Poached Pear Liqueur
Poached pear liqueur is refreshingly smooth and easy to make. The mildly sweet taste of pears infused with lemon, orange and spices in vodka creates a liqueur you will not want to miss.
Servings: 6 cups
Ingredients
- 6 pears ripe firm Bartlett, cored and chopped
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 lemon zest
- 1 orange zest
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 5 cups vodka good quality
Simple Syrup
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cups water
Instructions
- Cut 6 ripe Bartlett pears into small pieces. Remove stem and seeds. Do not remove skin.
- Add cut pear pieces into pot and add 1/2 cup of water. Simmer for approximately 15 minutes until pears are soft. Do not strain.
- Zest one lemon and one orange.
- Measure 5 cups of vodka, 2 teaspoons of vanilla and 1 cinnamon stick.
- Add pears with juice, orange and lemon zest, vanilla, cinnamon stick and vodka into large jar.
- Cover jar and put in a cool dark location for 8 days.
- Strain mixture into a large jar with cheesecloth over funnel or a fine mesh strainer. You will be left with the alcohol infusion.
- Combine white sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil for one minute to make a simple syrup. Let syrup completely cool. Add syrup slowly to the liqueur infusion to your preferred sweetness.
- Bottle liqueur using a funnel.
- Serve at room temperature.
