Red Wine Wassail Food

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 PUNCH

Steps:

• Try this grown-up take on fruit punch: Combine 1 bottle red wine, 6 ounces brandy, 6 ounces raspberry or orange liqueur and the juice of 2 lemons in a large pitcher and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight. Serve over ice and garnish with raspberries and orange slices.

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!

WASSAIL

Steps:

• In a punch bowl or pitcher large enough to blend 7 quarts, pour the rums, sparkling apple cider, and mango juice. Stir to blend liquids. With a ladle, pour wassail into individual goblets.

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.

GRANDMA'S WASSAIL

Steps:

• Mix apple cider, orange juice, lemon juice, pineapple juice, and sugar together in a large pot over medium-low heat.
• Place cloves and cinnamon in a tea ball; add ball to the apple cider mixture. Simmer mixture until warmed through, about 15 minutes. Serve from pot with large ladle.

CITRUS WASSAIL

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine all of the ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes. Serve warm.