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Christmas pudding vodka recipe

Name: Christmas pudding vodka recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 5 c.
Ingredients: 1 bottle vodka; 4 tbsp. dark brown sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 cloves; Peel of 1 orange and 1 lemon; 25 (1oz) each currants, raisins and dried figs, halved if large

This flavoured vodka makes a thoughtful gift, or can be served up on Christmas day in some tasty cocktails

By The GH Kitchen TeamUpdated: 16 September 2019

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Fancy making your own vodka? How about if it's Christmas pudding flavoured? This is a really easy flavoured spirit to make, and makes a perfect Christmas cocktail, or even better a homemade gift for a friend! This Christmas pudding vodka recipe makes 1.3 litres (2¼pint). You'll need to leave at least 2 weeks before you strain and decant the finished vodka into bottles. But it will be worth the wait.

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Yields:

5 c.

Prep Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

10 mins

Cal/Serv:

Ingredients

1 bottle vodka
4 Tbsp. dark brown sugar
1 cinnamon stick
2 cloves
Peel of 1 orange and 1 lemon
25 (1oz) each currants, raisins and dried figs, halved if large

Directions

1. Step 1
  Sterilise a large, 1.3 litre (2¼pint) bottle or glass container, either by running through a dishwasher cycle or washing in hot soapy water, rinsing, then drying on a baking tray in the oven for 20min at 150°C (130°C fan) mark 2.
2. Step 2
  Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl or jug and put into the sterilised container or bottle. Seal with a cork or screw cap.
3. Step 3
  Leave for two weeks in a cool, dark place, turning the container occasionally to agitate the ingredients.
4. Step 4
  Use a funnel lined with a coffee filter paper to decant the liquid into pretty sterilised bottles of your choice. Add a fresh piece of lemon and orange peel and a fresh cinnamon stick, then cap.
5. Step 5
  Wrap up for Christmas… and label with serving suggestions and a drink-by date. The vodka will keep for up to three months and is wonderful in cocktails, or served over ice with tonic and a slice of orange.

Per Serving:

Calories: 53
Total carbs: 2 g

The GH Kitchen Team

The GH Kitchen Team are Good Housekeeping’s resident recipe developers and all-round food obsessives. GH Kitchen Director Sarah Akhurst is our resident hosting pro and loves nothing more than putting on a foodie feast for friends. Our GH Kitchen Manager Linzi Pucino is our very own Italian food expert (originally hailing from the North East of Scotland!) and can be found working her way through midweek recipes that cover all bases, from haggis to ragu! Our Kitchen Editor ⁠Nadine Brown loves digging into the stories behind her favourite foods and enjoys applying her eclectic tastes to more modern, flavour-forward recipes - just don't give her too much chilli! Our Junior Food Content Produce ⁠Frankie Prichard combines a love of beautiful presentation and flavour-led, seasonal cooking in her recipe development, along with a passion for bringing people together through food. With a wealth of professional kitchen experience between them, they’re dedicated to ensuring every Good Housekeeping recipe is the best it can be, so you can trust they’ll work every single time

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