When I was in college a friend of mine, Larry – introduced me to an easy and tasty treat! Drunken cherries! What I love about these, is what a cute gift they make. Yet they couldn’t be yummier or easier to do.
And because stores carry so many colors of cherries – you can really tailor this treat to any holiday. For instance – I found some great orange cherries and I’ve made these jars as gifts for the moms at my daughter playgroup.
Directions for Drunken Cherries:
- Jar(s) of maraschino cherries of your choice
- Alcohol of your choice ( I suggest vodka, rum, dark rum, or bourbon- but the sky is the limit)
Pour 2/3 of the jars syrup out and replace with the alcohol of your choice. That will make your cherries fairly boozy. So if you prefer a sweeter cherry go for replacing half the syrup or less instead. Let jars sit in the alcohol mixture at least a week before you use them or gift them. Good for a couple months after you make them.
Serving Ideas: Pour over a bundt cake, pour over ice cream, add to a cocktail (such as an old fashioned, martini or cosmo), just eat them individually as you want one!
Video of Drunken Cherry Recipe-
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About Shannon SchmidShannon traded in her sensible NYC TV producer shoes (they were best for taking the subway), for a pair of Texas Cowboy boots when she married her best friend! He's at fault for making this Yankee a Texan! Shannon writes about all things that make a house a home. Her chief blogging inspiration is being the proud & slightly neurotic mom of a preschool age daughter.
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