Chokecherry Liqueur (Berries)
Recipe: #3268
December 01, 2011
Categories: Beverages, Alcohol, 5 Ingredients Or Less, Canning/Preserving, Christmas, New Years Thanksgiving, more
"An easy to make liqueur that makes for a great holiday cordial. For those of us living on the prairies having access to chokecherries, this makes a lovely liqueur for the holidays. Served in your special liqueur glasses adds that special touch to the holiday table. Great with or after dessert. Plans are to try this with Blueberries, Saskatoons and my 'Brandywine' raspberries. I see a new tradition in the making being added to our holiday gatherings."
Ingredients
Fun Facts
The chokecherry, also spelled choke cherry, is a small tree that grows to about 15 feet (or less) tall. It has a dark brown or black bark that is smooth when young but becomes scaly with age. The fruit is a dark purple or black drupe that is about ½ inch in diameter.
Chokecherries are used for Jelly, syrup, wine, and liqueur and are a key ingredient in pemmican.
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Wash chokecherries, add berries to sterilised quart canning jar to within 1 inch from the top
Step 2
Add sugar, fill with vodka. Be sure you have the jar lid on tightly; shake gently to mix sugar
Step 3
Jar best kept in a darkened cupboard. Turn every day for 8 weeks - one day right side up the next day upside down
Step 4
After 8 weeks, strain through cheesecloth lined stainer or stain in fine strainer and put through coffee filters. Bottle. I search out the yard sales and thrift shops for pretty bottles. Pretty bottles or decanters tied with a ribbon make great gifts.
Step 5
Want a holiday cocktail - bring out your cocktail glasses add a splash of champagne or sparking wine over the liqueur. A sparking holiday cocktail!
Nutritional Facts
Serving Size: 1 (200 g), Calories 774, Total Fat - 0 g, Saturated Fat - 0 g, Cholesterol - 0 mg, Sodium - 2 mg, Total Carbohydrate - 200 g, Dietary Fiber - 0 g, Sugars - 199.6 g, Protein - 0 g, Calcium - 2 mg, Iron - 0.1 mg, Vitamin C - 0 mg, Thiamin - 0 mg.Tips
No special items needed.