Lemon Liqueur Aka Limoncello
Come on baby, let's do the twist. This lemon liqueur may have a wicked bite, but it's basically the adult version of spiked lemonade drink. You'll love it.
Ingredients
- 15 thick-skinned lemons
- 50 floz liqueur (2-750 ml bottles)
- 4 1/2 cup(s) granulated surgar
- 40 floz water
Instructions
- Wash the lemons in hot water before you start.
- Remove the peel with a vegetable peeler, removing all white pith on the back of the peel by scraping with a knife, and put the peels into a 4-quart Mason jar.
- Add 1 bottle of liqueur and stir.
- Cover the jar, date it, and put it to rest in a dark cabinet at room temperature.
- After 40 days, take out the liqueur-lemon mixture.
- In a saucepan set over high heat, stir the sugar and water together and boil for 5 minutes.
- Let the sugar syrup cool completely in the pan, about 10 minutes.
- Add the sugar syrup to the vodka-lemon mixture along with the second bottle of vodka.
- Stir well to combine.
- Replace the cover on the jar and note the finish date.
- Return it to the dark cabinet and store for 40 more days.
- At day 80, remove the limoncello from the cabinet.
- Strain the mixture and discard the lemon peel.
- Pour into clean, unused bottles with caps or decorative corked bottles.
- Store the bottles in the pantry, but put one bottle at a time in the freezer until ready for use.
- If you've sworn off sugar, sweeten the deal with the natural benefits of Stevia.
- Learn more.
Nutrition
Calories: 8457.8kcalCarbohydrates: 1371.47gProtein: 9.6gFat: 2.55gSaturated Fat: 0.3gSodium: 96.1mgFiber: 24.3gSugar: 1309.95g
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