Simple Stovetop Wassail Recipe
This simple stovetop wassail recipe smells and tastes like the holidays. All of the ingredients including apple cider, orange juice, and spices are combined and simmered on the stovetop. The flavors marry together just perfectly.
Equipment
6-quart pot OR Dutch oven - or Dutch oven
Ingredients
- 6 cups apple cider
- 1 ½ cups orange juice
- 1 apple
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 8 whole cloves or 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar (optional)
- 1 orange thinly sliced to garnish at the end
Instructions
- Slice the apple into 4 large pieces and press the whole cloves into the apple.
- In a 6-quart pot or Dutch oven pour in the apple cider, orange juice, cinnamon sticks, ginger, and nutmeg.
- Place the apples with the cloves inside the pot.
- Over medium heat bring to a simmer.
- Reduce to medium low heat and simmer for 30 - 45 minutes.
- Remove the apple slices with the cloves inside
- You can garnish the large pot of wassail with thinly sliced oranges and additional cinnamon sticks. To garnish individual mugs of wassail I like to include 1 cinnamon stick and a half of a thin slice of orange
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Notes
To prepare ahead of time: Allow the wassail to completely cool and store in an airtight container in the fridge. Reheat on the stovetop or in a crockpot.
To cook in the crockpot: Follow the above instructions and place all ingredients in the slow cooker. Cook on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours. Remove the slices of apples before serving!
Nutrition
Calories: 140kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 1gFat: 0.5gSaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 9mgPotassium: 358mgFiber: 2gSugar: 28gCalcium: 46mgIron: 1mg
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