With the sloe gin sitting under the stairs being regularly shaken, thoughts have turned to making other sorts of warming drinks which will be ready for Christmas. Also, as our neighbours have been supplying us with quantities of apples, it would be nice to be able to repay them in a few months time.

The obvious conclusion, especially after the successful making of rhubarb schnapps,  was to try and hunt down an apple schnapps recipe, maybe with the addition of cinnamon for that extra warming taste. I found just what I was looking for on the canadianliving.com website.

  See here for the the apple and cinnamon schnapps recipe in more detail.

Recipe Costs

£1.34 1kg bramley apples (equivalent cost, mine was free)
£0.09 100g granulated sugar
£7.89 70cl vodka
£0.17 1 cinnamon stick

£9.49 Total (£8.15 without buying the apples)
£13.55 per litre of schnapps (£11.64 without buying the apples - peach schnapps costs £14.27 at ocado)

The apples were washed and then thinly sliced without peeling or removing the cores. The whole lot is strained out after several months so it all adds to the flavour.

The apples, cinnamon stick and sugar are put into jars which have an airtight seal, I find Le Parfait jars ideal for this.

I used two 1 litre jars for this, as it leaves a bit of room for shaking the contents every now and again. After mixing well to dissolve the sugar the jars are put in a cool dark place for a minimum of 3 weeks, preferably two months. The contents will then be strained off through muslin, pressing the apples to release all the liquid.
Should be ready just in time for Christmas.

Recipe Timings

15 mins preparation
2 months sitting

Taste Test

Compared to something like sloe gin, this is very sweet and smooth with the cinnamon adding a warming afterglow. Definitely one to make if you have a glut of apples.