Vanilla-Bourbon Cherries Recipes
These sensational alternatives to store-bought maraschinos top off ice cream or cocktails perfectly.
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Makes 1 pint
Ingredients
1 orange
1 cup fresh or frozen and thawed pitted cherries
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup bourbon
Directions
Active time: 5 minutes
Total time: 24 hours
Using a vegetable peeler, remove 2 strips zest from orange. In a pint jar, place zest, cherries and brown sugar. Stir, seal, and refrigerate overnight. Add vanilla extract and bourbon; stir well and seal. Cherries are ready to use immediately and will keep at room temperature for three months or in refrigerator indefinitely.
Ingredients
Directions
Active time: 5 minutes
Total time: 24 hours
Using a vegetable peeler, remove 2 strips zest from orange. In a pint jar, place zest, cherries and brown sugar. Stir, seal, and refrigerate overnight. Add vanilla extract and bourbon; stir well and seal. Cherries are ready to use immediately and will keep at room temperature for three months or in refrigerator indefinitely.
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