Ginger Liqueur

Name: Ginger Liqueur
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Cuisine: European, American
Ingredients: 2 ounces ginger root; 1 vanilla bean; 7 ounces sugar; 1 1/2 cups water; 1 orange, zest only in strips with peeler; 1 1/2 cups brandy; 1/2 tsp ground ginger

5 steps

Prep:15minCook:2h

Updated at: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:14:07 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories862.3 kcal (43%)

Total Fat0.2 g (0%)

Carbs108.9 g (42%)

Sugars103.7 g (115%)

Protein0.9 g (2%)

Sodium5.9 mg (0%)

Fiber1.6 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

2 ouncesginger root

1vanilla bean

7 ouncessugar

1 ½ cupswater

1orange

zest only in strips with peeler

1 ½ cupsbrandy

½ tspground ginger

Instructions

Step 1

Coarsely chop ginger with skin on, place in food processor. Process unit coarsely ground. Scrape vanilla beans seeds from pods.

ginger root2 ounces

Step 2

Add vanilla bean pods, ground ginger, and processed ginger root to sous vide container

vanilla bean1

ground ginger½ tsp

Step 3

Add brandy, Orange zest strips, and vanilla bean paste to blender. Blend for 30 sec. to 1 min

vanilla bean1

brandy1 ½ cups

Step 4

Add blended brandy mixture to sous vide container. Sous vide at 140 degrees for 2-3 hours. After heating pull from water bath and run sous vide container under cold water.

Step 5

Make simple syrup. Combine sugar and water in a small sauce pan. Heat over medium high until sugar is dissolved. Do not boil. Reduce water amount if using orange juice from zested oranges.