How to Make Apple Pie Moonshine - A Step-by-Step Guide

Apple pie moonshine is a delicious and potent homemade liquor that is perfect for sipping on a crisp fall evening or for adding a festive touch to a holiday celebration. This sweet and spicy concoction is made with apples, cinnamon, cloves, and other warming spices, and is commonly enjoyed as a shot or mixed into cocktails.

Although moonshine has a bit of a reputation for being a strong and unrefined spirit, this apple pie moonshine recipe is smooth, flavorful, and incredibly easy to ...

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Ingredients

  • 1 gallon apple juice
  • 1 gallon apple cider
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 4 cinnamon sticks, or more to taste
  • 1 pinch apple pie spice
  • 1 (750 milliliter) bottle 190 proof grain alcohol
  • 1 (750 milliliter) bottle vodka

Information

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hr
  • Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
  • Servings: 100
  • Yield: 2 1/2 gallons

  • Combine apple juice, apple cider, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, and apple pie spice in a large pot; bring to almost a boil. Cover the pot with a lid, reduce heat, and simmer for about 1 hour. Remove from heat and cool completely.
  • Stir grain alcohol and vodka into apple syrup; remove cinnamon sticks.
  • Pour apple pie moonshine into clean glass jars or bottles. Store in the refrigerator.
  • Nutrition

    104 cal.

    • Sodium: 7mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 17g
    • Dietary Fiber: 0g
    • Total Sugars: 16g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 6mg
    • Iron: 0mg
    • Potassium: 52mg