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Homemade Fruit Liqueurs
Photo: Joanna Kosinska

Homemade Fruit Liqueurs

5 ingredients 11 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

241
Calories
4g
Protein
2g
Fat
54g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 13 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Blueberry 1 cup (148g) 84
Blackberry 1 cup (144g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Elderberry not in our table 0
Huckleberry not in our table 0
Berry not in our table 0
Vodka not in our table 0
Brandy not in our table 0
Syrup not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups fresh berries (blackberry, blueberry, elderberry, huckleberry, juniper berry)
  • Sliced and scraped peeled of one lemon
  • Pinch of tarragon or cloves
  • 3 cups vodka or 2 cups vodka and 1 cup brandy or sweet white wine
  • 1 cup sugar syrup

Directions

1

Lightly crush berries with a fork.

2

Add to vodka with lemon peel and cloves.

3

Steep 3 months. Strain.

4

Crush the berries through the filters to squeeze out all the juices.

5

Add sugar syrup to taste.

6

Mature 4 to 6 weeks.

7

Category:Cathy's Recipes

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Category:Berries Recipes

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Category:Fruit liqueur Recipes

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Category:Vodka Drink Recipes

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Category:Brandy Drink Recipes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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