Commercial apricot brandy is full of artificial flavors, colors, industrial sweeteners and preservatives. Luckily, it’s easy to make your own at home, with complete control over the ingredients!
While this is a delicious sipping liqueur and a popular ingredient in traditional cocktail recipes, we typically use apricot brandy for our Gluten Free, Grain Free Apricot Brandy Pound Cake, served on Christmas morning. This also makes a beautiful gift, packaged in pretty glass jars, apricots gleaming in the golden brandy.
Homemade Apricot Brandy
by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups water
2 TBL pure, high quality honey
1/3 cup organic cane sugar
24-32 oz. dried, unsulphured, organic apricots
20-24 oz. brandy
Directions:
In a small saucepan, combine water, honey and sugar, heating to dissolve sugar. Pour into a large Mason jar that contains the dried apricots and brandy. Screw on a lid and shake to combine. Let sit in an out of the way place (cool, dry, dark) for several weeks, shaking once a day if you can remember. Useable after 3-4 weeks, but best after 6-8 weeks.
After you use a bit, you can add more brandy to keep the infusion going. You can strain, or not. The apricots are delicious over homemade vanilla ice cream.
what is TBL in measure for honey in apricot brandy recipe
Tablespoon 🙂
what is TBL in measure for honey in apricot brandy recipe
Tablespoon 🙂
Can you use fresh apricots for this recipe?
I haven’t tried it, but a quick google search yielded several posts explaining how to use fresh apricots.
My main concern would be how long the fresh apricots would last in the mixture.
Here is one post I found http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2013/07/how-to-make-apricot-liqueur-homemade-cocktail-recipes.html
Happy experimenting!
I was wondering if you can use fresh apricots instead of dried? Our tree is loaded with apricots right now, and we are looking for ways to use the fresh fruit.
Thank you!
How lovely! I would love to have fresh apricots outside my door.
Here is my reply:
I haven’t tried it, but a quick google search yielded several posts explaining how to use fresh apricots.
My main concern would be how long the fresh apricots would last in the mixture.
Here is one post I found http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2013/07/how-to-make-apricot-liqueur-homemade-cocktail-recipes.html
Happy experimenting! -Amy
WHAT BRAND OF BRANDY WOULD YOU RECOMEND?
i tried this recipe and it came out wonderful compare to what i used had made earlier.thanks Amy –neena kishore , Bangalore