how do you make homemade cinnamon schnapps?

Answer 1

The best way is to get everclear or any pure grain alcohol. 95% (190 proof) will work best, but if 75% (150 proof) is all that's available, that will suffice. You then want to take cinnamon sticks and break them up into about 1 inch pieces. You can either drop them into your bottle of alcohol, or you can put both into a separate container (mason jar or similar). Add about 2-3 ounces at first.
Let it sit for at least 4 weeks.
You can take a small sample once in a while, but be sure to dilute it at least 50/50 with water before you taste it. This will give you an idea if it's cinnamon-y enough or not. If not, add a few more pieces of cinnamon stick and wait another week or two.
Once it reaches the strength of cinnamon you like, pour it through a coffee filter to get it nice and clear...you might have to do this 3 or 4 times. Then, dilute the whole amount at least 50/50 or maybe more with water (use distilled or drinking water). Most schnapps you get at the liquor store is about 35%, so this will actually be a little stronger. You can dilute even further if you like.
If you prefer a sweeter drink, you can add sugar to taste...start with 1 cup and make sure it dissolves completely.

Even though your final product will be diluted to the strength of vodka, you're not going to get the same results if you start with vodka. The higher strength alcohol will get more and better flavors out of the cinnamon...THEN you cut it back down.

Answer 2

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how do you make homemade cinnamon schnapps?

Answer 3

everclear maybe illegal in your state.
It would be cheaper and quicker in the long run to just buy your schnapps,
If you still want to make it I would start with 100 proof vodka place Cinnamon sticks in it recap and place in the sun 2x per day gently shake the bottle. after 1 week you will need to replace the Cinnamon sticks and repeat the process. do this for 4 weeks.
drain the vodka to remove the Cinnamon sticks. take 1 cup of the Cinnamon vodka and place it in a sauce pan with 3 cups of sugar boil until the sugar is melted and completely Incorporated. mix the sugar mixture and the unsweetened mix together . you now have something similar to Cinnamon schnapps.

hope this helps

Answer 4

Gross, mint schnapps tastes like mouth wash. Just take a bottle of Listerine or Scope and there you go.

Answer 5

I just substitute cinnamon extract for the peppermint extract and follow the directions for my peppermint schnapps recipe. simple as that. lol