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Brandied Cherries Recipe
Homemade brandied cherries for cocktails and cookies.
In brief
Homemade brandied cherries for cocktails and cookies. Homemade brandied cherries made with cherries, sugar, water, orange peel, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, nutmeg, salt, and brandy. Originally reported by Taste of Home.
Brandied Cherries Recipe
Homemade brandied cherries for cocktails and cookies.
Recipe Details
Total time: 15 minutes. Yield: about 3 cups. Prep: 10 minutes. Cook: 5 minutes.
Ingredients
One cup sugar, one cup water, two orange peel strips, one cinnamon stick, one whole star anise, four whole cloves, one quarter teaspoon ground nutmeg, one eighth teaspoon salt, one cup good-quality brandy, one pound…
Directions
Combine first eight ingredients in saucepan. Simmer until sugar dissolves. Add brandy and cherries. Stir to coat. Let stand 10 minutes. Transfer to container. Cool and refrigerate for one week.
What matters most
Homemade brandied cherries made with cherries, sugar, water, orange peel, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, nutmeg, salt, and brandy.
