

Take 2 cups of peppermint leaves, picked from the garden or newly purchased from the supermarket, and clean them thoroughly with water. The slightly more involved recipe is similar to the easy recipe, but instead of using peppermint extract, you can create your own flavor from steeping actual peppermint leaves. What’s important is too keep it out of direct sunlight and heat. If you don’t have a freezer, no problem- you can just stick it in any old cool, dark place in your house.

Don’t worry: because of the grain alcohol, the mixture won’t freeze on you. Place the bottles in the freezer for two weeks. Let the mixture cool, then pour it into the glass bottles. Add the peppermint extract, and stir once again. Remove from the stove, then add the pure grain alcohol to the hot syrup you’ve just made, stirring so that it mixes. Stir the mixture until all of the sugar has been disolved, then let it boil for another 5 minutes. While the water is boiling, pour in the sugar a little at a time while stirring.

2 glass bottles (1 liter each, thoroughly rinsed and cleaned)įirst, bring the water to a boil in a pot on the stove.1 liter pure grain alcohol (such as everclear).This simple recipe is made with easy-to-find ingredients and takes about 20 minutes to prepare. Like anything else, there are many ways to do it, so below you can find a “quick and easy” recipe, and a slightly more involved recipe. Peppermint Schnapps is simple to make at home.
