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Christmas Cheer Festive Fruit And Nut Brandy Liqueur
A super tasty liqueur perfect for the holidays and17 packed with all those festive flavours
Equipment
- large jar, sterilised bottle
Ingredients
- 750 ml brandy
- 250 ml white wine dry
- 1 orange peel
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup dried fruit mixed raisins, sultanas, cranberries etc
- 1 rosemary sprig fresh
- 125 g sugar brown
Instructions
- Peel orange avoioding bitter white pith and put the peel in jar with dried fruit and crushed walnuts. Add the sugar, cinnamon sticks and rosemary and pour in the brandy and wine. Put on lid and shake well
- Store in a cupboard for 2 weeks shaking every day for first week to ensure sugar is completely dissolved.
- Strain out the fruit and nuts etc in a sieve lined with a double layer of muslin or kitchen paper and oour resulting liqueur into a sterilised bottle
Notes
calories etc taken from estimation of 17 shots of liqueur from a 750ml bottle.
This Christmas liqueur will keep for up to a year.
Use the booze soaked fruit and nuts to serve with ice cream for a super simple dessert
Nutrition
Calories: 170kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 38mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 5IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg
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