This festive BEST Wassail Recipe is our families favorite! It isn’t Christmas until we’ve made a couple batches of this warm, fruity drink that smells like Christmas while it is brewing and tastes even better going down! This is a holiday drink for the whole family!

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BEST Wassail Recipe

Name: BEST Wassail Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 8 cups apple cider; 2 sticks cinnamon; 1/3 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/3 cup honey; 1 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel; 5 tablespoons lemon juice; 3 1/2 cups pineapple juice

A lot of wassail recipes out there are not much more than apple cider and cinnamon. Not so with this family favorite, BEST Wassail Recipe! This recipe combines several ingredients to make an amazing blend that will smell and taste like the best Christmas drink you’ve ever had!

This Wassail recipe is our families traditional recipe we use every year. Kids and adults alike enjoy the festive smell and flavor, plus the warm drink warms us up on those cold winter days.

in a large pot bring to a simmer apple cider, unsweetened pineapple juice, and cinnamon sticks

In a large pot put 8 cups apple cider (apple juice in a pinch), 3 1/2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice (that’s one big can), and 2 cinnamon sticks.

Add in 1/3 cup of honey.

Next add in 1/3 teaspoon nutmeg plus a couple dashes of cinnamon if you like.

Now zest a lemon (or use store bought lemon peel, but fresh is better) and then cut the lemon in half and sqeeze out the lemon juice to add to the pot.

After you’ve simmered all the ingredients together so the flavors mix together you will have this amazing, festive wassail all ready to serve.

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One of my favorite parts is smelling the wassail gently simmering on the stove top. It makes the whole house smell like Christmas. We drink this putting up the tree, for family game night, with meals, and on Christmas morning as we open presents round the tree.

Nothing smells or tastes more like Christmas to me than this traditional wassail recipe.

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BEST Wassail Recipe

This festive wassail recipe is our families favorite! It isn’t Christmas until we’ve made a couple batches of this warm, fruity drink that smells like Christmas while it is brewing and tastes even better going down! This is a holiday drink for the whole family!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time20 mins

Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American, christmas, holiday

Keyword: apple cider, beverages, christmas, drinks, holiday

Author: Beth Gorden

Ingredients

8 cups apple cider
2 sticks cinnamon
1/3 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup honey
1 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel
5 tablespoons lemon juice
3 1/2 cups pineapple juice

Instructions

In large pot combine all ingredients and simmer to blend ingredients.
HINT: We grate the peel of a lemon and squeeze the juice of the same lemon to give us what we need for this recipe.