Drunken Cherries
Use any spirit alcohol that you have that will complement the cherries
Makes enough for: 1 batch Drunken Cherries
Ingredients
- 250 mls water
- 210 g fructose
- 1 quill cinnamon
- 500 g cherries
- Grappa to fill your jars
Method
- Place the water and fructose into a saucepan and bring to a boil over a medium to high temperature, stirring until the fructose dissolves
- Once boiling, add the cinnamon and boil for 2 minutes
- Set aside to cool while you prick each cherry 5 times with a needle or pin
- Place the cherries into a sterilized glass jar (or jars if you want to give some away as gifts) *
- Pour the simple syrup ¾ of the way up the jar and top with grappa
- Seal and leave for at least 4 weeks for the alcohol to infuse the cherries **
Notes
* See this post on how I sterilize my glass jars.
** these are not suitable for children!
** these are not suitable for children!