Few of the recipes online used cocoa powder but I have a lot of cacao nibs so I've decided to look for a recipe that calls for cacao nibs. I found Serious Eats recipe much better.
homemade creme de cacao - recipe adapted from Serious Eats
2/3 cup cacao nibs
1 1/3 cup vodka
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 teaspoons real vanilla extract
1 1/3 cup vodka
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 teaspoons real vanilla extract
- Combine the cacao nibs and vodka in a sealable glass jar. Shake and then let steep for 8 days.
- After the initial steeping period, bring the sugar and water to a boil. Let this syrup cool, then add to the jar along with the vanilla extract. Let steep for an additional day.
- Strain out the nibs through a sieve and then filter through a coffee filter into the bottle or jar you'll use for storage.
Next project will be Creme de Menthe. ;-)