Spicy Pumpkin Vodka Infusion

  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 7 days 30 min
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Inactive: 7 days
  • Cook: 20 min
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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

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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Anonymous

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!

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