Crema di Limoncello

Name: Crema di Limoncello
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 10 lemons; 2 liters cups whole milk; 1 liters sugar (1 kilogram or 2.2 pounds); 1 vanilla bean, seeds and pod; 750 milliliters Everclear (a quality vodka will do if you cant find it); 1 serving cheesecloth; 1 bottle

You can never have too many beverage recipes, so give Crema di Limoncello a try. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 891 calories, 12g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. If you have vanilla bean, cheesecloth, milk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour.

Instructions

Infuse Everclear with lemon zest for one week: Zest the lemons using a lemon zester or the fine groove side of a grater. (Save the zested lemons and use them for some of our great lemon recipes!)

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Lemon Zest

Lemon

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Grater

Zester

Place the zest and the Everclear in a container and allow to infuse in a dark, cool place for a week.

After a week has passed strain the liquid through the cheesecloth into a very large glass, stainless steel, or ceramic bowl.

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Cheesecloth

Bowl

Make limoncello base: In a large stockpot or sauce pan, warm the milk, sugar, and vanilla bean seeds and pod over medium heat and cook, stirring frequently, until dissolved.

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Vanilla Bean

Limoncello

Base

Seeds

Sugar

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Pot

Remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature (this will take a few hours). Discard the vanilla bean (wash it and save it for another use) and strain the mixture through the cheesecloth.

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Vanilla Bean

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Cheesecloth

Combine limoncello base with zest infused Everclear, strain and bottle:

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Limoncello

Base

Combine the Everclear infusion with the sweet milk and stir together. Pass through a colander lined with cheesecloth to catch any solids. Funnel into bottles and store in the freezer.

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Milk

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Cheesecloth

Colander