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Homemade Flavor Extract
Homemade flavor extracts are easy and inexpensive to make at home. They’re great to make for your own personal use to save money and ensure pure ingredients plus they’re excellent to make in bulk to give away as gifts.
Prep Time
5 mins
Additional Time
42 d
Total Time
14 d 5 mins
Servings: 48 teaspoons
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup Alcohol (see article for the best kind to use)
- plant material as desired (see article or printable for ideas and amounts)
Instructions
- Put the flavor ingredient (prepared as detailed in the article) in a sterilized glass mason jar. For ingredients such as leaves, press it down towards the bottom so the alcohol covers it.
- Pour the alcohol over the ingredients. Make sure the alcohol completely covers the ingredient (add more if it doesn’t). Screw on the two piece lid.
- Place the jar in a cool, dark place (such as inside a cabinet). Once a day, pull it out and give it a good shake. Make sure the ingredients are still covered with alcohol; if they’re not, add more alcohol until they are.
- After the extract has infused for the allotted time (indicated in the recipes in the article), strain it through cheesecloth or a coffee filter. Discard the food bits and save the extract.
- Using a funnel, carefully pour the completed extract into an amber-colored glass bottle (discard or compost the spent plant matter). Store in a cool, dry place.
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Notes
- Visit TJsTaste.com/flavor-extract for flavoring ideas and printable labels.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1teaspoon
Calories
12kcal
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 48teaspoons
Amount Per Serving
Calories
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1teaspoon | |
| Calories | 12kcal | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.