Mulled Pomegranate and Matcha Recipe

Warming, spicy and uplifting, this is just what you need on a chilly winter’s day. The matcha flavour is subdued by the other ingredients – but it’s there, doing its good work!

Serves

Preparation

15 minutes

Cooking

35 minutes

Ingredients

1 tsp matcha
400ml/14fl oz/1⅔ cups pomegranate juice
2 clementines
10 cloves
2 tsp pomegranate molasses
Caster/granulated sugar, to sweeten
Chunky pieces of pomegranate (optional)
2 cinnamon sticks, to serve

Method

1 Whisk the matcha in a small bowl with a little of the pomegranate juice until smooth.

2 Squeeze the juice of one clementine and put in a saucepan with the remaining pomegranate juice. Stud the remaining clementine with the cloves and cut in half. Add to the pan and heat very gently for 2–3 minutes.

3 Add the pomegranate molasses to the pan with the matcha mixture, a sprinkling of sugar if you find the flavour too tart, and the pieces of pomegranate.

4 Pour into heatproof glasses, adding the fruit and cinnamon sticks to serve.

Recipe taken from Meet Your Matcha by Joanna Farrow (£9.99, Nourish Books)

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