ADSactly Food: Boozy Fruity Flavourburst
Fancy a tipple or two?
Expect an explosion of flavour with these boozy fruity gifts that come straight from the kitchen!
Today's boozy fruity gifts are super easy to make:
BRANDIED APRICOTS or some would call it Drunken Apricots - delicious served on Ice Cream.
and
GOLDEN HONEY INFUSED ORANGE LIQUEUR an indulgent flavour burst - savour it slowly to appreciate the subtle honey & cloves with strong overtones of Orange and Lemon rind in a good Brandy.
A WORD OF WARNING
If more than a tipple or two is taken, getting behind the wheel could end badly, so please be responsible this festive season!
Previously in this short series on Gifts from the Heart, Gifts from the Kitchen:-
Intro
Oranges and Lemons where we made three delicious preserves - Sweet Orange Marmalade, Orange Peel Curls and a delectable Lemon Curd.
Followed by-
Sweet Indulgences which were two real old time favourites, sinfully rich Fudgy Salted Caramels and Crispy Date Crunchies.
These gifts are suitable for any celebration be it birthdays, housewarmings or just a little something for a special friend.
However, if you're making it for Christmas, I guess you'd better get moving to finish on time!
BRANDIED APRICOTS
- Ripe, firm Apricots, washed & pricked with a toothpick
- Brandy
- Equal quantities water and sugar, boiled together for 5 minutes
Pack Apricots into sterilised bottles
Mix equal quantities Brandy and Sugar Syrup and fill bottles
Loosely screw bottle tops on and stand on a wire rack inside a deep pot filled with water
Heat till contents reaches boiling point
Carefully remove bottles from pot and seal tightly
Delicious served with Ice Cream or in a fruit salad.
BON APPETIT!
GOLDEN HONEY INFUSED ORANGE LIQUEUR
- 1 bottle Brandy
- Orange & Lemon Rind strips
- 2-3 Cloves
- Equal quantities sugar and water
Steep Citrus Rinds and Cloves in Brandy for two weeks
Boil sugar and water for 15 minutes without lid, leave to cool
Strain brandy and add in equal quantities to sugar syrup, mixing well
Pour into pretty sterilised bottles, add a couple of Orange Rind Strips and seal tightly
Make your own quirky labels
Cheers/ Cin Cin!/ Salute!/ Prost!/ Santé!/ ¡Salud!....
Gorgeous Golden Honey Infused Orange Liqueur and Deliciously Drunken Apricots
Hope you're finding inspiration here on -
Gifts from the Heart, Gifts from the Kitchen Edition 2019
Until next time!
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Thank you for the information, @lizelle
Absolutely fantastic Christmas gift ideas Lizelle! My family would love it 🍊😍🍋
These are perfect for wintertime, could serve the apricots with Christmas pud or add it to Trifle;) Thanks for popping in Lena!
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Most definitely Lizelle...............sounds heavenly! Always a pleasure 🎄😍🎄
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These fruit drinks must be very aromatic and pleasant to the palate, as well as exhilarating (haha!). Although I'm not very fond of sweet drinks, they look very attractive, and even more so if we can make them in a handmade way. In Venezuela (I don't know if in other Latin American countries), particularly in the eastern zone (where I live), there is an alcoholic beverage ("espirituosa", they tell here) that is traditionally made a handmade way, for family and commercial consumption, made from a fruit that here is called "ponsigué", apparently coming from Asia or Africa (I leave a link about this fruit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziziphus_mauritiana). It is a drink that is macerated in a glass bottle with aged rum, sugar, cloves and cinnamon, throughout the year to be consumed, especially, at Christmas time.
Thank you for your pleasant post with those first-rate recipes, @lizelle.
Sure will be exhilarating if one has one too many not so, but aromatic is the perfect description! One would only drink a tiny liqueur glass full at the end of a meal, nice for a special celebration:):)
Thank you for your valued comment and the info about that fruit, it looks just like an apple. the drink you described also sounds very aromatic with those spices!
What beautiful liqueurs and make an excellent gift this holiday season, @lizelle. In Venezuela it is customary to make many sweet liqueurs, especially one called "Ponchecrema", which is made with condesada milk, egg and rum. It is a smooth, thick and delicious liqueur. The two recipes you share look easy and best of all, they are made with few ingredients. Being sweet and spicy, it can also be a good digestive to drink after dinner. Cheers
Thank you so much @nancybriti, we call that liqueur an egg nog I believe, never made it but sounds rich and delicious;)
Some of our Venezuelan friends say it's difficult getting some ingredients, your country really is going through difficult times!
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@lizelle! Fancy meeting you here! Love these recipes, especially the apricots. Those are making me very happy just thinking about them!
LOL, so glad you popped in, lovely surprise seeing you here;) Cheers!
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