melt slightly in microwave oven(30-60 sec at maximum power) or in a water bath. Pour milk into a bowl and stir, put in the microwave again for 1 minute. Heat, but do not bring to a boil. Whisk in vanilla sugar and garnish. Sprinkle with spices (ground cinnamon, dried ginger), garnish with marshmallows.
Northern Europeans have created their warming winter drinks based on grape wine or rum. There is a legend that the first of them was punch... It was invented by English sailors sailing to distant India. To make a punch, 5 ingredients are needed: grape wine, rum fruit juice, honey (or sugar) and spices. First, the wine is heated to 70 grams, then sugar, spices, citrus juice are added and allowed to brew for 10 minutes, then filtered, heated again, a little rum is added and poured into cups. Sometimes fruit pieces are added to the punch.
The German invention - mulled wine - resembles punch, but without rum. For him you need high-quality red wine, which is heated with zest, spices and sugar. However, doctors advise using such strong drinks after returning home from frost, and not vice versa.
Spices and herbs for winter drinks
Black pepper warms due to burning substances, improving blood circulation. In addition, it is rich in vitamins C, A, E and trace elements, in particular iron, copper and silicon. Can be substituted with red chili peppers. Suitable for tea, coffee, hot chocolate, mulled wine and punch.
Cinnamon- a spice with a bright aroma and a sweetish pungent taste. It stimulates digestion, warms, improves blood circulation, treats colds and lowers blood sugar. For hot drinks, use cinnamon sticks rather than ground spice.
Cardamom cleanses the kidneys, stimulates digestion, soothes the stomach and has warming properties. According to Ayurveda, the use of cardamom promotes mental clarity, calmness and lightness. Green cardamom buds can be added to tea, coffee, mulled wine.
Ginger. It is best to use fresh root rather than dried and ground ginger. The spice helps to increase internal heat, removes toxins and stimulates metabolism, strengthens the immune system, restores physical strength and increases mental stability.
Winter drinks
Non-alcoholic mulled wine with cranberries
- 300 ml cranberry juice
- 100 ml currant syrup
- 40 ml honey
- spices (cinnamon, cloves, star anise)
- 4 pieces of fruit slices (apple, orange, lime, lemon)
Put slices of any fruit in a saucepan, pour in freshly squeezed cranberry juice, currant syrup, add 1 liter of water, spices. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Pour into a jug, add honey, zest, cranberry juice and a cinnamon stick. Pour into glasses immediately. You can use grape juice instead of cranberry juice. If making mulled wine for adults, you can add a glass of red wine.
Sea buckthorn tea
- 1 teaspoon dry green or black tea
- 1 tbsp frozen sea buckthorn
- 100 ml orange juice
- 40 ml ginger root juice
- 40 ml lemon juice
- 50-100 ml of honey
Defrost the sea buckthorn. Then mash with a spoon or grind in a blender, adding 0.5 cups of hot water (but not boiling water). Put the sea buckthorn puree in a large (2 liter) teapot, add the tea and pour in 1 liter of water heated to 90 g. Let it brew for 7 minutes. Then add all the juice, honey and some more hot water to the kettle, stir and serve immediately.
Warming cider grog
- 1 liter apple cider
- 1-2 cups sugar
- 6 oranges
- 4 lemons
- 1 tsp white peppercorns
- 1 tsp cloves
- 4 star anise
- 1 apple
- 4-8 cinnamon sticks
Juice lemons and oranges. In a large saucepan, combine 1L of water and sugar and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Remove the pan from heat, add all the spices and let it brew at room temperature for 1 hour. Then pour the cider, orange and lemon juice into the sugar syrup, bring to a boil over moderate heat and serve immediately. Garnish with cinnamon sticks and apple slices.
Eggnog milkshake
- 1 liter of milk
- 1 l 10% cream
- 2.5 cups light rum
- 5 carnation buds
- 2.5 tsp vanilla sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 12 egg yolks
- 0.5 cups sugar
- 0.5 tsp ground nutmeg
In a saucepan, combine milk, cloves, vanilla sugar (2 tsp) and cinnamon and heat over low heat for 5 minutes. Then bring the milk to a boil and remove from heat. Combine egg yolks and sugar in a saucepan, beat until fluffy. Slowly pour hot milk over the yolks, stirring. Place the saucepan over the heat and simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Don't bring it to a boil! Remove from heat and strain, removing cloves, cool (1 hour). Add rum, cream, leftover vanilla sugar, and nutmeg. Refrigerate overnight. Pour into glasses in the morning and garnish as desired. This cocktail, although cold, warms well.
Peel and grate the ginger root. Remove the zest from half of the lemon, cut the pulp into wedges. Put the ginger and zest in a saucepan and pour over 500 ml of water, simmer for 15 minutes, add lemon wedges and mint. Remove from heat, let it brew for 10 minutes, then strain through a strainer, squeezing with a spoon. In a separate bowl, brew tea, pouring 500 ml of boiling water, leave for no more than 3 minutes, then strain and combine with ginger-lemon infusion. Serve honey tea.
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Healthy winter drinks
“Drink to keep warm” - under this slogan it will be much easier and more pleasant to survive the last month of winter. And this is not about alcohol, although in moderation and in the right combinations, it can be beneficial. Today we are discussing the best winter warming drinks.
Indian miracle
The first item in our ranking of hot winter drinks won't be a big discovery. It has long been known that tea warms the best. And if the soul craves for the sun and exoticism, you can make Indian tea. Ginger and cardamom give it a unique flavor. To begin with, heat a liter of milk over low heat and add 3 tsp in the process. steamed tea leaves and honey to taste. As soon as the milk boils, add spices to it: a piece of grated ginger, ½ tsp. cardamom, if desired, a few cloves, a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg. Next, boil the mixture over the lowest heat for 3-5 minutes. When the milk becomes creamy, remove the pan from the stove and let the tea brew for another 5 minutes. Now it remains to strain the drink and pour into cups.
Greetings from childhood
Milk will not interfere with the body in any season, and even more so in winter, because such healthy winter drinks are obtained from it. The good old one that the mothers prepared for us is definitely one of them. In addition, it can be improved with hot ingredients. Separate the yolks from the proteins (5 pcs.) And beat them with 150 g of sugar until a white foam forms. Then pour 100 ml of rum, 100 ml of brandy, 2 tbsp. Into the yolks in a thin stream. l. milk and 1 glass of cream. Beat the whites separately into a strong foam and combine them with the yolks. We put the resulting mixture on low heat. Add a second glass of cream, 100 g of powdered sugar to it and stir until the mass finally thickens. Pour the finished mogul into glasses and sprinkle with grated nutmeg. If you are preparing a drink for children, substitute cocoa powder for alcohol or fruit juice... Such a treat will not only warm you well, but also cure a sore throat.
Solar pear
When asked what drinks are healthy in winter, many will not hesitate to answer: mulled wine. And they will be right. This wonderful spicy cocktail is energizing and uplifting. As you know, many recipes include red wine or something stronger. If you prefer alcohol-free winter drinks, you can experiment with other ingredients. For example, make pear mulled wine. To do this, we need 500 ml of pear juice, in which we put the zest of one lemon, a cinnamon stick, 5-6 cloves, an star anise star and heat in a large saucepan over low heat. Sweets can add some powdered sugar. While the juice is heating, peel 6-8 pears, cut them into thin slices and transfer to a saucepan. The mulled wine will be boiled for 30-40 minutes, after which the pear pieces must be caught. Strain the drink and pour into glasses.
Fruit charm
Another tasty invention of smart Indians is punch. In translation, the name means "five", because classic recipe contains exactly that amount of ingredients: rum, tea, water, lemon juice and sugar (or honey). However, the Europeans, who liked this cocktail, began to add red wine, brandy, various fruits and berries to it. But since we started talking about winter soft drinks then our recipe will be appropriate. To make a healthy punch, mix 3 cups of cranberry and orange juice in a saucepan, add a little water and add the spice mixture to taste. This can be ground ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, or any other spice you like. Bring the resulting mixture to a boil over high heat, reduce it to a minimum and continue cooking for another 5 minutes. Pour the punch into glasses, throw a few cranberries into each and decorate with fresh mint leaves.
Ginger therapy
Hot winter drinks, the recipes for which can be enumerated endlessly, are unlikely to do without invigorating ginger cocktails. This miracle root gushes useful properties... It relieves pain and inflammation in the throat, prevents the growth of pathogenic bacteria, and strengthens the body's immune defenses. And it is also an excellent tool for those who dream of quickly losing extra pounds. To prepare a warming ginger-based drink, we need a thermos. Put on the bottom 20 g of grated ginger, 2-3 slices of lemon, cinnamon to taste. Pour the resulting mixture with 300 ml of boiling water and leave for 5-10 minutes. Then add 2 tsp. honey, stir until completely dissolved and let the drink brew for some time.
What is the use of our winter drinks hit parade? They not only warm the body, but also charge it with mass nutrients keeping in good shape. if you have own recipes to keep warm, be sure to tell other readers about them.
Newby Tea Brewing Tips: Brewing Temperature
For black tea, use boiling water;
For green tea, use 70 - 80ºC water.
Enjoy your tea!
And it has become much more interesting to spend the winter time. Skiing, ice skating, playing snowballs, making snowmen, downhill slides and just winter walks are very fun and healthy, but only when the body does not freeze, and this happens not so rarely, especially in children ... After walking in the cold, I want to wrap myself up in something warm and drink something warming. Delicious, aromatic non-alcoholic warming will help to keep warm in cold weather for both adults and children correctly and with health benefits.
Warming drink - tasty, healthy and easy to prepare
Many peoples who have to deal with cold times have come up with their own recipes that warm the body, give vigor and energy, nourish with vitamins. Mulled wine, punch, glögg, grog, sbiten - most of them contain alcohol, but not all adults can tolerate it, and this is completely unacceptable for children. Non-alcoholic versions of these drinks are in no way inferior to alcoholic ones in terms of their warming properties and taste. Hot is also great after a walk in frosty weather, in addition, it has a wonderful aroma and nutritional properties.
How to make non-alcoholic apple ginger grog?
The homeland of grog is England, and it was invented by British Admiral Edward Vernon, who bore the nickname Old Grog. The admiral tirelessly fought drunkenness on ships, so he gave the order to dilute all the rum lemon juice, as it turned out, this drink had an excellent side effect- he treated colds and fought scurvy. Therefore, the drink was named after Admiral Grog.
Ingredients for making apple ginger grog
- apple juice - 1 glass;
- orange juice - 1 glass;
- strong black tea -1 glass;
- ginger root - 50 grams;
- cinnamon - 2 sticks;
- star anise - 2-3 things;
- cloves - 2-3 things;
- orange -1 piece.
Apple Ginger Grog - Cooking Process
1. Peel the ginger, cut into rings, pour boiling water over, let stand for 10 minutes;
2. Mix pre-brewed and strained strong black tea with apple juice and put on fire;
3. Before boiling, add orange juice and ginger tincture;
4. Simmer for 5 minutes;
5. Add orange rings, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, cook for another 2 minutes.
6. Cool, leave for 5-10 minutes.
Can be served in an apple. For such a serving, you need to cut off the top of the apple and carefully remove the pulp with the core with a spoon. This makes an apple cup that you can fill with grog.
In principle, any suitable juice can be used to prepare grog, such as cherry or grape juice. It is definitely better to use natural juices. Such a drink will help you warm up quickly, in addition, it is very tasty, aromatic and healthy.
In this video, you will find the recipe and cooking process for cherry and ginger grog.
How to prepare non-alcoholic mulled wine?
The name "mulled wine" is translated as "hot wine", this warming drink came to us from Germany, Austria, Switzerland. There it is popular during outdoor Christmas markets. It warms up perfectly, has a pleasant taste and wonderful aroma. Classic mulled wine is prepared with red grape wine, so it is best for preparing a non-alcoholic version grape juice, although you can use any red juice, preferably natural, for example, pomegranate, blackcurrant, cherry, raspberry ... All other ingredients are the same for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic mulled wine.
Ingredients for making non-alcoholic glitweine:
- grape juice (can be replaced with any red juice) - 1 liter;
- orange juice - 1 glass;
- cinnamon - 1 stick;
- orange - half;
- apple - half;
- cloves - 5-6 pieces;
- star anise - 2-3 pieces;
- cardamom - on the tip of a teaspoon;
- ground ginger and nutmeg - half a teaspoon each;
- lemon for serving.
How to prepare mulled wine - the cooking process
Making non-alcoholic mulled wine is very simple.
1. The juice should be poured into a saucepan and heated over low heat;
2. While it heats up, mix all the spices;
3. Cut an orange into small pieces and an apple into cubes;
4. Before boiling the juice, add spices, orange, apple;
5. Boil mulled wine over low heat for 15 minutes;
6. Cover the saucepan with a mulled wine lid and leave for 15 minutes.
Very tasty, aromatic and healthy glitwein will perfectly help to warm up during or after a walk in the frosty air.
Warming chocolate drink
They are very fond of cocoa, and many adults also will not refuse a cup. How to make a delicious, aromatic warming chocolate drink? One magic ingredient that will help us is chili.
Ingredients for making a warming chocolate drink:
- bitter chocolate - 100 grams;
- milk - 0.5 liters;
- ground chili pepper - 3 grams;
- vanilla sugar - 1 teaspoon;
- ground ginger - half a teaspoon (optional);
- sea salt - a pinch;
- sugar - to taste.
The process of preparing a chocolate drink
1. Add chili, vanilla sugar, ginger, sea salt to milk and bring to a boil.
2. Grind and melt the chocolate in a water bath.
3. Add chocolate to milk, mix well until smooth.
4. Bring to a boil again while stirring.
5. Insist a little.
For a very young child, such a drink is hardly suitable. For babies, you will have to exclude chili and ginger, and then the child can enjoy a very tasty warming chocolate drink. But adults will be able to appreciate the full range of taste of this drink in full.
This short video shows the entire cooking process.
Warming hibiscus with ginger and lemon
We used to drink cold red hibiscus tea in hot weather to cool down and quench our thirst, but it turns out that hot Sudanese rose (hibiscus) tea has excellent warming properties.
Ingredients for making warming hibiscus tea
- hibiscus (dried hibiscus) - 2 tablespoons;
- water - 1 liter;
- ground ginger - half a teaspoon;
- lemon - 4-5 slices;
- honey - to taste.
How to prepare a warming hibiscus?
Preparing a warming hibiscus is as easy as shelling pears:
1. Put dried hibiscus in a saucepan, pour a liter of boiling water over it.
2. Add ground ginger and lemon wedges.
3. Insist for 15 minutes.
4. Add honey to taste.
It turns out a very tasty and simple warming drink.
To the attention of people suffering from hypertension: ginger and all hot spices increase blood pressure! Be careful not to hurt yourself!
Non-alcoholic warming drinks, recipes which we have outlined in this article will help the whole family to warm up after or during a winter walk, they will decorate any table, they will come in handy at any party, especially in cold weather.
All health, comfort, warmth in families and in your hearts!
A fragrant and boring winter!
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The weather this year pleases with sunny days and lack of snow, but winter is already very close, and a cold snap is inevitable. We've compiled a selection of hot drinks to welcome December.
Pumpkin tea latte
from the chef bartender of the Hong Kong restaurant Vasily Zheglov
Ingredients:
Pumpkin puree - 100 g
Milk with tea - 200 ml
Coconut milk- 50 g
Maple syrup - 10 g
Vanilla extract - 1 ml
Cooking method:
To make tea milk, you need to pour two tablespoons of tea with milk and let it brew for a couple of hours.
Then take pumpkin puree; if it is frozen, then it must be placed in a bag and put in a container with boiling water. Then mix the puree with the rest of the ingredients and heat. Ideally, of course, beat the drink into a foam in a pitcher, but for homemade this does not fit.
Spiced orange
from Madame Wong chef Nazir Iskhakov
Ingredients:
Freshly squeezed
orange juice - 100 ml
Spiced rum - 50 ml
Raspberry puree - 20 ml
Water - 50 ml
Cooking method:
To prepare raspberry puree, you need to take raspberries, freeze them beforehand and let them melt in order to destroy strong bonds at the molecular level and get, perhaps, a less aromatic, but at the same time, more saturated in taste berry. Pour 500 grams of sugar syrup in a ratio of 10: 8 (ten parts of sugar and eight parts of water), beat everything in a blender and strain through a sieve.
Take the correct amount of puree and orange juice, add the correct proportion of hot water and bring to a boil. Then, after letting stand for a couple of minutes, add a serving of spiced rum. Serve with orange wedges and fresh raspberries.
The drink is perfect for transporting in a thermos in case of a planned or casual picnic.
Stout-based cherry mulled wine
from the bar manager of the bar "Heroes" Maxim Zhuravlev
Ingredients:
Dark beer (stout) - 100 ml
Cherry liqueur - 15 ml
Honey - 10 ml
Lemon juice - 10 ml
Apple - 1 pc.
Orange zest - 2 pcs.
Lemon zest - 2 pcs.
Carnation - 3 buds
Cinnamon - 1 stick
Ground cinnamon
(You can also use mulled wine mix.)
Cooking method:
Whisk the apple in a blender until smooth. Heat the clove buds, lemon and orange peel stout, stirring slowly and not boiling. Mix applesauce with lemon juice and add to beer. While stirring slowly, add honey and cinnamon powder. Pour in cherry liqueur.
"Scandinavian Christmas"
by Bloom-n-Brew Chef Daniil
Ingredients:
Black filter coffee of any convenient brewing method - 250 g
Grape Pekmez (sounds scary, but it's just syrup) - 25 g
Badian - 2 stars
Cloves - 3-4 pcs.
Cardamom - 3-4 pcs.
Cinnamon - ½ stick
(All of these spices can be substituted with mulled wine mix.)
Orange and lemon for garnish - 2 wedges
Cooking method:
Prepare coffee in any convenient way. Combine all the ingredients in a kettle and stir thoroughly until the grape pecmez is completely dissolved. Pour into cups and garnish with citrus wedges.
"Vitamin Champion"
from brand-chef "Drinkit" Nastya Nikitina
Ingredients:
Turmeric - ¾ tsp (You can try ½ tsp for starters)
Honey - ½ tsp. (you can have more for those with a sweet tooth)
Milk - 300 ml
Cooking method:
Pour milk into a saucepan, add turmeric and honey, stir. Place on medium heat. Heat to a temperature that is comfortable for you. I heat it up to a hot state, stir it, remove it, wait a little until it cools down, and enjoy it.
This drink is native to India. Locals also add ghee (or just butter) to it and drink. Especially good at night.
Hot cranberries
from co-owner of Laflafelle Lancheria Olga Kib
Ingredients:
Frozen cranberries - 1 glass
Honey - 2 tsp
Cloves, star anise, cinnamon - to taste
Cooking method:
Rinse 1 cup frozen cranberries, crush, add 2 teaspoons of honey, cloves, star anise, cinnamon stick, pour boiling water over them, pour into glasses and add a couple of apple slices for decoration.
Lingonberry tea
from the chief bartender "Hungry is evil" Stas Kireev
Ingredients:
Lingonberry puree - 200 g
Black tea - 400 ml
Mint - 2 sprigs
Spices and star anise to taste
Cinnamon - 1 stick
Cooking method:
Make sugar syrup: Melt equal proportions of sugar in water. Then beat the lingonberries in a blender with sugar syrup in a 6: 4 ratio. Combine all ingredients and heat over low heat.
Coffee with pomegranate juice
from the chef-barista of the Espressium coffee house Murad Chikhinov
INGREDIENTS:
Pomegranate juice - 250 ml
Cooking method:
Brew about 100 milliliters of coffee in a Turk. Warm 250 ml of pomegranate juice, not boiling. Add coffee, stir.
Coffee "Caramel Jack"
from baristas of MiKO Premium Tastes and Jura Pavel Erofeev
Greetings, friends!
The weather is chilly outside the window, and the heating has not yet been turned on at home, and I really want to warm up after a pleasant walk. With what? Hot soup, tea or invigorating coffee? You can, of course, but sometimes you want something "like". Non-alcoholic warming drinks will come to the rescue. Do you want to cook something more sophisticated and interesting together? These recipes will come in handy if you plan to host a large and friendly company at home. Here are some great winter warming drink recipes.
Warming Soft Drink Recipes
Non alcoholic punch
This warming drink can be made from any juice. We used orange and cranberry juices.
Pour a glass of water and one liter each of orange and cranberry juice into a large saucepan. Add ground spices: 2/3 tablespoon cinnamon, 2/3 tablespoon ginger and a pinch of nutmeg. Bring the fragrant mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and continue cooking for another five minutes. Pour the punch into clear glass mugs, after placing a few frozen cranberries in them. You can also decorate the drink with slices of sunny orange.
Non-alcoholic winter cocktail
If there are drivers among your friends, I can suggest preparing a warming non-alcoholic winter cocktail for them according to the following recipe. I think they will like it.
Pour the juices squeezed from a couple of slices of lemon or lime (whoever you like) and a green apple into a small saucepan, add cinnamon-flavored syrup (30 ml) there. Heat this mixture over low heat, just don't bring it to a boil. Put 2-3 green apple slices in a tall narrow glass and fill them with a cocktail. Let the drink steep for a couple of minutes, and add cinnamon before serving (if desired).
This drink will help to warm up on long winter evenings, invigorate, cheer up.
Put 2 tablespoons of green leaf tea in a teapot, add 4 cloves, a teaspoon of ground ginger and 1 slice of cinnamon. Pour boiling water over everything, let the tea brew and enjoy a fragrant drink.
Sbiten
An old Russian drink that will not only warm you on long cold evenings, but also help ward off colds! It does not contain alcohol, so both adults and children will like it.
In a large saucepan, bring 5 liters of water to a boil. Add to boiling water in turn: 700 grams of sugar syrup or 500 grams of honey and a mixture of various spices and dried herbs (linden blossom, hops, mint, cinnamon). Continue to boil this mixture for another 30 minutes. Use sbiten as tea - in hot and large cups.
Hot chocolate
Taste familiar from childhood. This drink is not only very tasty, but also extremely healthy.
Rinse the pan before cooking cold water, then pour 300-400 ml of milk into it and put on fire. Add two teaspoons of sugar and vanilla on the tip of a knife. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Then remove the pan from the heat and add a bar of dark chocolate to the drink, breaking it into small pieces. Melt the chocolate chunks in hot milk and enjoy the flavor of childhood.
What are your favorite drinks?
