4-Ingredient Homemade Limoncello

When life gives you lemons make Homemade Limoncello! Tangy, yet sweet, this really hit the spot and my husband and I enjoyed it with our sunset dinner on the patio for date night.

Homemade Limoncello can elevate vodka to a tangy treat with this easy to follow recipe.

Ingredients for Homemade Limoncello

  • Lemons
  • Vodka , 100 proof
  • Water
  • Sugar

Instructions

  1. Carefully remove the zest from the lemons using a Microplane or grater, being careful not to remove any of the white pith, which will make the limoncello very sour. Reserve the lemons to squeeze and freeze the juice for later use.
  2. Put the lemon zest into a mason jar or other similar glass container of at least 2-quarts in size. Pour the vodka over the zest, and let sit in a cool dark place for 7 days.
  3. After 7 days, strain the liquid through a fine-mesh strainer lined with muslin, a coffee filter paper towel, or several layers of cheesecloth [paid link] and return the vodka to the container. Discard the lemon zest and pour the vodka mix back into the mas jar or a spring cap bottle.
  4. Combine the water and sugar in a small saucepan [paid link] set over high heat and cook, stirring continually, until the sugar is completely dissolved, approximately 3 minutes. Once completely cool, add the sugar syrup to the vodka, and stir to combine. If you like it sweeter, make and add a little more syrup based on the 1:1 ratio of sugar to water.
  5. Cover and put the container in the freezer for at least 4 hours. Limoncello can be stored in the freezer for up to a year.

Aside from drinks, limoncello can be used in cooking, like in the case of this delicious Limoncello Cake.

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Homemade limoncello

Ronda Eagle | Kitchen Dreaming
When life gives you lemons make limoncello! Homemade Limoncello elevates vodka to a tangy Italian treat with this easy to follow recipe.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 7 days
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 7 days
Course Liquor
Cuisine Italian
Servings 25 servings
Calories 100 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 8 to 10 lemons
  • 750 ml vodka , 100 proof
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 2/3 cup sugar

Instructions
 

  • Carefully remove the zest from the lemons using a microplane or grater, being careful not to remove any of the white pith, which will make the limoncello very sour. Reserve the lemons to squeeze and freeze the juice for later use.
  • Put the lemon zest into a mason jar or other similar glass container of at least 2-quarts in size. Pour the vodka over the zest, and let sit in a cool dark place for 7 days.
  • After 7 days, strain the liquid through a fine mesh strainer lined with muslin, a coffee filter paper towel, or several layers of cheesecloth [paid link] and return the vodka to the container. Discard the lemon zest and pour the vodka mix back into the mas jar or a spring cap bottle.
  • Combine the water and sugar in a small saucepan [paid link] set over high heat and cook, stirring continually, until the sugar is completely dissolved, approximately 3 minutes. Once completely cool, add the sugar syrup to the vodka, and stir to combine. If you like it sweeter, make and add a little more syrup based on the 1:1 ratio of sugar to water.
  • Cover and put the container in the freezer for at least 4 hours. Limoncello can be stored in the freezer for up to a year.

Nutrition

Serving: 11/25Calories: 100kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 48mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 8IUVitamin C: 18mgVitamin E: 1mgCalcium: 9mgFolate: 4µgIron: 1mgZinc: 1mg
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