Healthy Cranberry Wassail Food

CRANBERRY WASSAIL

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or pot, combine cider, cranberry juice, lemon juice, pineapple juice, orange slices, cloves, honey, sugar, and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer; add nutmeg, ginger, and allspice. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve warm and garnish each cup with mint and an orange slice.

CRANBERRY WASSAIL

Steps:

• Simmer all ingredients in a large pot for 20 minutes. Serve warm in mugs or let cool completely and serve over ice.

CRANBERRY WASSAIL

Steps:

• In a paper coffee filter place the nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice. Tie top together with string from teabag.
• Steep teabag(s) and spices in 2 1/2 cups water in a sauce pan for about five minutes.
• In a large bowl combine cranberry sauce, 1 1/2 cups boiling water and 3/4 cup sugar. You can do it by hand but an electric mixer saves time and energy. Mix until there are no lumps.
• Add orange juice, realemon juice and another 1 1/2 cups boiling water.
• Remove teabag and spices from sauce pan. Add the tea and cranberry mixtures together. You can use a Dutch oven or a crock pot.
• You can add more water to dilute the mixture to taste. It will keep for about 10 days, though its never lasted that long.

CRANBERRY WASSAIL (NON-ALCOHOLIC)

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients, except for the garnishes. (If you are iffy on the sugar, add it last, a little at a time and taste as you go along).
• Heat the mix to boiling in a large saucepan, reduce the heat and allow it to simmer for 10 minutes.
• Strain the wassail to remove the spices.
• Serve very warm in a heat-proof punch bowl and garnish with the orange slices and cloves.

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.

CRANBERRY WASSAIL

Steps:

• Tie whole spices in 2 layers of cheesecloth or place in tea ball.
• In large saucepan or Dutch oven, mix cranberry juice cocktail, brown sugar and nutmeg; add spices. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat. Cover; simmer 10 minutes.
• Stir in wine; cook until thoroughly heated. Remove spices. Serve wassail warm; garnish each glass with orange slice and cinnamon stick.