Russian Mors, My Mulled Cranberry Cider Drink Recipe

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Cranberry mors in a pitcher and glasses on a tray.

Russian Mors, My Mulled Cranberry Cider Drink Recipe

Russian spiced cranberry mors is a gently tart and deeply comforting concoction that is pretty, rejuvenating, and incredibly easy to make. It is also versatile, as the cranberries go beautifully with any number of other seasonings and fruit. A classic Russian drink recipe!

This mors can be served warm or cold, as a post-workout vitamin shot, or a fun party drink. It can also be diluted with some sparkling soda, or good vodka.

Course drink

Cuisine Russian

Keyword cranberry drink, cranberry juice, mors

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Cooling time 30

Total Time 55

Servings servings

Calories 85kcal

Author Ksenia Prints

Ingredients

1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
1 litre cold water
1 the zest of an orange or lemon
1 cinnamon stick

any of the following spices, according to prefrence:

3 cloves
3 cardamom pods
3 allspice
1 star anise
1 inch of grated ginger
½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice or lemon, optional
3 tablespoons agave syrup honey, or sugar (more or less, to taste)

Instructions

Wash cranberries and any other fruit you may be using.
Combine cranberries, orange (or lemon) zest and cold water in a medium-sized pot.
Tie any spices you are using in a small cheesecloth pouch. If you don't have any cheesecloth, don't worry, just add the spices to the pot as they are.
Bring the contents of the pot to a gentle boil, and remove from heat about a minute after it comes to a boil, to preserve the vitamins. Let cool between 30 minutes to an hour.
Once cranberry concoction has cooled down, remove the cheesecloth pouch. Pour mors through a tight-mesh colander into a one-litre jar, taking care to squeeze all the juice out of the berries and fruit with a wooden spoon.
Taste and sweeten with agave syrup, honey or sugar. Let stand overnight or for a few hours, for the flavours to mend and come together.
Serve cold, in room temperature, or heated gently in the microwave (I prefer it cold).

Notes

Do not throw out the leftover pulp. It is packed full of vitamins, and will serve as a wonderful addition to muffins, cake, or as flavourings for homemade kombucha (recipe to come).

To make this into a berry mors, you can add other fruit to taste and according to availability: strawberries, blueberries, apples, pears, etc.

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