Schnapps is a spirit distilled from fruits, such as pears, apples, peaches, or cherries. Real German schnapps has no sugar added and is not particularly sweet, though it carries some of the flavor of its source fruit.The French eau de vie is in many ways analogous to this spirit, with its subtle fruit flavors.ears can be distilled to make schnapps. Apples can be used to make schnapps. Peaches can be used as the base for schnapps. Apple schnapps is used to make appletinis. Although Schnapps is a spirit distilled from fruits, it comes in root beer flavor.