Hosting a holiday party and want a festive alcoholic beverage? This homemade Candy Cane Moonshine recipe will do the trick!
Made with everclear, this peppermint candy cane flavored alcoholic beverage will pack a punch at your next holiday party. If you want a less potent version, you can sub vodka for the everclear. It's best if the mixture is left in the fridge for a week for the flavors to infuse, but in a pinch, you can serve after a day or two.
Serve candy cane moonshine chilled as a shot, as a martini with a candy cane garnish, or even mixed with hot chocolate.
This homemade Candy Cane Moonshine recipe makes 4 8 ounce mason jars, the perfect amount for gift-giving!
Candy Cane Moonshine Recipe
Ingredients (makes 4x 8 ounce jars):
- 4 cups Everclear ( 1 cup in each jar )
- 4 tbsp. Simple syrup (1 tbsp. in each jar )
- 4 tbsp. Peppermint syrup (1 tbsp. in each jar )
- 16 candy cane sticks (4 in each jar )
- Also needed: 4 mason jars with lids
How to Make Candy Cane Moonshine:
1. Fill your mason jars with candy cane sticks.
2. Add simple syrup and peppermint syrup to each jar.
3. Pour Everclear into each jar until full. Attach lid.
4. Place the candy cane moonshine in the refrigerator and let it sit for a week. Shake gently every few days.
5. Drain moonshine into a pitcher using a strainer or cheesecloth, removing all candy.
6. Pour the candy cane moonshine back into clean mason jars, and shake to combine before serving. Store in the refrigerator.
See below for a printable version of this recipe.
- 4 cups Everclear 1 cup in each jar
- 4 tbsp. Simple syrup 1 tbsp. in each jar
- 4 tbsp. Peppermint syrup 1 tbsp. in each jar
- 16 Candy cane sticks 4 in each jar
- Also needed: 4 mason jars with lids
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Fill your mason jars with candy canes.
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Add simple syrup and peppermint syrup to each jar.
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Pour Everclear into each jar until full.
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Place the candy cane moonshine in the refrigerator and let it sit for a week. Shake gently every few days.
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Drain moonshine into a pitcher using a strainer, removing all candy.
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Pour the candy cane moonshine back into mason jars and shake to combine before serving.
Fannie says
Normally my stomach gets upset while drinking but I'm thinking the peppermint could help ease that. LOL , what a fun gift idea and a hostess gift. Love it.
Richard Laurenzi says
Where can I buy simple syrup ?
Frank Chismar says
What size mason jar??
Kimberley Bean says
I clicked on the link for mason jars & it comes up with 16 oz. canning jars. Hope this helps.
Pamela Alden says
How do you make the simple syrup and the peppermint syrup for the candy cane moonshine?
Anonymous says
If this helps, for the simple syrup, I used equal parts sugar and water combined over a stove until boiling or until the sugar has cleared. Let it cool completely before mixing it into the alcohol. For the peppermint syrup I used Torani’s peppermint syrup which you can find on Amazon if you can’t find any locally.
HectorLugo says
Ok confused. 16 oz mason jars with 1cup of ever clear only 8oz. That leaves 8oz Shouldn’t be 2cups..
Katie Hale says
The recipe is for 8 ounce jars, but you can divide this into only 2 16oz jars if you prefer.
HectorLugo says
Awesome thanks just Finnished hopefully it taste good I opted out of the sugar Simple/peppermint and replace with sugar fee simple/peppermint hopefully it’s awesome. I’ll check back.
Jade says
Are candy canes supposed to dissolve?
Katie Hale says
yes