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Christmas Feuerzangenbowle

Christmas Feuerzangenbowle

Drinks

A traditional German drink, where caramelized and flambé sugar gives this red wine a unique flavour.

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Recipe from Merkel, NeuerNutzer2009, Altfelde and 4 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Feuerzangenbowle is a traditional German drink that requires patience and care. It is a mixture of red wine, caramelized sugar, and rum, which is flambé to add an intense caramel flavor to the drink.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodflash, manipulation
  • Estimated cost$10.05 $1.01 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

10 people
  • $1.65
  • $0.00
  • $7.33
  • $1.07

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Heat the red wine in a saucepan on the stove, but do not let it boil.
  2. Slice the oranges and finely chop the herbs. ≈ 8 min
  3. Light the candle in the burner and place the warm red wine on top. ≈ 3 min
  4. Place the fire poker above the pot and position the sugar in the center of this surface. ≈ 3 min
  5. Fill a long glass with rum, about halfway full, then slowly pour the sugar over the rum, ensuring that the sugar is fully incorporated. ≈ 10 min
  6. Turn on the sugar pyramid. ≈ 3 min
  7. Each time the flame diminishes, refill the container with more cooled rum, filling it to about 3/4 of its capacity, and then slowly pour the rum over the sugar.
  8. In this case, the alcohol ignites in the water, and depending on how quickly it reaches the sugar, flames of considerable intensity can form. ≈ 3 min
  9. Therefore, be careful! ≈ 3 min
  10. Unless you want to create a design on the ceiling and have fire-retardant foam readily available in the house. ≈ 3 min
  11. Remove the saucepan from the heat and add directly to the saucepan, about half to a quarter of a cup of uncooked rum. ≈ 3 min
  12. Add the cinnamon, cloves, and orange pieces, then let it simmer for another 5 minutes.

The bill

Christmas Feuerzangenbowle

  • 2-3 liters of dry red wine$1.65
  • 1 Sugar mountain$0.00
  • 0.4 liters of rum (with an alcohol content of at least 54%, ideally 80%)$7.33
  • 2 oranges$1.07

Total$10.05

that's $1.01 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 2-3 liters of dry red wine
  • 1 Sugar mountain
  • 0.4 liters of rum (with an alcohol content of at least 54%, ideally 80%)
  • 2 oranges
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 5 ginever flowers

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