Spicy Pumpkin Vodka Infusion
- Level: Easy
- Total: 168 hr 30 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Inactive: 168 hr
- Cook: 20 min
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.
