Festive Homemade Liqueur Recipes

Homemade liqueurs can be as delicious as commercial brands! A snap to prepare and less expensive than liquor store offerings. This season bring along your own ‘house’ liqueur as a gift when you visit friends. To make your gift special, use antique or reproduction bottles to present your creations. 
When vodka is called for; of the various vodka brands, I have found that the really cheap varieties have a distinctly bitter and unpleasant taste, which becomes part of the liqueur. Smirnoff has proven to be a consistently good trade-off point between price and quality.
The following two recipes are cream based liqueurs. They have a short storage life of up to a week and must be stored in the fridge.
Please drink responsibly, do not drink and drive!
Season's Greetings, till next year ...Bon Appetit!

Irish Cream Liqueur ~ Yield: approx. 1 litre
This retro recipe takes me back to the 1970’s! It is an inexpensive way to enjoy the great taste of Irish Cream Liqueur. Store refrigerated for up to one week.
1 can (300 ml) sweetened condensed milk
1-1½ cups Irish whiskey
1 cup table cream
3 eggs
1 Tbsp. chocolate syrup
½ tsp. coconut extract, optional
Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth. Keep refrigerated and shake before pouring. Store refrigerated for up to one week. 


Chocolate Mint Liqueur ~ Yield: approx. 1 litre
Chocolate and mint are a classic combination in this creamy, smooth liqueur. Store refrigerated for up to one week.
1 can (300 ml) sweetened condensed milk
1 cup homo milk
½ cup Crème de Cocoa
½ cup Crème de Menthe
½ cup 80 proof vodka
¼ cup chocolate syrup
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 tsp. pure peppermint flavoring
Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth. Keep refrigerated and shake before pouring. Store refrigerated for up to one week.  

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Recipes by Sally Rae ~ from 'Festive Homemade Liqueurs' ~ The Flagstone, October 2009
Photo ~ Christmas Poodles by Sally Rae