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Apple pie moonshine (sometimes just shortened to “apple pie”) is an alcoholic beverage that, when made correctly, tastes like a slice of apple pie in your mouth. It is great to have in autumn or winter, when people are craving these flavors. This recipe makes a LOT, because when I made it I gave a lot of the jars away as gifts. Just be prepared to scale this recipe down, make it in multiple batches, or have a large enough stock pot to make it all at once. You will also need a lot of storage room in your fridge, as it will take some time for the mixture to meld after it has been prepared.

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Amy’s Apple Pie Moonshine

This alcoholic beverage is like Autumn in a cup — crisp, sweet, and spiced. Mason jars of Apple Pie make great gifts for the holidays, as well, so this recipe is written to make plenty.

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Course: Beverage

Cuisine: American

Calories:

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• ½ gallon apple cider
• ½ gallon apple juice
• 6 cinnamon stick
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ½ liter grain alcohol 190-proof (such as Everclear)

Method

 

1. Add the apple cider, apple juice, cinnamon sticks, and sugar to your stock pot.
2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until the sugar has completely dissolved.
3. Remove the pot from the heat and allow the mixture to cool until it is room temperature.
This step is very important, because if you do not allow the mixture to cool, the heat can cause your alcohol to evaporate, which defeats the purpose of adding it.
4. Using a slotted spoon, remove the cinnamon sticks from the mixture.
The cinnamon sticks can either be discarded or they can be placed in the mason jars with your mixture (when you get to that step). Be aware that any mixture that is jarred with a cinnamon stick will have a VERY strong cinnamon flavor.
5. Add the grain alcohol to the mixture.
6. Pour or ladle the mixture into mason jars, seal the lid, and put in the fridge.
7. Let the jarred moonshine meld for at least 1 week, shaking periodically (once per day is sufficient), before drinking.
Be sure to let your mixture rest in the fridge for 1 week minimum or your drink will be overpowered by the strong alcohol flavor of the grain alcohol. This step allows all of the flavors to meld and the alcohol flavor to mellow out.

Notes

Like most alcohol, this keeps for a very long time. As long as you keep it refrigerated and tightly sealed, it should be good for up to 1 year or more.