Spiced Pear Moonshine

Quart Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups pear juice
• 1 ripe pear, cored and chopped
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 whole cloves
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 9 oz moonshine, 150 proof (adjust for preference or proof)

Instructions

1. Simmer the pear juice, chopped pear, sugars, cinnamon, and cloves for 15 minutes.
2. Cool completely.
3. Stir in the lemon juice, vanilla, and moonshine. Pour into a quart jar.
4. Rest at least 1 week. Strain before serving if you want it clear.

Pro Tip

Pro Tip: Put the lemon juice in with the vanilla, after the pot cools. It keeps the pear flavor bright instead of dull.

*Calculated proof: about 21 percent ABV in the finished quart jar, based on 150 proof moonshine.

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