Apple-Ale Wassail

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Photo: Ralph Anderson; Styling: Buffy Hargett
Hands-on Time
5 Mins
Total Time
3 Hours 5 Mins
Yield
Makes about 7 cups
Lara Creasy
December 2011
RECIPE BY Southern Living

Cozy up by the fire with a warm mug of Apple-Ale Wassail. This English holiday drink is made with apple-ale and flavored with allspice, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom.

Ingredients

  • 2 (12-oz.) bottles ale
  • 2 cups apple cider
  • 1 cup port
  • 1 cup lemonade
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1 apple, diced
  • 2 whole allspice
  • 2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • Garnish: lemon wedges, cinnamon sticks (optional)

How to Make It

Step 1

Stir together ale, apple cider, port, lemonade, brown sugar, diced apple, whole allspice, 2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, cardamom in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW 3 hours or until hot. Remove diced apple, if desired. Ladle into mugs. Garnish, if desired.

Step 2

Note: We tested with Sierra Nevada Tumbler Autumn Brown Ale.

JCT. Kitchen & Bar No. 246, Atlanta, Georgia

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