The Most Flavorful Wassail Recipe on the Web!

This hot wassail recipe is perfect all through the Holiday season! Warm aromatic spices come together with orange, apple and pineapple juice to create the most flavorful wassail recipe on the web!

The Holidays are coming up! It’s time to start brewing up warm cozy drinks to share with friends and family. I’ve got a few that I absolutely love to make!

My yummy hot chocolate mix with no added sugar is a family favorite. We also enjoy making warm blue matcha lattes and golden milk. They are all delightful drinks to sip on this time of year.

I’ve also always loved a good wassail.

I thought I had experienced wassail before – until I played around with this combo of ingredients! This right here is wassail the way it should be. Full of flavor, depth and smelling like a million bucks. After trying this wassail combination, I knew that I had to get on here and share it with all of you!

Try making up a batch if you are looking for a warm, comforting drink to serve during the Holiday season and cold winter months. It might become your newest holiday tradition.

What is Wassail Anyway?

Wassail is a delicious warm, spiced drink that’s usually made with apple cider, apple slices and orange slices. A traditional wassail recipe would have probably included something like ale, wine, rum or other alcohol, but today you’ll find many non-alcoholic versions of wassail as well.

Wassail is both a drink and a tradition, both of which date all the way back to Medieval times in England when people would brew wassail and then go wassailing – toasting and singing carols to ensure a good orchard harvest and good health for the next year.

Now, we mostly think of wassail as a tasty holiday drink that’s especially common around Christmas and New Year’s.

Even if you don’t have an orchard to toast, you can still enjoy a warm mug of this delightful drink on a chilly winter evening.

Printable Wassail Recipe

Different Ways to Make This Wassail Recipe

There are a few ways that you can make this wassail. Each serves a different purpose, but they all work great and taste terrific.

1. In the Slow Cooker – If you want to pour it all in and forget it while it warms and blends the flavors, the slow cooker is perfect! It will take about 2 hours to be ready, but can sit all day for frequent serving. A warm or low setting will work great. Bonus: your house is going to smell amazing all day!
2. On the Stove Top – A slow simmer on the stove top is a great way to have it ready faster and works much like potpourri for helping your home smell festive and delicious. A half an hour of simmering should do the trick, but longer is always better.
3. In the Instant Pot – A pressure cooker makes easy, fast and light work of homemade wassail. Dump it all in and set your pressure cooker for 10 minutes. Flavors infuse fast in the Instant Pot! I even have a recipe from years past for this Instant Pot specific wassail recipe, if you want to check out another version. This recipe is also in our Instant Pot cookbook!

What You’ll Need to Make this Wassail Recipe

Equipment

To make this wassail, you’ll need one of the following:

• a large pot
• a slow cooker
• an electric pressure cooker

Ingredients

You’ll also need the following ingredients:

• 8 cups apple cider
• 2 cups orange juice
• 3/4 cup pineapple juice
• 1 orange
• 1 apple
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 10 whole cloves
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp cinnamon

How to Make this Wassail Recipe

To make the wassail:

1. Slice the apple and orange into thin slices, keeping the peels on.
2. Put all the wassail ingredients inside the slow cooker, large pot, or instant pot.
3. If using a slow cooker, put on low setting and allow to cook for 2 hours. After that you can turn it to a keep warm setting.
4. If using a stove top method, simmer all ingredients in your pot for 30 minutes or longer. You can leave the lid off to make your home smell festive, and cover once done.
5. If cooking in the instant pot, cook for 10 minutes on high pressure, and use a slow or fast release.
6. Once ready to serve, strain all solid ingredients from the liquid. Serve immediately to enjoy warm, or place in refrigerator to enjoy later as a cold drink.

Storing and Reheating Wassail

If you have leftover wassail, you can store it in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.

To reheat your wassail, add some to a pot and gently warm it over medium low heat, stirring occasionally. Be careful not to boil your wassail, as this could affect the flavor.

Alternately, you can warm your wassail in the microwave. If you’re doing it this way, heat your wassail leftovers in small bursts and stir it often to avoid overheating and boiling.

Wassail Recipe Variations

I absolutely adore this wassail recipe just as it’s written, but if you have the urge, you can definitely change things up.

There are so many wassail variations out there. Some call for lemon juice, cranberry juice, allspice, star anise, brandy, bourbon….I could go on, but you get the point. Wassail is very adaptable, so feel free to experiment with your favorite flavors.

More Holiday Recipes and Ideas

I love this wassail recipe! I hope you will love it was well. If you need some holiday recipes or ideas, checkout some of the ones listed below. And tell me – do you have a favorite drink for the holiday season? I would love to hear! Drop it in the comments below and let me know.

Be sure to print this recipe off and keep it in your go-to seasonal recipes! Until next time, my friends!

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