Gift Guide: Pressure Cooker Wassail in a Jar
Show your loved ones you care with a big cup of warm, spice filled Wassail, all packed up in a Mason Jar and ready to brew at any moment!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 12 cups 1x
- Category: Drink
- Method: Pressure Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
For the Mason Jar
- zest of 1 orange
- 1 orange, pith cut off and discarded, then sliced
- zest of 2 lemons
- 2 lemons, pith cut off and discarded, then sliced
- 5 cinnamon sticks
- 10 whole cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 inch ginger, peeled and cut into discs
- 2 vanilla beans, split and cut into 1 inch pieces (can omit or substitute with 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract)
To add later
- 8 cups apple cider
- 4 cups orange juice
Instructions
For the Mason Jar
- Layer the ingredients in the following order: orange slices, lemon slices, orange and lemon zest, cinnamon sticks, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, and vanilla.
- Top with lid. Tie a ribbon around the jar, top it with a bow, or place it in a gift bag.
Include the following directions with the jar:
- Place Mason jar contents into the pressure cooker pot. Add 8 cups apple cider and 4 cups orange juice. Secure the lid and turn pressure release knob to a sealed position. Cook at high pressure for 10 minutes. When cooking is complete, use a 10 minute natural release.
- Carefully pour wassail through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl. Rinse out pressure cooker pot then pour wassail back inside. Keep Wassail hot by turning on the warm function or the slow cooker low function. Serve hot.
- Optional: Use within 4 days of receiving the gift or place in the freezer for another time.