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    Vanilla Cider Wassail

    Published: Dec 2, 2014 · Modified: Jul 28, 2020 by Melissa · 149 Comments

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    Vanilla Cider Wassail is a fun addition to any party because it's warm, sweet, easy to make, and really pretty. It easily scales up, too!

    Vanilla Cider Wassail recipe the whole family will love

    Vanilla Cider Wassail

    "What on earth is wassail?" you may be asking. Let me give you a little history lesson! Old English "wæs hæl" literally means "be you healthy." Wassail (or wassil) is traditionally a hot spiced cider that is sweetened and has other fruit juices added, and it was probably fermented and enjoyed as a hard cider back in the day.

    Today, Wassail is generally a nonalcoholic hot beverage. Wassailing (you know, like the song "here we come a-wassailing") refers to a medieval ritual to celebrate the apple trees and to ward off evil spirits for next year's cider making. We can thank our English ancestors for this tasty drink. Wassail, in my personal experience, seems to be a much more Midwesterner thing. I've yet to meet someone in Utah who has ever heard of it, let alone loves it. Don't worry, they are quickly converted! My sister Sarah and I can thank our Hoosier upbringing though for our love of wassail.

    Wassail is a fun addition to any party because it's warm, sweet, easy to make, and really pretty. If your party guests or family are new to wassail, they'll be in for a real treat. I used Tate+Lyle® Gourmet Beverage Syrups to add both sweetness and the vanilla flavor. This was an awesome addition to wassail. These syrups come in a few different flavors, and I'm excited to try more of them out. Tate+Lyle® is the perfect company to work with on this wassail recipe; both are old and English!
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    • Author: Melissa Griffiths-Bless this Mess
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    Ingredients

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    • 2 quarts apple cider (½ gallon)
    • 2 cups orange juice
    • 1 cup pineapple juice
    • ¼ cup Tate+Lyle® Vanilla Pure Cane Syrup
    • 2 to 4 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
    • dash of ground cloves

    Instructions

    1. Add all of the ingredients to a large pot and stir to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. When it starts to boil, cover the pot with a lid, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the cinnamon sticks and serve hot in mugs.

    Notes

    Store leftovers covered in the fridge and reheat before serving.

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    Vanilla Cider Wassail recipe the whole family will love

    This recipe is easily multiplied if you are making cider wassail for a crowd, but it's not so big that you can't make it for your family one night and reheat the leftovers once. My kids even like cider wassail cold! This sweet and lightly spiced drink is sure to become a holiday tradition in your home in no time. We pressed about 50 gallons of cider a few weekends ago (from our own apples!), which means we'll have plenty for wassail making. Yay!

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    1. sarah hirsch

      December 31, 2014 at 4:13 pm

      i would love to try the caramel flavor. I would put it in hot cocoa

      Reply
    2. kathy pease

      December 31, 2014 at 3:54 pm

      https://twitter.com/klp1965/status/550424309445849088

      Reply
    3. kathy pease

      December 31, 2014 at 3:52 pm

      I would love to try the caramel in my hot chocolate 🙂

      Reply
    4. whitneylynn88

      December 31, 2014 at 3:35 pm

      I sent a tweet: https://twitter.com/electricstar/status/550420036150501376

      Reply
    5. whitneylynn88

      December 31, 2014 at 3:35 pm

      I'd like to try the hazelnut in my coffee!

      Reply
    6. Terry Cross

      December 31, 2014 at 3:21 pm

      I would use the vanilla in my coffee

      Reply
    7. heather s

      December 31, 2014 at 3:16 pm

      carmel in hot chocolate sounds very good

      Reply
    8. Candie L

      December 31, 2014 at 3:12 pm

      I would like to try the vanilla. Thank you

      Reply
    9. Cynthia C

      December 31, 2014 at 3:06 pm

      Tweet https://twitter.com/clc408/status/550412423547469825

      Reply
    10. Cynthia C

      December 31, 2014 at 3:04 pm

      I would like to try a little caramel in hot spiced apple cider. I think it would taste like a caramel apple.

      Reply
    11. paige chandler

      December 31, 2014 at 2:55 pm

      I'd like to try the vanilla syrup on ice cream

      Reply
    12. Thomas Murphy

      December 31, 2014 at 2:19 pm

      tweeted
      https://twitter.com/thomasmurphy40/status/550400722701787136

      Reply
    13. Thomas Murphy

      December 31, 2014 at 2:14 pm

      I want to try the Hazelnut and I would add it to coffee.

      Reply
    14. Linda G.

      December 31, 2014 at 1:35 pm

      I would like to try the hazelnut flavor in my coffee.

      Reply
    15. Bruce

      December 31, 2014 at 12:13 pm

      Vanilla in hot chocolate

      Reply
    16. gayle gildehaus

      December 31, 2014 at 11:53 am

      I would like to try the vanilla in an iced coffee.

      Reply
    17. Melissa Resnick (@channallocks)

      December 31, 2014 at 11:30 am

      the carmel would be great in coco

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    18. Suzanne K

      December 31, 2014 at 11:15 am

      I'd add the vanilla syrup to my coffee and to my morning oatmeal.

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    19. Debbi Wellenstein

      December 31, 2014 at 10:18 am

      I want to try caramel in my hot cocoa.

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    20. Chi Shannon

      December 31, 2014 at 9:55 am

      Tweeted 🙂 - https://twitter.com/Enter_Now/status/550334198318260224

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