Candy Cane Vodka!

On my husband's side of the family we all do homemade gifts for Christmas to save money. Last year we gave the adults homemade Candy Cane Vodka and it was such a hit that we were requested to do it again this year!

It's a fairly cheap gift when you do the math and a super easy and fun process. You could even do it as a fun group activity on Christmas!

We wanted to kick it up a notch this year and really add some festiveness with a second flavor to go along with the more traditional red peppermint candy cane flavor. And what goes better with red for Christmas than green? Wint-O-Green to be exact!

First, we broke up six candy canes per pint-sized jar.

Then we simply poured in the vodka! One large bottle of vodka made five pint-sized jars.

The candy canes start dissolving pretty immediately. Just give it a shake right away and keep on shaking every once in a while to help the process along.

The candy canes should be completely dissolved within a day's time.

We repeated the process with the green candy canes, although we used half-pint jelly jars for these ones. We only used three candy canes for the smaller jars.

The green candy cane vodka ended up a little light so we added a drop of green food coloring to make it more of a "Christmasy" green. It also tastes a bit like mouthwash, but some people are into that sort of thing.

The finished product! There will be a bit of white "residue" from the candy so just shake it up before you drink it!

A very Merry Christmas indeed!