CHRISTMAS WASSAIL WITH BAKED APPLES

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Traditional Christmas punch garnished with floating baked apples and cinnamon sticks. Serve warm or at room temperature. Add a spray of pine or cedar fronds and some shiny red apples around the bowl for a festive table decoration. Exceptionally delicious wassail served as is or add your favorite rum to spice it up for a more festive holiday. Can keep leftover wassail in refrigerator and heat to serve next day.

Provided by PJ's kitchen

Categories     Drinks     Cider Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 large cooking apples, cored and halved
1 gallon apple cider, divided
6 whole cloves
6 whole allspice berries
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
1 cup brown sugar
2 cinnamon sticks, or more to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Place halved apples, cut sides down, on a baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until apples are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Simmer 2 cups apple cider, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg in a large kettle or pot for 10 minutes. Add the remaining apple cider, orange juice concentrate, and lemonade concentrate; stir until wassail is smooth. Mix brown sugar into the wassail; heat until almost boiling. Float baked apple halves and cinnamon sticks in the wassail; serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 190 calories, Carbohydrate 47.8 g, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 0.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 26.1 mg, Sugar 42.3 g

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