Homemade Luxardo Maraschino Cherries
Recipe by By A Cozy Kitchen
To a medium saucepan (don’t turn the heat on yet), combine the sugar and vanilla bean caviar. Rub the vanilla bean with the sugar until it’s evenly distributed throughout—don’t be shy to use your hands! Turn the flame to medium, add the cinnamon stick, pinch of nutmeg, juice from 1 lemon and water. Bring the mixture to a simmer, cover, and allow to cook for 5 minutes.
Turn the heat down to low and add the cherries. Cook the cherries at a simmer for about 3 minutes, until they’re slightly softened. Remove from the heat and stir in the luxardo liqueur. Allow the mixture to cool completely.
Ingredients Makes four 4-ounce jars of maraschino cherries
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/4 vanilla bean, scraped
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Pinch of nutmeg
- Juice from 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 pound regular cherries or sour cherries, stems removed and pitted
- 1 cup luxardo liqueur
*Note: I doubled the recipe and used 2 pounds of cherries.
