HOMEMADE COCKTAIL CHERRIES

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Cheers to Dad! If your pop's the toast of the town, help him mix a sweet whiskey smash or a mean Manhattan with DIY cocktail cherries.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Healthy Recipes     Gluten-Free Recipes

Time P7DT20m

Yield Makes 1 pint

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup tart cherry juice
1 cup sugar
1 split vanilla bean and seeds
1/4 cup Luxardo maraschino liqueur
1 dried bay leaf
2 cups pitted fresh sour cherries (or drained sour cherries in light syrup)

Steps:

  • Boil cherry juice and sugar over medium-high heat with vanilla bean and seeds until reduced by half, about 8 minutes. Stir in Luxardo and bay leaf.
  • Pour mixture over cherries.
  • Cool, seal, and refrigerate at least 1 week.

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