Homemade MARASCHINO CHERRIES 🍒 DIY Cocktail Cherries Recipe

maraschino liqueur

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic cherry syrup

💰Cheaper: cherry juice

Non-alcoholic syrup provides sweetness without alcohol.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers natural sweetness; brown sugar adds depth.

Heat 150 mL of water in a pot.

Pour 200 g of sugar into the water to make a syrup.

Stir the mixture until the sugar has dissolved.

Add 1 cinnamon stick, 2 cloves, and 2 star anise to the syrup.

Turn off the heat and let the mixture sit on a hot burner, or simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes.

Measure out 100 mL of white rum (or other spirits like dark rum, spiced rum, brandy, or vodka).

Add the rum to the warm syrup and stir to combine.

Transfer the frozen pitted cherries into a previously sterilized jar.

Pour the spice syrup with rum over the cherries, adding the spices as well.

Close the lid on the jar and refrigerate for at least 24 hours, preferably a week.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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