Easy Wassail Recipe (Homemade Hot Apple Cider Drink)
Wassail is a tasty drink made with apple cider, fruit juice, and mulling spices. Make this hot cider recipe in the crockpot or on the stove!
Ingredients
- 1 gallon apple cider I use Musselman’s
- 4 cups no pulp orange juice
- 46 ounces 100% pineapple juice
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 12 whole cloves
- 10 whole cinnamon sticks
- 1 granny smith apple washed, cored and quartered
- 1 Honeycrisp apple washed, cored and quartered
- 1 navel orange (washed, cored and quartered)
Instructions
- Combine liquid ingredients in a large stock pot. Stir in brown sugar, whole cloves and cinnamon sticks.
- Top with cut fruit, keeping the rinds and peels facing up towards the surface of the liquid.
- Heat on medium until boiling, and then reduce to simmer. Simmer for 1-2 hours.
- Remove fruit, cinnamon sticks and cloves. You can strain the wassail through a sieve if you prefer.
- Ladle into heat-safe mugs, top with garnish and enjoy.
Notes
Keeps for 7-10 days in the refrigerator. We keep the apple cider jugs and store it in them.
Wassail can also be served cold.
You can cook this in a slow cooker. The whole recipe won’t quite fit in a 6 quart slow cooker so you can split it into 2 or cut the recipe down. Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours.
This can also be made in an instant pot on the slow cooker setting.(using it as a crock pot)
To reduce tartness, you can add extra orange, pineapple, or apple cider juice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 172cal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 11mg | Sugar: 35g | Fiber: 2g | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg