The last time I ran out of creme de cacao, I had a surprisingly hard time replacing it. So I decided to try making it myself, using my time-honoured method of finding something that should give me the flavour that I want and steeping it in vodka.

My first batched involved several heaped spoonfuls of baking cocoa steeped in vodka. That worked quite well (batch #2, currently draining into a small bottle on my kitchen bench, is using a small scoop's worth of cocoa nibs).

The result, however, left me feeling far more drunk than usual for the amount of alcohol I was consuming, so I did a quick search and discovered that yes - chocolate beans do contain mind-altering substances.

So, this is by way of a public service warning - if you're going to drink home made creme de cacao, make sure somebody else is driving!

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