Homemade Fruit Liquers Recipes

HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE FRUIT LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Start with clean fruit. Depending on what fruit you are using, hull the berries, pit the stone fruit, or trim rough ends from the rhubarb. Do not peel stone fruit, much flavor and color comes from the skins.
• Chop the fruit into bite sized pieces and add to a saucepan, along with the sugar. Add 1/4 cup water, and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. If your fruit is dry you may need to add a bit more water. Cook for about 5 minutes, just enough to soften the fruit.
• Puree the fruit using an immersion blender, a regular blender, or food processor.
• Add the fruit puree to the vodka and give it a stir. Let sit on the counter, covered, for 24 hours.
• Strain through a nut bag, or several layers of cheesecloth, squeezing to get all the liquid out. Discard the solids.
• Keep the liqueur in the refrigerator until needed. Note: these liqueurs need to be refrigerated because of the fresh fruit component, and should be consumed within 2 weeks.

HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE LIQUORS

Steps:

• Sterilize your jars & allow to cool
• Fill with your fruit to the neck of the jar
• Add sugar
• Pour in your vodka- to the neck of the jar
• Put on lid making sure your seal is tight.
• Add a strip of tape & write the date on it
• Store on the counter - does not have to be a particularly sunny or dark place
• Flip every day for 3 months - once the fruit shrinks & is floating in the liquid it's okay to just give it a good shake everyday
• When the 3 months is up- strain out the fruit pieces through a colander
• To make the brandy more clear- strain again though a coffee filter.
• Transfer to air tight decorative bottles if giving as a gift.

HOMEMADE FRUIT LIQUERS

Steps:

• Rinse the fruit or berries, Fruit must be cut into small pieces.
• Place berries or fruit in a container, add vodka.
• Cap and store in a cool, dark place, stir once a week for 2 - 4 weeks.
• Strain through metal colander. Transfer the unsweetened liqueur to an aging container (glass bottle or container with tight cap). To 3 cups (710) ml unsweetened liqueur add 1 1/4 cup (300 ml) granulated sugar. Let age for at least three months.
• Pour carefully the clear liqueur to a new bottle. Add more sugar if necessary.
• The flavor of almost all liqueurs improves during storage. Fruit and berry liqueurs should be stored for at least 6 months for maximum taste. Some lemon liqueurs (e.g. Limoncello) should not be stored for a long time.

LILIKOI LIQUEUR (PASSION FRUIT)

Steps:

• Place half of the vodka with the passion fruit.
• Set it aside for 15 days.
• After 15 days dissolve sugar in water.
• Combine with the passion fruit mixture and add the remaining vodka.
• Set it aside for another 15 days.
• Enjoy.
• Set aside time is not included.