Taste of Home
Apple Brandy
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 35 min. + standing
YIELD: 2 quarts.
I spend a lot of time developing recipes for the many fruits and vegetables we grow on our farm. In this creation, apple brandy is enhanced with spices for a delightful drink.—Deanna Seippel, Lancaster, Wisconsin
Ingredients
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4 cups sugar
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2 cups water
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4 pounds apples, sliced
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1 liter brandy
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3 whole cloves
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1 cinnamon stick (3 inches)
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Additional whole cloves and cinnamon sticks
Directions
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1.
Combine sugar and water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat.
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2.
Place apples in a large glass or plastic container; add the sugar mixture, brandy, cloves and cinnamon stick. Cover and let stand at room temperature for at least two weeks, stirring once a week.
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3.
Strain brandy mixture; discard apples and spices. Pour into glass bottles. Place an additional three cloves and one cinnamon stick in each bottle.
Nutrition Facts
1-1/2 ounce-weight: 123 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 0 sodium, 19g carbohydrate (19g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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