Cocktail cherries are a gift to your future self

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with a unique flavor.

brandy

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic vanilla extract

💰Cheaper: white grape juice

White grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol.

Pick fresh cherries, pitting them using a cherry pitting machine.

In a small pan, combine 250 grams of water and 250 grams of sugar to make a simple syrup.

Stir the mixture a couple of times and bring it to a boil until the sugar dissolves completely.

Remove the pan from heat and let the syrup cool to room temperature.

Fill a 500 milliliter jar with the pitted cherries using a funnel.

Add about 1 tablespoon of homemade vanilla extract to the jar with cherries.

Pour the cooled simple syrup into the jar until it covers the cherries completely.

Seal the jar with a lid and give it a quick shake to mix everything together.

Refrigerate the jar and let it sit for a couple of days for the sugar to cure into the cherries.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Dietary

Allergens