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two glasses of carrot cake liqueur with bottle and carrots in background and spices

Carrot Cake Liqueur

Karon Grieve
A delicious liqueur that tastes of carrot cake and is super easy to make.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine British
Servings 11 shots
Calories 163 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 200 g carrots grated
  • 70 g muscovado sugar
  • 1 tbsp ginger grated
  • 40 g sultanas chopped
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 1/2 orange zest
  • 20 g walnuts crushed
  • 500 ml vodka

Instructions
 

  • Scrub and grate the carrots and place in a large clean jar
  • Roughly crush the walnuts and chop the sultanas and add to the jar along with all the other ingredients and pop on the lid.
  • Leave in a cool dark cupboard for 1 week then strain through muslin or kitchen paper till it runs clear and pour your carrot cake liqueur into a sterilised bottle

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Notes

Serve this carrot cake liqueur frozen as shots, over ice straight up or with a mixer of your choice. Ginger Ale works perfectly as a mixer over ice.
Your carrot cake liqueur will keep for a year or more in a cool dark cupboard.

Nutrition

Calories: 163kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gSodium: 15mgPotassium: 107mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 3041IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 0.3mg
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