Red Wine Wassail Recipes

MULLED WINE (WASSAIL RECIPE)

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a large slow cooker. Cover and turn on high for at least 3 hours, or on low for at least 5 hours.
• Ladle the hot mulled wine into glasses or mugs. Garnish with the fruit and cinnamon sticks.

RED-WINE WASSAIL

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or kettle, combine the apple juice, sugar, almonds and raisins; slowly stir in the red wine.
• Take a large piece of cheesecloth and place the cinnamon sticks and 24 whole cloves on it; with string, tie it up to make a small bundle and drop this into the red wine mixture.
• Heat slowly over low heat; don't let it boil.
• Meanwhile, make this unique garnish: stuff the centre of each apple with 3 tbsp sugar and stick each apple with a few whole cloves.
• Spray a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and place the apples in it; bake, covered, at 350F for 45 minutes.
• Bake the apples about an hour or so before you want to serve the wassail.
• Pour the heated wassail into a large punch bowl, discarding the spice bag, and then add the baked apples; they are a treat for those still around when the wassail is gone!

WHITE WINE WASSAIL

Steps:

• In a large pot, place water, apple juice concentrate, orange juice concentrate, apricot nectar, lemonade concentrate, and brown sugar.
• Tie cloves in a small piece of cheesecloth and secure with kitchen twine and drop in the pot, leaving a piece of twine where you can fish it out or place them in a large tea ball (this prevents you from having to strain the wassail later).
• Tie cinnamon sticks together with some kitchen twine, leaving some of the twine where you can fish it out.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 25-30 minutes, uncovered, stirring occasionally.
• Remove cloves and cinnamon from wassail.
• Add wine to wassail, and stir gently.
• Garnish with apple slices, if desired.
• Keep warm and serve from pot or you may decide to serve from the warm setting on a crockpot.

CALIFORNIA WASSAIL

Steps:

• Insert four cloves into each orange wedge. In a Dutch oven, combine the orange juice, apple juice and cranberry juice. Add orange wedges, cherries and cinnamon sticks., Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until flavors are blended. Discard cinnamon sticks. Serve warm.

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.