DIY Chocolate Liqueur Recipe

Delicately sweet with a hint of bitterness, a homemade chocolate liqueur made with cacao nibs is like an expensive dark chocolate bar in your drink instead of like a jigger of Nestle Quik. Refrigeration isn't necessary, and the liqueur should keep for about 2 months.

Notes: Cacao nibs are are pieces of cacao beans that have been roasted. Many grocery and health-food stores carry them, but if yours doesn't, you can order them online from a variety of sources, including Amazon.

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Active: 10 mins

Total: 216 hrs 10 mins

Serves: 21 servings

Rate & Comment

2/3 cup cacao nibs
1 1/3 cups vodka
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 teaspoons real vanilla extract

Combine cacao nibs and vodka in a sealable glass jar. Shake and then let steep for 8 days.
After initial steeping period, bring sugar and water to a boil. Let syrup cool, then add to jar along with vanilla extract. Let steep for an additional day.
Strain out nibs through a sieve and then filter through coffee filter into bottle or jar you'll use for storage.

Special equipment

Coffee filter, fine-mesh sieve

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
119	Calories
2g	Fat
16g	Carbs
1g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 21
Amount per serving
Calories	119
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g	3%
Saturated Fat 1g	7%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 2mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 16g	6%
Dietary Fiber 1g	3%
Total Sugars 14g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 0mg	0%
Calcium 5mg	0%
Iron 1mg	4%
Potassium 39mg	1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.