Christmas Wassail with Baked Apples |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 20 |
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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. Ingredients:
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 |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Place halved apples, cut sides down, on a baking sheet.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until apples are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
4. 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.
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