This traditional Wassail recipe has been handed down for generations! It’s one of the most comforting easy holiday drinks. It’s a delicious nonalcoholic warm cider drink with the cozy flavors of orange and apple with cinnamon and spices!
I don’t think there’s a single wassail recipe worth it out there except for my mom’s! It is so delicious. We excitedly make it as soon as it gets cold–and it’s a must when you’re sick. Nothing feels better on a scratchy throat than warm wassail. Yum!
And because we aren’t the biggest fans of cold weather, warm drinks are a definite must. Cade and the girls love hot cocoa and toast, I still have yet to try it as the soggy bread weirds me out for sure. I always stick to this dreamy wassail!
What is Wassail?
Wassail is the cozy version of apple cider. Our recipe is made with cloves, apples, cinnamon, lemon, orange, ginger, and nutmeg and is a nonalcoholic wassail recipe. Scroll down to discover our secret ingredient! There’s one we didn’t mention!
It’s pretty flexible so feel free to add different amounts of juice or substitute other kinds that you like better. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Ingredients for Homemade Wassail
How many fruit juices can you put in a hot wassail recipe? We are out to set a record because it’s so dang good…including that secret ingredient I mentioned above! Here is all the ingredients you will need to make this irresistible holiday beverage:
- Water: the base of the wassail
- Sugar: I often cut this down or leave it out since there is a lot of sugar in fruit juice.
- Cinnamon Sticks: adds flavor
- Allspice: adds flavor
- Cloves: adds flavor
- Crystallized Ginger: adds flavor, you can also use a 1/2 inch chunk fresh ginger or a 1/2-1 tsp powdered ginger
- Unsweetened Apple Juice: grab a bottle at the grocery store
- Pineapple Juice: the secret ingredient, man it adds such a delicious flavor
- Unsweetened Orange Juice: you can squeeze your own orange juice or buy bottled unsweetened oj
- Lemon Juice: freshly squeezed is preferred
The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.
Watch How Homemade Wassail is Made…