Winter Wassail Holday Punch
There's no better way to chase away the cold than with a warm mug of Winter Wassail. Red wine and traditional mulling spices such as cloves, cinnamon sticks, star anise, and oranges slices will warm you from inside out!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Beverages
Cuisine: Christmas, European
Servings: 4
Calories: 170kcal
For Alcoholic Winter Wassail (see notes for Non Alcoholic)
- 1 bottle Red Wine dry
- ¼ cup orange liqueur
- 1 orange sliced thin
- ¼ cup honey
Wassail Spice Blend (for simmering)
- 8 cloves whole
- 3 cinnamon sticks 4" long
- 2 star anise whole
Garnish
- Orange sliced thin
- cinnamon sticks
- star anise whole
- cup cranberries fresh
Using a large saucepan or crockpot, add all the ingredients and combine.
1 bottle Red Wine, ¼ cup orange liqueur, 1 orange, ¼ cup honey, 8 cloves, 3 cinnamon sticks, 2 star anise
On medium high heat, bring the liquid to a low simmer for 15 minutes. Cover. Reduce heat to very low on the stovetop for up to 3 hours. If using a crockpot, keep the heat on the low setting for up to 4 hours. Skim the cooked orange slices, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and star anise out of the pot. Add more honey if you want a sweeter hot beverage.
Present your winter wassail in stemless goblets or mugs with festive garnish of cinnamon sticks, star anise, and cranberries.
Orange, cinnamon sticks, star anise, cup cranberries
- Freeze any leftover wassail in ice cube trays. Pop out into a plastic freezer bag and return to the freezer. Add a wassail ice cub to your summer lemonade or sparkling water!
Non Alcoholic Wassail
Replace the bottle of red wine with bottled apple cider, the non cloudy variety. Replace the orange liqueur with ¼ cup of frozen concentrated orange juice, or 1 cup regular orange juice. Follow the recipe otherwise.
Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.05g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 170mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 84IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg