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Lavender cider served in a glass
Winter warming drink with lavender

Mulled lavender apple cider

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Vegetarian & Vegan Drinks
This drink is the meeting of rustic cider and refined floral aromas. During heating, apple acids and lavender essential oils form a new, complex flavour profile, completed by the richness of whipped cream. Not simply a hot drink, but a liquid dessert where the goal is to maintain balance between tart, sweet, and floral notes.
🕒 Prep Time 5 mins
🍳 Cook Time 10 mins
⌛ Total Time 15 mins
🍽️ Servings 2 servings
🔥 Calories 290 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Medium saucepan (stainless steel)
  • Sieve
  • Heatproof glass cups
  • Whisk (if whipping cream by hand)

Allergen Information

⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Sulphur dioxide/Sulphites

Instructions

1 ✓

Pour the cider into a saucepan and start heating on medium heat. When steaming but not yet boiling, lower the heat.

Tip: Boiling must be avoided because the delicate aromas of alcohol and apple evaporate quickly above 78°C.
2 ✓

Sprinkle in the dried lavender and grated lemon peel. Let it simmer gently (liquid just moving) for 5 minutes.

Tip: Heat softens plant fibres and releases flavour compounds. Lemon peel oils add freshness.
3 ✓

Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the honey and vanilla until the honey is completely dissolved.

Tip: Add honey at the end so the valuable enzymes in it are not damaged by excessive heat.
4 ✓

Meanwhile, whip the cold cream until stiff.

Tip: Cream whips well when very cold because fat globules can stably surround air bubbles.
5 ✓

Strain the hot cider into heatproof glasses so flower pieces don't get into the drink.

Tip: A clear drink is more elegant, and no one likes spitting out flower petals.
6 ✓

Spoon a large dollop of whipped cream on top and stick in a stem of fresh lavender.

Tip: The fat content of the whipped cream coats your tongue, softening the sharpness of alcohol and intensity of lavender.

Recipe FAQ

Can I use non-alcoholic cider?
Of course, in fact, it is excellent with unfiltered apple juice too, although the taste will be slightly different.
It tastes too perfumed, what should I do?
Add a little more plain cider or a little lemon juice; acidity helps counteract the floral taste.

Ingredients

  • 500 ml Apple cider (dry or semi-dry)
  • 1 tbsp Dried lavender flowers
  • 40 g Honey
  • 1 tsp Lemon peel (grated)
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 100 ml Cold whipping cream
  • 2 stems Fresh lavender (for garnish)