Non Alcoholic Ginger Wassail

Non Alcoholic Ginger Wassail with ginger and fresh fruit is an easy, good mulled cider that is solid served in a dutch oven or crock pot for a party!

At Avdaye, we add lots of tips in all of our recipes – because we are a home cook without any formal training, and we find we are more confident making dishes when we understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. Our goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

Non-Alcoholic Ginger Wassail

This Non-Alcoholic Ginger Wassail is technically not a Gluehwein as it's made with cider instead of wine- but it is every bit as flavorful as the adult versions!

This recipe is perfection at a party. It is so easy- dump the ingredients in a pot on the stove or in a crockpot, set to low, and let it simmer away during a party.

set out some cute glasses or mugs and a pretty ladle and your guests can serve themselves little cups of cheer!

How to make Non-Alcoholic Ginger Wassail

Assemble the following ingredients:

• Cherry apple cider – if you can't find cherry apple cider you can add regular apple cider or in the off season apple juice and a cup of applesauce for a similar result.
• Concord grape juice – grape juice adds a vibrant color and sugar which is evenly distributed.
• Pineapple juice – pineapple is sweet and adds a nice tropical twist to this warm winter drink.
• Lemon juice – lemon juice is highly acidic and brings a bright note to the party.
• Mulling spices – mulled spices is a mixture of seasonal spices which make it taste like fall/winter.
• Cinnamon sticks – cinnamon is a festive spice and has an earth warmth that will warm you inside and out in the cooler months.
• Cloves – cloves have a sharp earthy taste that will make this taste extra festive. If you don't want bits of clove throughout you can stick the cloves into the sliced apple and pear.
• Ginger – We prefer to use fresh grated ginger for the best freshest taste. You can also substitute ginger beer (non alcoholic)
• Apple, Pear, and Orange – We love to add these fruits sliced in rounds for added flavor and texture.

Once you have assembled the ingredients use the following method

Mix. Add all the ingredients to a slow cooker or crock pot.

Simmer and serve. Let simmer for at least one hour on low then remove the oranges from the liquid to avoid a bitter taste. Serve and enjoy!

Kitchen notes

Mix up the sliced fruit. You can use any sliced fruit you want for this recipe. We frequently will use lemons and limes for a sharper taste.

Use cheesecloth. We prefer to put the clove and anise in a little cheesecloth pouch so that it doesn't get in your glass when you try to serve.

A few answers

How can we keep leftovers?

We like to keep leftovers in a jar in the refrigerator. It will keep for up to a week.

Do we have to serve this hot?

No, you can drink this at any temperature, but we prefer it piping hot.

Serve it with

Check out some of our favorite desserts to enjoy this wassail with.

We've come up with some deliciously tempting recipes that are incredibly easy, and suited to a crowd- like Cranberry Crockpot Cider Elderflower Mulled Cider Traditional Gluehweineven a cranberry moonshine – and today we are excited to share a good recipe we tweaked a bit to taste like the Ginger Gluehwein we shared– but in a non-alcoholic recipe!

Non-Alcoholic Ginger Wassail Recipe

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Ingredients

• 1 qt cherry apple cider
• 1 qt concord grape juice
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 2 tbsp mulling spices
• 2 sticks cinnamon
• ½ tsp cloves
• 2 tbsp fresh grated ginger OR 8oz ginger beer
• 1 apple, sliced into rounds
• 1 pear, sliced into rounds
• 1 orange, sliced into rounds

Method

1. Add ingredients to dutch oven or crock pot.
2. Simmer on low at least one hour.
3. Remove orange from liquid after one hour to avoid bitter flavor from developing.
4. Serve and enjoy!