Vanilla Apple Pie Moonshine

This recipe tastes amazing cold or warmed and the alcohol taste is very minimal. The longer it sits in the jars before you drink it, the better it will taste!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 144 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups white sugar
• 1 gallon apple juice
• 2 whole cloves
• 1 gallon apple cider
• 12 cinnamon sticks
• 1 (1 liter) bottle 151 proof grain alcohol (such as Everclear®)
• 2 cups cake-flavored vodka (such as UV®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine apple juice, apple cider, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, vanilla extract, and cloves together in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until sugars are dissolved, about 20 minutes. Remove pot from heat and cool completely, about 1 hour.

Step 2

Stir grain alcohol and vodka into apple juice mixture. Remove cinnamon sticks and set aside. Pour moonshine into bottles; add 1 cinnamon stick per bottle and seal. Store moonshine in refrigerator.