instant pot limoncello

By gbvampy1

Ingredients

• 8 meyer lemons
• 2 - half pint canning jars
• 80 proof vodka or other grain liquor (such as Everclear)
• 1 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup sugar

Preparation

Step 1

With a vegetable peeler, peel the Meyer lemons and scrape off any white parts with a knife. You will only want the yellow peels as the pith (white parts) are bitter.
Divide the lemon peels amongst two half pint canning jars and fill with vodka or liquor leaving 3/4 inch of headspace in each jar. Place lids on top and tighten to two finger tightness.
Put one cup of water into your Instant Pot and insert the trivet. Place the jars inside (do not place more than 3 half pint jars at a time if you are processing more lemons) and close and seal the lid.
Set Instant Pot to Manual pressure for 30 minutes. Once complete, let the Instant Pot do a FULL natural release. Do not open the lid until the pressure gauge has gone down.
Carefully remove the jars and cool overnight.
On the second day, place the water and sugar in a small saucepan and boil until sugar has dissolved. Let the simple syrup cool before adding the lemon & liquor.
Once cooled, strain the lemon peels from the liquor. Mix infused liquor with the cooled simple syrup. Stir well to combine and bottle up.
Can store in freezer or fridge for several months. Enjoy!