Make your own limoncello and enjoy the traditional Italian way with a sip before or after a meal. Limoncello also can be used to make a variety of cocktails.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Active Time10 minutesmins
Additional Time28 daysd
Total Time28 daysd25 minutesmins
Course: Beverage - Cocktail
Keyword: aperitif, cocktail, How to make limoncello, Italian, lemon, liqueur
Yield: 3cups
Author: Sandra Shaffer
Equipment
Citrus Peeler
Large 2 quart jar with lid
Cheese cloth
Clean jars with lids for storing
Materials
10clean organic lemons
1 - 750mlvodka
Homemade Simple Syrup
3 1/2cupsfiltered water
2 1/2cupsgranulated sugarsee notes for sugar free option
Instructions
Clean lemons with a vegetable brush. Dry with a clean kitchen towel. Peel the rind off of each lemon. Remove as much white pith as possible.
Place lemon peels in a large Jar. Add vodka and cover. Place in a cool area where it can remain undisturbed for a minimum of 4 weeks. The longer you let it sit the more intense the lemon flavor will have to develop.
Place cheese cloth or strainer over a wide mouthed clean jar. Pour vodka lemon peel mix into the jar. Discard the lemon peels.
In a medium size saucepan add 3 1/2 cups of water and 2 1/2 cups of granulated sugar (monk fruit for sugar free version). Heat over medium and stir until the sweetener has dissolved. Cool.
Step 5 Add the simple syrup to prepared limoncello. Stir and pour into jars. Enjoy
Notes
For a sugar free limoncello replace the granulated sugar for the simple syrup for a sugar free alternative sweetener like monk fruit or erythritol.The recipe has been doubled in the photos shown.