HOMEMADE BERRY CORDIAL RECIPE
Homemade cordial, also known as squash, syrup or in Scandinavia it's saft, is the perfect way of using a lot of ripe fruit and berries. Using high quality berries or even elderflower and you can get the taste of Summer all year around.
Provided by Stine Mari | Ginger with Spice
Categories Drinks
Time 1h45m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Wash the berries, no need to remove all leaves and vines. Discard rotten and bruised berries.
- In the casserole that fits the cordial steamer snuggly, fill with water, leaving 2.5in (3cm) at the top. Top with the cordial steamer and pin the tube so the juice doesn't come out.
- In the cordial steamer, layer berries and sugar. Place the lid on and place something heavy on top. Do not open the lid during the steaming process.
- How long it will steam depends on your berries, but my red currant cordial needs about 80-90 minutes. It's usually not less than an hour, although raspberries, plums and pears need less, about 45 minutes.
- When it's done, take the pin off the tube and fill your sterilized glass bottles. Keep in a cool and dark place.
- Add the washed berries and water to a large casserole. Let it boil (covered with a lid) until the berries are pale and have released most of their juices. Make sure the berries don't break, as this will make your cordial cloudy.
- Add a damp old kitchen towel or cheesecloth to a large colander and the colander over a new casserole or big bowl. Pour the berry water in. Let this drip for at least one hour, do not help it as this will also make the cordial cloudy.
- Once it's done, pour the berry water back into a large saucepan along with sugar (and spices if using). Bring this up to a boil, remove foam with a spoon and once the foam is gone, pour into sterilized glass bottles. Keep in a cool and dark place.
- This method retains the most amount of nutrients in the berries, but it is also the one that keeps the worst. Plus, it needs more sugar to help preserve the cordial.
- Add washed berries to a blender or mash in a large bowl. You may need some water to help mash it. Pour over water and lemon juice (or citric acid/tartaric acid). Let this mixture sit overnight.
- Strain it through a sieve covered in a cheesecloth or damp old kitchen towel - remember to keep a bowl underneath. Combine with sugar. Pour into sterilized glass bottles.
- This will keep for up to 3 weeks in the fridge, but the best way to preserve it is to freeze it! To freeze: pour into smaller bottles, leaving some room as the liquid expands once frozen.
- When ready to serve, add 1 part cordial with 4 parts water to a glass. You may want more or less water depending on your own preference. Delicious both warm and cold, in a gløgg for Christmas or in this blackberry martini!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 116 calories, Carbohydrate 30.4 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 0 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 0.1 grams fat, Fiber 2.1 grams fiber, Protein 0.7 grams protein, SaturatedFat 0 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 3 tbsp, Sodium 0 grams sodium, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams unsaturated fat
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE FRUIT AND BERRY CORDIALS - BERRY
Cordials are nostalgic and remind us of simpler times. A fast paced life is no reason to forego the finer things - like how to make homemade fruit and berry cordials! In this post, you will find three recipes which will show you how to make cordials with fruit, berries, or citrus!
Provided by Lord Byron's Kitchen
Categories Drinks
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Add all ingredient to a large sauce pan and stir to combine. Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Once the mixture comes to a boil, continue to boil and stir for 5 minutes. Stir continuously and do not leave the mixture unattended.
- Next, turn off the heat, but leave the sauce pan on the burner. Allow the mixture to steep and cool for 1 hour.
- After the hour has passed, pour the mixture through cheesecloth to drain and to remove all of the berry seeds and/or pulp.
- Transfer to a sterile bottle or jar. Keep refrigerated.
- To use, pour approximately 1/4 cup of the syrup into a large drinking glass. Add ice and pour in 1 1/2 cups of cold water. Stir and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 97 kcal, Carbohydrate 25 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 4 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 23 g, ServingSize 1 serving
BERRY CORDIAL
This is an easy way to make cordial and it's good for gifts! Other berries such as raspberries, strawberries or blueberries may be used in place of blackberries, and rum or brandy may be used in place of the vodka.
Provided by Barbara Tantrum
Categories Drinks Recipes Liqueur Recipes
Time P10DT7h2m
Yield 32
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Pour the sugar into a 1 quart jar. Fill the remaining space with berries, but do not pack down. Fill the jar with vodka so that the berries are completely covered. Seal the jar. Let the jar stand for 2 months, shaking the jar every week. The sugar should dissolve, and the vodka will become colored.
- Strain the liquid through a metal sieve, and then through a coffee filter to remove the fruit. Pour into pretty bottles. Drink as a cordial, or use it to flavor lemonade or iced tea.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 99.7 calories, Carbohydrate 8 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 0.3 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 0.5 mg, Sugar 7.1 g
BERRY CORDIAL
A recipe from my friend Roy Heflin. Note that the recipe calls for blackberries so as to generate a useful nutritional panel (RZ doesn't have nutritional data for the generic "berries"), but any cane berry (blackberry, raspberry, loganberry, boysenberry, marionberry) as well as blueberries can be used in this recipe, as can a mixture of any of them. Frozen berries work fine, as long as they are not pre-sweetened.
Provided by DrGaellon
Categories Beverages
Time P30DT3h
Yield 5 qts, 40 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Put berries in a 6-8qt pot and add water; bring to rolling boil. Reduce to bare simmer and cover for 20 minutes, or until berries lose their shape.
- Drain and strain through cheesecloth, squeezing out as much juice as possible. Allow to cool to room temperature. Measure quantity of juice.
- Wash out pot and return juice to pot. Add 1- 1 1/2 cup sugar per quart of juice. Return to the boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 10-20 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature again.
- Add 1 cup alcohol (vodka or white brandy) per quart of sweetened juice. (I personally like a mixture of the two, in a 2:1 ratio, as I find this smooths out any imperfections in either alcohol.).
- Allow to sit for at least 2 weeks before bottling. Can be drunk immediately or allowed to age - it is distinctly better with 4-6 weeks of aging. For longer aging, make sure it is TIGHTLY sealed.
HOMEMADE FRUIT LIQUERS
This should be a nice easy project for those willing to wait and enjoy things made by hand. Fruit liqueurs can be used anywhere from beverages to dessert and hopefully it won't become addictive from shear flavor alone. Apricots, blackberries, black currants, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, nectarines, peaches, plums and/or raspberries should be used to give the best liqueur.
Provided by Chef Penn State
Categories Beverages
Time P6m16D
Yield 3 cups
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Rinse the fruit or berries, Fruit must be cut into small pieces.
- Place berries or fruit in a container, add vodka.
- Cap and store in a cool, dark place, stir once a week for 2 - 4 weeks.
- Strain through metal colander. Transfer the unsweetened liqueur to an aging container (glass bottle or container with tight cap). To 3 cups (710) ml unsweetened liqueur add 1 1/4 cup (300 ml) granulated sugar. Let age for at least three months.
- Pour carefully the clear liqueur to a new bottle. Add more sugar if necessary.
- The flavor of almost all liqueurs improves during storage. Fruit and berry liqueurs should be stored for at least 6 months for maximum taste. Some lemon liqueurs (e.g. Limoncello) should not be stored for a long time.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 836.2, Sodium 2.2, Carbohydrate 83.3, Sugar 83.3
BLACKBERRY CORDIAL
After trying lemoncello, and learning how simple it is to make, in the middle of berry season here, this was inevitable. Blackberries, vodka and simple syrup combined to produce an absolutely delicious nectar. I used what I had on hand, which was 80 proof vodka, and it does freeze. For this reason I suggest using 100 proof vodka. Other than that nothing could be simpler.
Provided by rodney h.
Categories Beverages
Time P15DT15m
Yield 2 1/2 quarts,approximately
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Fill quart jars with blackberries. Pour vodka in to cover berries. Put on the lids and put jars in a cool, dark place and forget about them for 2 to 4 weeks. Then, pour contents through a strainer and reserve liquid. In a heavy saucepan combine sugar and water and bring to boil, long enough to dissolve sugar. When this syrup cools a bit, add to blackberry liquid and stir. Pour liquid into container of choice and put in freezer. When chilled, it's good as is or, as we tried it, in a juice glass with ginger ale. It's indescribably good.
BLACKBERRY LIQUEUR
Ridiculously easy to make, tastes wonderful and makes an impressive gift for any non-teetotaler friends. Superfine sugar works the best. Preparation time does not include 10-12 days for fruit to infuse liqueur.
Provided by echo echo
Categories Beverages
Time 10m
Yield 1 quart
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Shake together the water, vodka and sugar to dissolve sugar.
- Gently mix together with the blackberries, taking care not to cut or crush the berries.
- Leave to infuse about 10-12 days until the berries have lost most of their color.
- Pour thru a fine strainer and discard the berries.
- Pour into decorative bottles.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 4049, Fat 2.1, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 24.1, Carbohydrate 641.4, Fiber 22.9, Sugar 619.9, Protein 6
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