Welcoming Wassail Recipes

CIDER WASSAIL

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine all of the ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes. Discard cinnamon sticks. Serve hot in mugs.

WASSAIL RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large pot (at least 4 quarts) stir together the water and sugar and bring to a boil.
• Boil, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and add in the cloves, allspice, cinnamon and ginger. Let sit for at least 30 minutes.
• At this point you can strain and remove the spices or leave them in. (I like to leave them in)
• Add in the apple cider, orange juice and lemon juice. Stir to combine. Bring just to a boil and then turn down to low to keep warm while serving.

WASSAIL

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, stir the sugar and water. Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Remove from heat. Add the cinnamon stick, allspice berries, cloves, and ginger. Cover and let sit for 1 hour.
• Strain the mixture.
• Stir in the orange juice, lemon juice, and apple cider. Place over medium heat to warm the drink. Serve warm.

WASSAIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spoon the sugar into the center of each apple, then place in a 9-inch square baking dish with 1 cup water. Bake until the apples are very tender, 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the hard cider, pale ale, apple cider and Madeira to a large pot and bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat. Put the cloves, allspice, cinnamon sticks, orange zest and lemon zest in a piece of cheesecloth and tie it closed. Add to the pot along with the ginger and nutmeg. Reduce the heat to low and steep the mixture until the liquid is well spiced and fragrant, about 1 hour.
• Add the cooked apples and any of their juices to the pot and stir to combine. Remove the cheesecloth. Serve warm in individual mugs with an orange wedge and cinnamon stick.

CHRISTMAS WASSAIL

Steps:

• Pour apple cider, pineapple juice, and cranberry juice into a stockpot. Place orange slices, cinnamon sticks, allspice berries, and cloves in a muslin pouch or directly into the apple cider mixture. Bring apple cider mixture to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until flavors have blended, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove orange slices and spices before serving.

GRANDMA'S WASSAIL

Steps:

• Mix apple cider, orange juice, lemon juice, pineapple juice, and sugar together in a large pot over medium-low heat.
• Place cloves and cinnamon in a tea ball; add ball to the apple cider mixture. Simmer mixture until warmed through, about 15 minutes. Serve from pot with large ladle.

EASY HOMEMADE WASSAIL

Steps:

• In a large pot on the stove or in a slow cooker, add all of your ingredients.
• Cook on low heat for 45 minutes.
• Garnish with fresh orange and lemon slices.
• Serve your hot wassail and toast!

WASSAIL (WARM AUTUMN PUNCH)

Steps:

• In a large pot (at least 6 quarts or larger) whisk together apple cider, pineapple juice, orange juice and honey. Add cinnamon sticks and cloves.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat then reduce heat to low, cover and let simmer 30 minutes.
• Strain and serve warm. Garnish if desired (see notes).

HOW TO MAKE WASSAIL RECIPE

Steps:

• Slice oranges into rounds (halves if doing stovetop and snifters method).
• id="instruction-step-2″>2. Using paring knife, make small incisions in orange skin and press whole cloves in.
• id="instruction-step-3″>3. Slice apples - either in wedges or in thin rounds. (We usually add a few slices to the simmering pot-but reserve raw sliced apples for garnish-so guests get crunch apples not soggy ones)
• d="instruction-step-4″>4. Combine all ingredients (your choice to add bourbon now or at end).
• d="instruction-step-5″>5. Bring to a simmer on low to medium heat.
• d="instruction-step-6″>6. Serve in Brandy Snifters making sure to float oranges and apples on top.

WASSAIL RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients, except the alcohol and garnishes in a large slow cooker or crockpot and heat on high for one hour.
• Reduce heat to low, add the alcohol, and simmer for 4-8 hours or until ready to serve and drink.
• Strain spices and garnish individual servings with sliced apples, orange slices (studded with cloves if preferred), whole cranberries, or star anise as desired.

WELCOMING WASSAIL

Steps:

• Whip heavy cream together with confectioner's sugar until soft peaks form.
• Flavor with 1 TBSP Grand Marnier.
• Set aside in refidgerator.
• Heat apple cidar and brown sugar together in a large sauce pan to a boil.
• Stir until sugar dissolves.
• Remove from heat.
• Add rum, brandy and remaining Grand Marnier.
• Stir in spices.
• Add lemon and orange slices.
• Heat over medium heat for 2 minutes.
• Do not boil.
• Pour into champagne glasses.
• Top each glass with whip ceam and freshly grated nutmeg.