How to Make Homemade Vanilla, Mint, Almond and Citrus Extracts

1 cup of alcohol-again, you know the drill…cheap stuff

pint-sized jar with a tight-fitting lid

Place the almonds in the jar, cover with alcohol. Shake daily for 3 weeks, then strain the nuts out. This won’t be as strong as a commercial extract, but I like the flavor myself.

Since almond extract that is commercially made contains bitter almonds, and they contain a cyanide precursor, some argue that you shouldn’t make homemade almond extract. I am personally not worried about this, as the same nuts also contain cancer-fighting compounds.

Alcohol-free version of homemade almond extract

1 cup food-grade glycerin

3 cups water

15 whole, skinless, raw almonds

Try delicious homemade almond milk! Read the post here.

Lemon, Lime, Grapefruit and Orange Extracts

2 to 3 Tablespoons zest of the fruit

1 Tablespoon sugar

Vodka

Directions at thehomesteadinghippy.com

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