Photo: Spicy Pumpkin Vodka Infusion Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups raw kabocha or sugar pumpkin, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch chunks
- 3 cups vodka
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 whole vanilla beans
- 3 large pieces candied ginger, cut into long pieces
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Put the pumpkin on a silicone mat lined baking sheet and bake until just tender, about 20 minutes. Remove the pumpkin from the oven and set aside to cool.
Pour the vodka into a bottle or large glass container. Add the pumpkin, cinnamon stick, vanilla beans and ginger. Let it sit for 1 week at room temperature, shaking gently every couple of days. Strain the infused vodka, through a fine mesh sieve and funnel it back into the original vodka bottle. Cap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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By jampy
on November 23, 2011
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I know not many people liked it, but if you puree the squash after roasting( I used butternut and let it marinate in the fridge for a week, it is delicious. Also, as someone else suggested a combo of this either 2 to 3ounces of the infusion and a 1/2 ounce of Amaretto served as an aperitif on cracked ice. Indeed very nice! But by itself the infusion resembles an Irish cordial, Potcheen. Do't be afraid! It will clear your sinuses!
By jmbuck
on October 04, 2011
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I read the other reviews and KNEW I was taking a chance in making this. The other reviewers were right....a waste of money and time. I followed the recipe exactly, but the finished product has very little flavor. It's like vodka with a slight ginger/cinnamon/vanilla flavor and a VERY subtle pumpkin flavor in the background. I'm an ex-bartender, so I can usually find a use for any ingredient. Since the vodka by itself is so boring, I'm going to put it in hot apple cider for fall get-togethers. But I definitely won't be making this again.
By Melly-Mellons
on September 18, 2011
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I raise sugar pumpkins in Massachusetts and based on recipe I thought it was worth a try. I wish I had read the third review, I would not have sacrificed my precious gourds for this type of folly.
Vodka is pretty much perfect as is, so why try to make a vegetable soup out of it? Distilled spirits and vegetables is a strange food group, indeed! PePe-le-Pew! I am rating it one star and that is a gift!
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