Apple Pie Moonshine Recipe

By Mary Anne Daino

I have two batch sizes here, so I
don’t have to think about halving or doubling, especially if I’m sampling the last batch. This is really good with lots of ice.

Ingredients

• 1/2 gallon of apple juice
• 1/2 gallon of apple cider
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 1/4 cups of brown sugar
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 liter of 190 Proof Grain Alcohol, Everclear or equivalent.
• Or
• 1 gallon of apple juice
• 1 gallon of apple cider
• 1 1/2 cups of white sugar
• 2 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 8 cinnamon sticks
• 1 liter of 190 Proof Grain Alcohol, Everclear or equivalent.
• This batch will make about 9 quarts.

Preparation

Step 1

To get started, you need a large boiling pot. Add into this pot the apple juice, apple cider, the white and brown sugar, and the whole fresh cinnamon sticks. Bring these contents to a boil, then remove the pot from the stove and let it cool down to room temperature. Once at room temperature, gradually stir in the 190 proof grain alcohol. What you don’t consume in one sitting, you can bottle for later use. Store it in sterile Mason jars, place one cinnamon stick in each jar, and then store them in a cool dark dry place. After a couple of weeks your Apple Pie Moonshine will taste even better. This batch will make about 4 1/2 quarts.