Vanilla liqueur: 5 recipes at home
Vanilla liqueur - this is an original alcoholic beverage based on a plant - vanilla. These spices give the liqueur a pleasant aroma reminiscent of perfume and a delicate taste. The use of vanilla in the alcohol industry was a real breakthrough at one time, although it should be noted that not everyone likes its specific taste.
The classic recipe for vanilla liqueur
Ingredients
Vanilla - 20 grams (3-4 pods).
Vodka (alcohol 40-45%) - 1 liter.
Sugar (preferably brown) - 300 grams.
Water - 300 ml.
Method of preparation
Cut the vanilla into small pieces. Put the pieces in a jar for infusion, pour vodka, close the lid tightly.
Put the jar in a dark place at room temperature. Insist 2-3 weeks, shake once a day.
Filter the finished vanilla infusion through cheesecloth.
Combine water and sugar in a saucepan, bring to a boil, boil over low heat for 5-6 minutes, skimming off the white foam. Cool the syrup to room temperature.
Pour the infusion into the syrup in a thin stream. Mix well.
Keep homemade vanilla liqueur in a dark place for 2-3 days before use. The drink can be stored away from sunlight for up to 5 years.
Vanilla cream liqueur
Milk version with a touch of vanilla. Somewhat reminiscent of the legendary Baileys liqueur.
Ingredients
Vodka - 0.5 liters.
Dark bitter chocolate (without additives) - 100 grams.
Cream (20-35% fat) - 200 ml.
Condensed milk - 400 grams (1 can).
Vanilla sugar - 15 grams.
The method of preparation
Melt the chocolate in a water bath.
Whip cold cream with vanilla sugar (up to 5 minutes).
Add condensed milk and melted chocolate to the cream.
Mix with a mixer or blender until smooth.
Add vodka in a thin stream, stir.
Pour the liqueur into bottles. Seal airtight.
Keep in the refrigerator for 60-90 minutes before use. Since it contains dairy products, the liqueur can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 14 days.
Recipe for homemade Galliano №1
This Galliano vanilla liqueur recipe uses angelica root, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, extracts. The drink is tinted with yellow food coloring - you don't have to do this, but then you won't get the bright yellow color of the original liqueur.
For a liter jar we will need:
Dried chopped angelica root - 1 teaspoon.
Cinnamon stick - one, 7-8 centimeters long.
1 clove.
A pinch of ground nutmeg.
A large vanilla pod.
Sugar - 500 milliliters, 2 cups.
Lemon juice - a tablespoon.
Half a teaspoon of anise, pineapple and banana extract.
Yellow dye - 2-3 drops.
In the original recipe, food glycerin is used to thicken the drink - 1 teaspoon, but you can do without it.
Vodka - about 0.5 liters.
Water - half a glass.
The method of preparation
First you need to make the extracts or decide what we will replace them with. In principle, nothing terrible will happen if you put all the fruits in equal amounts in a jar of vodka and insist at the same time as indicated above.
Angelica, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and vanilla are placed in a thick-bottomed saucepan, filled with water and brought to a boil. All of this stands in boiling water for no more than 15 seconds (it is important not to overdo it so that the infusion does not become too spicy), after which it is filtered through a tea strainer or colander, and then, when the liquid has slightly hardened, through a cotton or coffee filter. All spices except vanilla can be thrown away.
Wash the pot and pour the flavored liquid into it. Bring to a boil, add sugar and vanilla, boil for one minute, skimming off the foam. Cool to room temperature.
Lemon juice, extracts and vodka are added to the syrup. Mix everything well and pour into a jar under the lid. The jar should stand for at least a week in a dark place, during which time the vanilla will give its flavor to the drink.
After infusion, the liquid is filtered through a cotton wool several times until it becomes completely clear.
Add dye and glycerin (if you use them) to the liquor, bottle and cork. Before use, homemade Galliano should stand for at least 2-3 months.
Galliano recipe #2
This recipe is not much simpler than the previous one, and it also uses fruit extracts, as well as cardamom and hyssop.
Ingredients
Angelica root - 2 teaspoons.
A pinch of nutmeg.
Cardamom seeds - a quarter of a teaspoon. Only the seeds are needed, they must be removed from the box.
Dried hyssop - a teaspoon.
Vodka - 400 grams.
Water - ¾ cup.
Sugar - 350 grams.
Banana and pineapple extracts - a teaspoon.
Mandarin extract - 13 drops (can be replaced with orange extract or do without it altogether).
Anise extract - a tablespoon.
Vanilla extract - a tablespoon.
Ascorbic acid - 1 tablet + a pinch of citric acid. This ingredient counteracts the oxidation of fruit extracts and preserves the transparent color of the liqueur, as well as gives the drink a pleasant light sourness. In principle, you can not use it.
The method of preparation
Put all the ingredients except sugar and water in a jar, pour vodka and leave for 2 weeks in a cool dark place. Shake occasionally. After infusion - filter thoroughly.
To make separately sugar syrup of all sugar and water. Cook until the mixture begins to turn yellow, periodically skimming off the foam. Cool and combine with the tincture, then let it brew for another month in a dark place.
A simple recipe for vanilla liqueur
Ingredients
Vanillin - 2-3 sachets
Sugar - 1 kg
Water - 2 liters
Cognac or alcohol - 2 liters
The method of preparation
Mix cognac with vanilla, pour into bottles and leave for 15 days.
From water and sugar boil the syrup and mix it with vanilla cognac essence.
Filter the resulting liquor and store in bottles.
It is also worth noting that the production of vanilla liqueur at home leads to unpredictable results, because a lot depends on you and your experience in creating simple liqueurs. There is a risk of simply transferring the ingredients. Think twice about buying a famous liqueur in a store.
Update: 23.06.2018
Category: Liqueurs and Tinctures