Christmas Wassail with Baked Apples

Name: Christmas Wassail with Baked Apples recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: Global
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

by Loïc Lefebvre 2 years ago

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20 minutes

190 kcal

47.8 g carbs

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Description

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.

Nutrition Facts

serving: 20 servings

calories: 190 kcal

carbohydrates: 47.8 g

protein: 0.4 g

saturated fat: 0.1 g

sodium: 26.1 mg

fiber: 1.2 g

sugar: 42.3 g