Homemade Pumpkin Liqueur
Homemade Pumpkin Liqueur
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup pumpkin purée
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 4 whole cloves
- 4 whole allspice berries
- 2 pieces fresh ginger, sliced
- 2 cups light or aged rum
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Gather the ingredients.
- 2
In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, make the syrup by bringing the water to a slow boil. Add the granulated sugar and brown sugar and stir until completely dissolved.
- 3
Reduce the heat to a simmer and stir in the pumpkin purée. Add the cinnamon and cloves along with the allspice and ginger (if using). Simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat, cover, and let steep and cool for 2 to 3 hours.
5 min - 4
Strain the pumpkin and spices from the syrup using a fine-mesh strainer lined with a layer of cheesecloth. It's thick and will take several minutes to drain; help it along by occasionally scraping the strainer with a spoon. You should have almost 2 1/2 cups of pumpkin spice syrup.
- 5
Add the rum and vanilla extract and stir to thoroughly blend them with the syrup.
- 6
Funnel the pumpkin spice liqueur into clean bottles or jars with tight seals.
