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Nothing says Christmas market season like a cup of glühwein to warm you up while shopping or watching your favorite holiday specials. However, the flavors can get repetitive. Here are some ways to jazz up your glühwein and keep you warm all season long.
Best Glühwein add-ins:
1. Orange slices
2. Cinnamon sticks
3. Vanilla pod
4. Lemon slices
5. Nutmeg
6. Ginger
7. Star anise
8. Brandy or rum
9. Cardamom pod
10. Maple syrup
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Are you having a holiday party and need to know what to pair with your own homemade batch of Glühwein? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered there too.
Appetizers/Snacks
• Cheese and charcuterie boards
• Pickled vegetables
• Bacon-wrapped dates
• Stuffed mushrooms
Main Courses
• Kaesespaetzle
• Roasted meats
• Grilled lamb or chicken
• Flammkuchen
Desserts
• Dark chocolate
• Glühwein compote (see recipe)
• Apple tart
• Gingerbread cookies
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Make your own Glühwein Compote
Adapted from allgermantastes.com
This delicious fruity compote is a great topping for ice cream, cakes, tortes and more.
What you need:
• 2 cups glühwein (or red grape juice for alcohol-free)
• ¼ cup rum (or a non-alcoholic substitute such as Lyre’s White Cane spirit)
• 3.4 ounce box of instant pudding (we recommend French vanilla, white chocolate, vanilla, cheesecake or butterscotch varieties)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla-flavored plant-based milk
• 48 ounces of frozen mixed berries. A combination of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and/or cranberries works well. You can also add apples, pears, kiwi, cherries, pineapple, mango, grapes or plums. Make it your own.
• (Optional) lemon zest
• (Optional) dark chocolate shavings, to taste
How to make it:
1. Pour glühwein and rum into a medium-sized pot.
2. Add the instant pudding, cinnamon powder and vanilla plant milk, and whisk the mixture until everything is well blended and smooth.
3. Heat on medium-high for five minutes.
4. Add the frozen berries and mix carefully.
5. Shut off the heat and allow the mixture to sit until the berries are defrosted.
6. Serve warm or chilled.
