Homemade Pear Liqueur
This homemade pear liqueur captures the essence of autumn in a bottle. Infused with ripe pears, lemon zest, and your choice of spirits, it matures into a smooth, sweet, and potent adults-only treat. Perfect for sipping or enhancing winter cocktails.
Servings: 6 cups
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 3 cups cane sugar
- 6 pears very ripe, peeled and sliced
- 1 tbsp lemon zest zest from one whole lemon
- 2 cups vodka or other spirit of your choosing.
Instructions
- Bring water and any flavorings you'll be adding to a boil and let simmer for 5-10 minutes until flavors are infused. Slowly stir in the sugar until dissolved completely. Remove from heat and allow to stand until it reaches room temperature.
- In a sterilized 1 gallon glass jar, combine peeled and sliced pears and lemon zest. Strain the simple syrup if you infused it with herbs, etc., then pour over the pears until the liquid is about halfway up the jar (most of the simple syrup mixture will be used). Add the vodka, cap tightly, and roll around to combine. Allow to rest in a cool, dark place for about 4 weeks, shaking every couple of days.
- Strain the pears out by pouring through a fine-mesh sieve (or use cheesecloth). Transfer strained liquid into new sterilized glass jar(s) and and allow to rest undisturbed for another 6 months (ideally), or at least a couple more months.
- Strain out any additional sediment through cheesecloth before pouring into finall sterilized glass containers.