How to Make Peach Schnapps at Home

Peach Schnapps has an intoxicating aroma and deliciously fruity flavour, this sweet Schnapps can be savoured on its own, or mixed with other beverages for a terrific cocktail. It is easy to make and a good use for peaches with bruises or bad bit.

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• 4-6 Peaches - Use what peaches you can get but I like to use a mix of white and yellow peaches (2 to 3 of each type). You don’t need perfect peaches for this recipe. Just cut out any bad bits.
• 1 cup (250 ml) sugar (or sweetener of your choice).
• Lemons to juice to get 1/4 cup (60 ml)
• 1 cup (250 ml) of hot water
• 4 cups (1 litre) of natural spirit, moonshine, or vodka

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• A saucepan.
• A large jar.
• Label and marker.
• A Strainer
• Bottles

• Cut out any bad bits from your peaches. The number of peaches you need will vary depending on the size and how many bad bits you discard. Start with 4-6 peaches (2 to 3 of each type).
• Chop the peaches in small pieces.
• Put the good pieces into a saucepan and discard the bad bits and pips.
• Add 1 cup (250 ml) sugar to the saucepan.
• Juice lemons to get 1/4 cup (60 ml) lemon juice.
• Add the lemon juice to the saucepan.
• Add 1 cup (250 ml) of hot water to the saucepan.
• Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring to make sure it doesn’t burn.
• Let cool.

• Poor the cooled mix into a large jar.
• Rinse out the saucepan with 4 cups (1 litre) of natural spirit, moonshine, or vodka and add to the jar.
• Put the lid on the jar and mix by shaking.
• Label and date the jar.

• Let the mix sit for 1-2 weeks shaking the jar each day.

• Strain the mix. The stained peaches can be used in a pudding or eaten warm with ice-cream as a desert.

• Place the schnapps into the fridge for around 48 hours. The settlement will fall to the bottom of the container.

• Carefully poor the top liquid off into a bottle leaving behind the settlement.

• Enjoy on ice or in a cocktail like a Malibu Summer Rose, Sex on the beach, Southern Whiskey Rebellion, Peach Cobbler, Accidental Tourist, Old Sweet Song, or Philadelphia Fish House Punch.

How to make a Malibu Summer Rose - https://youtu.be/n49PpFrUE6s