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Cherry Bounce Recipe [A Boozy Infusion of Sweet and Spiced Cherries]

Cherry Bounce Recipe

Make your own Cherry Bounce with fresh or frozen cherries, sugar, alcohol, and warm spices. Aged to perfection, it's a delicious homemade liquor for any occasion.
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Course: Beverage, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Additional Time: 42 days
Total Time: 42 days 20 minutes
Calories: 85kcal
Author: Austin Carter
Servings: 4 cups

Equipment

  • 2-quart jar with a tight-fitting lid
  • Fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth
  • Large measuring cup or bowl
  • 1-quart jar with a lid

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. fresh or frozen whole tart and/or sweet cherries
  • 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 cups vodka brandy, or bourbon
  • 1/4 cinnamon stick
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 1 allspice berry
  • 1 pinch freshly grated or ground nutmeg

Instructions

  • Prepare the cherries: Prick fresh cherries with a knife tip or thaw frozen cherries and reserve the juices.
    Fresh cherries being pricked with a knife tip on a marble countertop. Thawing frozen cherries with their juices reserved in a small bowl.
  • Combine ingredients: Pour alcohol into a 2-quart jar. Add sugar, cover, and shake until dissolved.
    Vodka (or brandy, or bourbon) being poured into a 2-quart jar on a marble countertop. Granulated sugar is added, and the jar is shaken until the sugar dissolves.
  • Add cherries and spices: Add cherries, reserved juices, cinnamon stick, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg. Cover and shake to combine.
    A hand dropping spices into a jar filled with dissolved sugar and alcohol mixture on a marble countertop, with cherries and reserved juices already added.
  • Let it age: Place the jar in a warm, bright spot for 1 week. Then transfer it to a cool, dark spot for 6 weeks to 3 months.
    Strained cherry-infused liquid standing in a bowl on a marble countertop overnight, with sediment gradually settling at the bottom.
  • Strain the bounce: Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth into a large bowl, discarding solids.
    Aged cherry mixture being poured through a fine mesh strainer into a large bowl on a marble countertop, separating the liquid from the solids.
  • Settle the liquid: Let the liquid stand overnight to allow sediment to settle.
  • Store: Carefully pour or ladle the liquid into a clean 1-quart jar, leaving sediment behind. Store tightly covered at cool room temperature or in the refrigerator.
    Clear cherry-infused liquid being poured into a 1-quart jar on a marble countertop, ready for storage with the sediment left behind.

Nutrition

Calories: 85kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 10g
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