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Title: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: Jacq on March 13, 2011, 06:09:31 pm
Hi everybody,

Just got my Thermomix last Tuesday and I have been trying all sorts of things from the (Dutch) Thermomix book, this forum and the German Thermomix forum. I made this liqueur today, it's a recipe from the German Thermomix site. Since I could not find it here, I thought I would post it. If you all have it somewhere, or you don't want me translating stuff from the German site (www.rezeptwelt.de), please let me know. I did tweak it a bit, since the recipe asked for 500 ml Wodka and I thought it would be a bit too strong.

Ingredients:
50 gr sugar (I used organic sugar, learned a lot from Chelsea already...thanks for your lovely blog, Chelsea!)
200 gr After Eight chocolate
300 gr cream
300 gr Wodka


Put sugar in bowl, 10 seconds on Turbo.
Add the chocolates and the cream. 4 minutes 50 degr., on 1.
Add wodka and stir 10 seconds on 3.
Put the liqueur in a (clean) bottle and put it in the fridge.

I am enjoying a wee glass as I write this. Cheers!! ;)
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: faffa_70 on March 13, 2011, 09:29:03 pm
Hi Jacq! This sounds sooo yum  ;) Thanks for the translation and I think I speak for others in saying we would welcome any recipes you would like to share with us  ;D ;D

The After Eight Chocolate - would that be a dark chocolate? 70% cocoa for example?

Thanks   :-*
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: judydawn on March 13, 2011, 10:34:05 pm
Thanks Jacq - that sounds like something we must do.  I concur with Faffa_70, all recipes welcome on here and you are right, we don't have anything like that already. I took the view that the name of the chololate indicated it was not for children so figure Faffa's assumption is correct. Looking forward to more recipes from your part of the world.
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: Jacq on March 13, 2011, 11:33:37 pm
Hi Faffa and Judydawn,

Sorry, thought After Eight chocolates were à worldwide brand. It's à dark chocolate, filled with mint. They're quite lovely to eat, and quite nice in à liqueur as well.

I Will keep trying the recipes from the German site as well and check whether I can find them here. If not, I Will translate them.
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: achookwoman on March 14, 2011, 12:51:03 am
Hi ,  thanks for this fab recipe.  After Eight chocolates are a brand name for after dinner mints.  They are dark chocolate.  Yummmmmmm.
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: faffa_70 on March 14, 2011, 01:13:40 am
OH MY then this recipe just keeps getting better!! Now that you mention them as after dinner mints Chookie the childhood memories come flooding back  ;D
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: achookwoman on March 18, 2011, 07:06:30 am
Jacq,  Made this today,  it is really YUMMMMMMM.  Cost about $13 to make 800g.  But as you only need a little it is well worth making.  Couldn't find the After Eight Mints,  so used other dark choc.  after dinner mints.   Worked well.   Will make again.
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: Jacq on March 21, 2011, 05:26:25 am
I made this last week and I really love it. In Holland liqueur is quite expensive, and this is cheaper to make, really yum and à non-existent flacons of liqueur here. :)
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: achookwoman on March 21, 2011, 06:11:54 am
Small glass at night,  better than sleeping pills.   Says DH. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: Chelsea (Thermie Groupie) on March 21, 2011, 09:15:30 am
50 gr sugar (I used organic sugar, learned a lot from Chelsea already...thanks for your lovely blog, Chelsea!)

Thanks so much Jacq.  Your comments on my blog are lovely and very much appreciated too.  :-* :-*
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: hopefulcook on March 23, 2011, 05:10:01 am
This looks fantastic. Has anyone made a homemade version of Bailey's? Thanks.
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: judydawn on March 23, 2011, 06:57:52 am
There are 2 Baileys recipes here (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2348.0) hopefulcook and another one here (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=3569.0).
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: hopefulcook on March 23, 2011, 12:14:31 pm
Thanks JD, the rain we have had in Adelaide today it feels like winter already! Will try over the weekend hopefully.
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: cookie1 on March 24, 2011, 06:44:36 am
Lucky I bought some Vodka at duty free. :D :D
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: faffa_70 on March 24, 2011, 07:51:18 am
Lucky I bought some Vodka at duty free. :D :D


:D :D - Lucky you  :)
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: Frozzie on March 24, 2011, 11:15:51 pm
oh yum i love after eight chocies..mmm will be giving this one a go and lucky they are a worldwide brand..i loved them inoz and still love them in france..here they also have orange ones now and then so could give them a go too! thx  :)
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: Jacq on March 25, 2011, 09:39:26 pm
After eight with orange sounds lovely as well. Will check the shops to see if we have them in Holland.  If not, no problem, we are going to France in May for à week's holiday. :D
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: Frozzie on March 26, 2011, 06:15:30 am
After eight with orange sounds lovely as well. Will check the shops to see if we have them in Holland.  If not, no problem, we are going to France in May for à week's holiday. :D

the orange ones arent around all the time and arent as common as the mint but seem to pop up now and then...they should be around though in the easter period..if you are going to paris though or a major city you should be able to find them...they also have lemon now and then...mmmm
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: Catisa on May 15, 2011, 01:08:21 pm
After Eight mints are with the boxes of chocolates in the lolly isle, near the box of Roses etc, I see them all the time eg IGA
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: Frozzie on May 15, 2011, 07:01:48 pm
Catsia Jacq is in Holland and she was after the orange ones which arent in europe all the time just have the standard mint ones all the time and special occasions they bring out other flavours or in the summer sometimes....like in summer in europe there is alot of different choices available in all ranges of food products but in the winter or in between seasons there isnt alot around except your common products I guess because most people socialise alot in the short summer months so entertain and therefore buy more and the rest of the year tend to stay indoors  :)
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: Catisa on June 16, 2011, 01:11:38 pm
lol my mistake lo
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: knittercook on December 26, 2011, 01:30:40 am
I made this for Christmas and used Lindt mint infused chocolate as I couldn't find the thin after dinner mints, and it worked a treat, yummo!
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: Jacq on December 28, 2011, 07:49:37 am
Good to hear! It's such a good drink, really Christmassy! ;)
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: SueJen on January 29, 2012, 03:09:28 am
Managed to get a box at the local IGA, the orange ones, only one box there. Not the After Eight though.
Only 150gms in box so added 50 grams of dark choc, only 250 gms of vodka and 50 gms of triple sec.
 
It tasted wonderful.

Needed longer cooking though because the orange in the chocolate really didn't want to melt.
Tipped the mix into a large bottle and waited for the bowl to cool a little then added the triple sec and turboed it for a second or two to get all the orange out from around blades, then added that and the vodka to the bottle and gave it a really good shake then into fridge.

Will try this recipe with choc and triple sec instead of After Eights as really hard to find and will report back on taste.

Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: achookwoman on January 29, 2012, 03:18:37 am
Found some at the back of the fridge.  still tasted great.
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: cecilia on January 29, 2012, 03:24:05 am
LOL, Chookie!  Two pluses there - you could get to the back of the frig (not a given at my place) and you found your delicious science experiment.  Big smiles all round and thank you.
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: Yogamum on April 20, 2012, 08:33:59 am
Aldi do some wafer thin after dinner mints just like After Eights! Have a lok there.
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: achookwoman on November 25, 2014, 09:03:36 pm
Hi everybody,

Just got my Thermomix last Tuesday and I have been trying all sorts of things from the (Dutch) Thermomix book, this forum and the German Thermomix forum. I made this liqueur today, it's a recipe from the German Thermomix site. Since I could not find it here, I thought I would post it. If you all have it somewhere, or you don't want me translating stuff from the German site (www.rezeptwelt.de), please let me know. I did tweak it a bit, since the recipe asked for 500 ml Wodka and I thought it would be a bit too strong.

Ingredients:
50 gr sugar (I used organic sugar, learned a lot from Chelsea already...thanks for your lovely blog, Chelsea!)
200 gr After Eight chocolate
300 gr cream
300 gr Vodka


Put sugar in bowl, 10 seconds on Turbo.
Add the chocolates and the cream. 4 minutes 50 degr., on 1.
Add wodka and stir 10 seconds on 3.
Put the liqueur in a (clean) bottle and put it in the fridge.

I am enjoying a wee glass as I write this. Cheers!! ;)
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: achookwoman on November 25, 2014, 09:04:36 pm
Bounced,  I think!!
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: achookwoman on January 31, 2015, 12:11:31 pm
Served this after Afternoon tea to visitors.  They thought it was Christmas.  ;D
About to make another lot.
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: Cornish Cream on January 31, 2015, 12:39:04 pm
Thanks for bumping this recipe Chookie. :-* I've been scratching my head trying to think of a lovely birthday present for my friend.Problem solved.
Title: Re: After Eight Liqueur
Post by: achookwoman on January 31, 2015, 09:39:50 pm
My pleasure, CC.  Will make a lovely gift.