Homemade Wassail Instant Pot recipe

Ingredients

• 8 cups apple cider
• 2 cups orange juice fresh or your favorite bottled brand
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 10 cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 inch fresh ginger peeled (optional)
• Zest and juice of 2 lemons
• Zest and juice of 2 oranges plus more oranges for garnish if desired
• 2 vanilla beans split (or 1 teaspoon high-quality vanilla paste)
• Brown sugar or simple syrup optional, to sweeten to taste
• Garnish with additional orange wedges apple wedges, curled orange zest, fresh cranberries, as desired

Instructions

1. Pour apple cider and orange juice into the pressure cooking pot. If desired, use a cheesecloth bag or a mesh steamer basket to hold the spices. Add cinnamon sticks, cloves, nutmeg, zest and juice of lemons, ginger (if using), and vanilla beans to the basket. Lock the lid in place. Select High Pressure and 10 minutes cook time.
2. When the cook time ends, allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, then finish with a natural release.
3. Remove the cheesecloth bag and discard its contents. If desired, strain the wassail through a fine mesh strainer to remove any cloudiness from the zest.
4. Turn the pressure cooker to Keep Warm and serve the wassail hot from the pot. (Use the low slow cook setting if you need it hot.)