- Prep Time:17 minutes
- Cook Time:5 minutes
- Serves:7
With only a few ingredients you can create a distinctive lemon liqueur that makes a lovely holiday gift, or to serve at your next party.
Part of our Holiday Gifts for Food Lovers series.
Why try? Lemoncello is a fun host or hostess gift to take to a holiday party. Package in a decorative bottle with instructions to serve well chilled.
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Foodie Byte: This recipe takes 2 weeks to infuse the vibrant citrus flavor of the lemon peel into the alcohol, so plan ahead!
Ingredients
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1 - 750ml bottle Everclear®
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7 lemons
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3 cups water
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1 1/2 cups sugar
Preparation
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1
Wash lemons in warm water and dry well with paper towels.
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2
Zest lemons using a microplane grater, avoiding the bitter white pith of the lemon rind.
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3
Combine Everclear® and zest in bowl. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 2 weeks.
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4
Strain using fine mesh colander, pressing the zest to exact maximum flavor; discard solids.
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5
In a large saucepan, combine water and sugar. Cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves; stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Add to infused alcohol.
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6
Transfer to sterilized bottles that seal airtight; refrigerate.
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7
Serve ice cold.
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