Homemade Banana Liqueur (Long and Kibbey) Recipe

Miscellaneous Untried Recipes

This is from a collection of recipes from books I own, but which I haven't myself tried yet. However, you can have faith that at least the authors themselves have tried them, so they're not deadly or anything.

From Classic Liqueurs, by Cheryl Long and Heather Kibbey:

• 1 large, just-ripe banana, peeled
• 1 fifth vodka or light rum
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2" piece of vanilla bean

Mash banana. Add banana to vodka. Using wooden spoon, submerge banana mash (exposure to air will brown the banana). Steep 2 weeks. Strain, filter, add syrup. Slit open vanilla bean, add to mix. Age 1 month, remove bean. Strain and filter again as necessary. Age another month.