Warm and tasty: top 3 warming drinks

Autumn is the time for warm blankets and warm drinks. Having prepared any of them, it is especially pleasant to sit in a cozy room, enjoying a good movie with your loved ones or friends:

Flavored hot chocolate

Sweet, spicy and comforting, the drink is quite easy to prepare. We will need

• Milk - 500 ml.
• Dark chocolate - 100 g.
• Honey - 4 tbsp.
• Ground cinnamon - 1 tsp.
• Vanilla sugar - 1 tsp.

Grind a chocolate bar in a convenient way. Mix it in a saucepan with milk, vanilla sugar and cinnamon, place on low heat. Stir with a whisk until the chocolate dissolves, wait until the mixture boils and remove the pan from the stove. Add honey to the cooled drink and pour into cups. If desired, the drink can be decorated with a cap of whipped cream.

Non-alcoholic mulled wine

This drink is full of benefits, so not only adults, but also children can enjoy it. To prepare, take

• Grape juice - 3 cups
• Water - ½ cup
• Orange and lemon zest - 2 tbsp.
• Apple - 1-2 pcs.
• Ground cinnamon - 1 tsp.
• Cloves - ½ tsp.
• Ginger - 1 g.

Pour the juice and water into the pan, add the remaining ingredients. The mixture should be put on low heat, but not allowed to boil. The liquid must be left covered for 5 minutes and then poured into glasses. For beauty, you can decorate the glasses with citrus slices.

Sbiten

This is a non-alcoholic version of the Slavic drink that our ancestors used to warm themselves in the cold. To prepare you need to take

• Ginger root - 20 gr.
• Honey - 2-3 tbsp.
• Bay leaf - 1 pc.
• Cinnamon - 1 gr.
• Cloves - 1 gr.
• Cardamom - 3 gr.
• Сахар — по вкусу
• Water - 850 pl.

Peel and chop the ginger. Place a pan of water on the stove, add ginger and other ingredients of the drink, except honey, into the heated water. The liquid should be boiled over low heat for five minutes, then cooled and added honey. Before pouring the sbiten into glasses, pass it through a sieve.