Spiked Wassail

Name: Spiked Wassail
Prep time: 6 h
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 15 allspice berries; 2 liters unfiltered apple juice or apple cider; 5 smalls firm cooking apples; 59 milliliters firmly packed dark brown sugar; 473 milliliters Calvados; 4 sticks (4-inch) cinnamon; 946 milliliters cranberry juice cocktail; 1 medium orange; 118 milliliters water

Spiked Wassail might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 18. One portion of this dish contains about 0g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 182 calories. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 6 hours. Head to the store and pick up allspice berries, apple cider, water, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Combine the apple juice, cranberry juice, and brown sugar in a 6-quart slow cooker.

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Cranberry Juice

Apple Juice

Brown Sugar

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Slow Cooker

Place 12 of the cloves, the allspice berries, and the cinnamon sticks in a small piece of cheesecloth and tie with kitchen twine to make a bag.

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Allspice Berries

Cinnamon Stick

Clove

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Kitchen Twine

Cheesecloth

Add to the slow cooker, cover, and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours.Meanwhile, heat the oven to 375°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Stud each apple with 3 of the remaining cloves and place in an 8-by-8-inch baking pan.

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Clove

Apple

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Slow Cooker

Baking Pan

Oven

Add the water and bake until the apples are just a bit tender when pierced with a knife, about 45 minutes.

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Apple

Water

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Oven

Knife

Remove from the oven and set aside.After the juices have stewed for 4 to 5 hours, add the apples to the slow cooker. Using a vegetable peeler, remove the orange peel in wide strips, making sure to avoid the white pith, and add the peels to the slow cooker.

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Orange Zest