Holiday Spice Wassail Recipe: Slow Cooker or Stove Top

This holiday spice wassail recipe not only tastes delicious but makes your home smell amazing as it simmers! Prepare over the stove or in a slow cooker. This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. 

For decades I was a hot chocolate girl. Nothing swayed me from reaching for a hot cup of cocoa when the temps began to drop except for the occasional cup of hot cider. That is until I tried wassail at a friend’s house. It totally hits the spot without being too rich or sweet and it’s the perfect blend of all of my favorite holiday scents and spices: apples, citrus, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Many recipes call for sugar or honey, but I don’t think that it really needs that. Pineapple juice is naturally sweet and I use my favorite unsweetened and never concentrated Simply® 100% Apple Juice and Simply® Orange Juice so it tastes amazing! My 15-year-old says that it smells like I’m burning a candle every time I make it. It’s better than a candle because I not only get to enjoy the scent, but I can drink it too, ha! (Note: it’s more fragrant when simmered over the stove with the lid off vs. in a slow cooker)

My wassail recipe is super simple, can be stored in the refrigerator, and can be prepared in a slow cooker or simmered on the stove.

Holiday Spice Wassail Recipe For the Holidays

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Serves: 12

6 c. Simply® 100% Apple Juice

4 c. Simply® Orange Juice

2 c. pineapple juice, not from concentrate

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg

1 tsp. whole cloves (you can use a dash of ground cloves if you prefer)

3 cinnamon sticks

Optional: fresh orange and apple slices

Slow Cooker:

Mix all ingredients into a slow cooker, except for the fresh fruit. Heat on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours.

Add fresh fruit slices before serving. These are decorative and are completely optional.

Skim cloves off of wassail before serving. Remove cinnamon sticks.

Stove Top:

Mix ingredients and heat in a large pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes.

Add fresh fruit slices before serving.

Skim cloves off of wassail before serving. Remove cinnamon sticks.

Refrigerate any remaining wassail. Heat over the stove or in the microwave.

Make a batch to enjoy after playing in the snow, driving around to see Christmas lights or going Christmas caroling! Find more holiday recipe inspiration using this online advent calendar!

What is your favorite holiday drink to sip?

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Holiday Spice Wassail Recipe For the Holidays

This holiday spice wassail recipe not only tastes delicious but makes your home smell amazing as it simmers! Prepare in a slow cooker or over the stove.

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword hot spiced cider, hot cider, wassail recipe, holiday drinks

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 12

Ingredients

• 6 c.  Simply® 100% Apple Juice
• 4 c.  Simply® Orange Juice
• 2 c. pineapple juice not from concentrate
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp. whole cloves*
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• Optional: fresh orange and apple slices

Instructions

Slow Cooker:

1. Mix all ingredients into a slow cooker, except for the fresh fruit. Heat on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours.
2. Add fresh fruit slices before serving. These are decorative and do not add to the flavor so are completely optional.

3. Skim cloves off of wassail before serving. Remove cinnamon sticks.

Stove Top:

1. Mix ingredients and heat in a large stockpot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes.
2. Add fresh fruit slices before serving.

3. Skim cloves off of wassail before serving. Remove cinnamon sticks.

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