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

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.
2
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.
3
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.
4
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.
5
Carefully remove the jars and cool overnight.
6
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.
7
Once cooled, strain the lemon peels from the liquor. Mix infused liquor with the cooled simple syrup. Stir well to combine and bottle up.
8
Can store in freezer or fridge for several months. Enjoy!
prairie californian http://prairiecalifornian.com/