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Cranberry Liqueur Recipes |
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Cranberry Liqueur 1 Ingredients: 1 lb. fresh cranberries Sliced and scraped peel of 1/4 orange and 1/2 lemon 1 1/2 cups sugar syrup 1 1/2 cups vodka Instructions: Wash cranberries and coarsely chop in blender or food processor. Add all ingredients to alcohol. Steep 4 weeks. Strain and filter. If more sweetener is required, add more sugar syrup to taste and mature another week. |
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Cranberry Liqueur 2 Ingredients: 2 cups sugar 1 cup water 1 (12-ounce) package fresh cranberries 3 cups vodka Instructions: Combine sugar and water in a medium saucepan; cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and cool completely. Place cranberries in a food processor; process 2 minutes or until finely chopped. Combine sugar mixture and cranberries in a large bowl; stir in vodka. Pour the vodka mixture into clean jars; secure with lids. Let stand 3 weeks in a cool, dark place, shaking every other day. Strain the cranberry mixture through a cheesecloth-lined sieve into a bowl, and discard solids. Carefully pour liqueur into clean bottles or jars. |
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Cranberry Liqueur 3 Ingredients: 12 oz bag cranberries, washed 2 cups sugar 1 cup water 1-1/2 cups 100-proof vodka 2 teaspoons grapefruit zest Instructions: Coarsely chop cranberries in food processor or blender and transfer to 2 quart jar. Add sugar, stir, and let stand for 1 hour. Add water, vodka, and grapefruit zest. Cover tightly and let stand in a cool, dark place for one month. Shake 2 or 3 times per week to prevent the fruit from clumping. Strain through a coarse sieve or colander. Discard solids. Strain again through a fine-mesh strainer. Transfer into a clean container and let stand for a week. Decant or filter into final container. Cover and age for at least a month. |
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Cranberry Liqueur 4 Ingredients: 1 c White wine or water 1 c Sugar 12 oz Cranberries 6 Whole allspice 1 Cinnamon stick 1 Lime, quartered and seeded 1 Knob fresh ginger, 1 inch 2 c 80-proof gin Instructions: Heat wine or water with sugar until dissolved and boiling. Place cranberries, spices, lime and ginger in the bowl of a blender or food processor. Add boiling syrup and process for 30 to 40 seconds. Pour into a container with a tight-fitting lid. Add the gin, cover and set aside for 1 or 2 weeks. Strain through a fine sieve. |
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Cranberry Liqueur 5 Ingredients: One pound fresh cranberries Sliced and scraped peel of 1/4 orange Sliced and scraped peel of 1/2 lemon 1 1/2 cups sugar syrup 1 1/2 cups vodka Instructions: Wash cranberries and coarsely chop in blender or food processor. Add all the ingredients to the alcohol. Steep 4 weeks. Strain and filter. If more sweetener is required, add more sugar syrup to taste and mature another week. |
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Cranberry Liqueur 6 Ingredients: 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk 2 cups vodka 1 can (16 ounces) jellied cranberry sauce 1 can (12 ounces) frozen cranberry-orange juice cocktail, thawed 1 cup half and half 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Instructions: Combine vodka, sweetened condensed milk, cranberry sauce, cranberry-orange juice cocktail, half-and-half, and cinnamon. Place in a blender and blend (in batches) until smooth. Cover and chill overnight to allow flavors to blend. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator. |
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