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Best Apple Pie Moonshine

Best Apple Pie Moonshine

Published: September 21, 2018 Last Updated: January 9, 2021

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4.4 from 265 votes
This easy Apple Pie Moonshine recipe is an incredibly delicious cocktail. It's always the hit of the party and everyone goes crazy for this easy moonshine recipe.  Plus, you  won't believe how easy it is to make!  
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 1 hour
Total: 1 hour 5 minutes
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best apple pie moonshine recipe

This easy Apple Pie Moonshine recipe is an incredibly delicious cocktail. It’s always the hit of the party and everyone goes crazy for this easy moonshine recipe.  Plus, you  won’t believe how easy it is to make!

apple pie moonshine in a glass jar sitting in a brown paper bag

Why This Apple Pie Moonshine Recipe Works

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This Apple Pie Moonshine recipe is crazy good!  It goes down very easy but really packs a punch.  It’s a really easy recipe that doesn’t require a moonshine still or any complicated steps.  This is really a flavored moonshine recipe.

If you’ve ever wondered how to make moonshine, you can see how to make moonshine here – the old fashioned way, using a still.

This moonshine recipe is a flavored moonshine recipe.  It uses grain alcohol that you purchase so it’s  fairly simple to make.

Make sure, though, you make it a few weeks before you plan to drink it.  It needs time to sit and mellow out before you can enjoy it.

I usually make several batches at one time.  The hardest part is finding the grain alcohol.  I use an entire bottle of 190 proof Everclear for each batch.

190 proof grain alcohol can be hard to find.  Some states don’t sell it.  If you can’t find it, you can easily use a lower proof (151 proof grain alcohol is much easier to find) vodka or moonshine purchased from a liquor store.

This stuff is VERY potent, but oh, so good!

This is truly the best Apple Pie Moonshine recipe you will ever try.   Remember to let it sit and mellow, though.   If you try this moonshine too soon, it’s like drinking rocket fuel.  Or, at least I’m assuming that’s what rocket fuel would taste like.  I’ve never really tried it.

apple pie moonshine in a glass jar sitting in a brown paper bag

Expert Tips for Making Apple Pie Moonshine Recipe

  • Use a very large stock pot to make Apple Pie Moonshine cocktail recipe.  Sometimes I even divide the ingredients between my two largest stock pots.
  • You can use any size canning jars that you have to store this Apple Pie Moonshine Everclear.  You aren’t going to do the entire canning process.  Just fill the jars and make sure they are tightly sealed.
  • Before sealing the jars place a new cinnamon stick in each jar – don’t reuse the cinnamon sticks you strained out.
  • When you make Apple Pie Moonshine recipe, make sure you store the jars in a cool, dark place to mellow out for a few weeks before enjoying them.
  • There may be some sediment from the cinnamon stick in the jar – simple strain it through cheesecloth.
  • Make sure you enjoy this cocktail responsibly.

apple pie moonshine in a glass jar with a lid sitting in a brown paper bag

I have quite the collection of flavored moonshine recipes.  You can get them all in my eBook, How to Make Flavored Moonshine.  I’ll show you how to make moonshine with 16 easy flavored moonshine recipes with step-by-step instructions and photos and 34 cocktail recipes you can make with the flavored moonshines.  You can find out more about my ebook here.

Flavored Moonshine Book Preview with peach moonshine recipe

Looking for More Homemade Moonshine Recipes

  • Peach Moonshine
  • Mojito Moonshine
  • Cranberry Moonshine
  • Pumpkin Pie Moonshine

Looking for more?  Check out all of the Homemade Moonshine Recipes on It Is a Keeper.

Items You Need to Make Apple Pie Moonshine Recipe

  • My favorite large stock pot
  • My favorite funnel
  • Canning jars
  • Vintage canning jar labels

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best apple pie moonshine recipe

Best Apple Pie Moonshine Recipe

4.4 from 265 votes
This easy Apple Pie Moonshine recipe is an incredibly delicious cocktail. It's always the hit of the party and everyone goes crazy for this easy moonshine recipe.  Plus, you  won't believe how easy it is to make!  
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Servings: 6 quarts
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 64 oz apple juice
  • 64 oz apple cider
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 14 cinnamon sticks divided
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 750 ml 190 proof Everclear grain alcohol or the highest proof vodka you can find

Instructions

  • Bring the apple juice, cider, sugar, nutmeg, ground cinnamon and 8 cinnamon sticks to a boil.
  • Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
  • Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
  • Add alcohol to mixture. **CAUTION: Do not add alcohol near a flame or heat source. It is highly flammable. Make sure mixture is completely cooled before adding alcohol.
  • Strain the cinnamon sticks out and pour into jars.
  • Divide remaining 6 cinnamon sticks among jars.
  • Place lids on jars and allow to sit in a cool, dry place for 8 weeks before enjoying.
  • Please enjoy responsibly.

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Expert Tips

  • Use a very large stock pot to make Apple Pie Moonshine cocktail recipe.  Sometimes I even divide the ingredients between my two largest stock pots.
  • You can use any size canning jars that you have to store this Apple Pie Moonshine Everclear.  You aren't going to do the entire canning process.  Just fill the jars and make sure they are tightly sealed.
  • Before sealing the jars place a new cinnamon stick in each jar - don't reuse the cinnamon sticks you strained out.
  • When you make Apple Pie Moonshine recipe, make sure you store the jars in a cool, dark place to mellow out for a few weeks before enjoying them.
  • There may be some sediment from the cinnamon stick in the jar - simple strain it through cheesecloth.
  • Make sure you enjoy this cocktail responsibly.

Estimated Nutritional Information

Calories: 409kcal | Carbohydrates: 106g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 100g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 0.7mg

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Comments

  1. Dennis batt says

    March 7, 2021 at 8:59 am

    How many quarts will this make?

    Reply
    • Christina Hitchcock says

      March 15, 2021 at 2:48 pm

      About 6-7

      Reply
  2. Jody says

    March 3, 2021 at 12:30 pm

    Your list of ingredients calls for 64oz of apple cider but video shows you pouring 1 gallon. Which is correct?

    Reply
    • Christina Hitchcock says

      March 15, 2021 at 2:49 pm

      The printed recipe is correct – I did explain this in the video description.

      Reply
  3. Gordon says

    February 10, 2021 at 7:15 am

    I like that you have a recipe conversion calculator. This way you can make what you want, it calculates all the measurements.
    I calculated 1qt is 125 ml Everclear. So I am going to put the alcohol in the jar first then add the apple cider mix second . This way I can see if I like 75ml, 125 ml, 150 ml or 200ml best!
    Gotta love experimenting!! Cheers!

    Reply
  4. Shaun D says

    February 9, 2021 at 3:08 pm

    Do you ever run into a pectin problem?? After it sits for a few days it gets an egg white jelly of pectin on top. Shake and goes away but when it sits it comes back. Don’t know how to correct problem. Have you run into this??

    Reply
    • Christina Hitchcock says

      March 15, 2021 at 2:41 pm

      I have never had this issue and I have made this recipe dozens of times. Are you following the recipe exactly?

      Reply
  5. M. L. S. says

    February 3, 2021 at 11:13 pm

    Everybody always forgets to add vanilla? It then becomes apple pie alamode. Social! (clink)

    Reply
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