Making your own homemade Orange Liqueur is easy and you won’t believe how good it tastes!! Post may contain affiliate links.
Well, last Friday was Cranberry Liqueur and this Friday is Orange Liqueur! You know what they say…one can never have too much liqueur. Wait. They don’t say that? Well they should.
Like the squirrels, I have been putting away for winter. Unlike the squirrels, I have lots more options than just nuts and seeds. As I contemplate winter, I envision myself sitting in front of the fire, a steamy mug of something laced with a little something. What better to lace a steaming mug of something than some homemade fruity liqueur?
So, I turned to one of my favorite, putting things up book,Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It: And Other Cooking Projects
by Karen Solomon. This orange liqueur caught my eye. Unlike my cranberry, it is a two step process, but since time does all the work, I’m there! First you make an orange-flavored vodka. You can stop there if you’d like and use it like any other flavor vodka. But if you want an orange liqueur, you need to let it mellow longer with a simple syrup added to it.
Orange Liqueur or Orange Flavored Vodka
Ingredients
Orange-Flavored Vodka
- 1 quart inexpensive vodka
- 4 sweet oranges like navel (organic preferably)
Orange Liqueur
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 4 cups orange-flavored vodka
Instructions
- To make the orange flavored vodka:
- Pour the vodka into a clean jar with a tight fitting lid. Wash the oranges and slice them into 4 to 6 pieces and submerge them in the vodka. Store in a cool, dark place for 2 weeks, shaking it once a day.
- Strain the liquid through a fine mesh sieve or a cheesecloth. Return the vodka to a jar, and put it back in it’s cool, dark place to age for 3 weeks to mature the flavor.
- To make the Orange Liqueur:
- Make the simple syrup by combining the sugar and water in a saucepan and heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Cool completely.
- Pour the vodka into a jar, start by adding 3/4 cup of the simple syrup and taste. Add more if you want it sweeter, but it will get sweeter as it ages. Label it, cover tightly and store in a cook dark place for 6 weeks.
Notes
Nutrition
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Making another batch using this recipe. It gets rave reveiws when given as gifts.
Delicious summer drink – 20mls liqueur to 100ml sparkling water, ice, enjoy!
So glad you like it!
What a delicious idea! I love the idea of making your own versus using store bought. I bet the orange flavor is incredible.
Great recipe, I love to make my own liquor. Limoncello, Nocino, we have our family recipe. This orange liqueur sounds delicious. In Italy we can buy 90% alcohol to make our digestive, I will try your liqueur with Vodka.
This is an awesome idea! Sounds delicious and it’s not difficult to make!
Jut like my mother used to do. Cherries work very well and peaches. Lemons of course. Cumquats. Apricots too.
My hubs and I were just having a discussion on how to do this. Thanks for sharing!
Liqueur made as per your instructions, now maturing. Couldn’t throw the saturated fruit away, so made boozy fruit jellies. OMW!!!
You know… you have opened my eyes. I really did not know you could make all of this stuff homemade. Thank you so much.. because this means I can ALSO make it low carb. 🙂
Oh, I’m totally bookmarking this one – that looks and sounds amazing. Can’t wait to try 🙂
Sue
no, no–i can testify that one can, in fact, have too much liqueur. however, this is great. 🙂
Lol yes they definitely should say that! Thanks for this recipe, the one last week had me geared up to make some and this one does too 🙂
Beautiful–and such a nice gift too–especially a bottle of each the cranberry and the orange. 😉
That makes my 1/2 pint of triple sec look…..well “half pint”.
Well doesn’t that look pretty! I made limoncello last winter, I do believe I’ve got to give this a try.
This is another friday’s favorite for sure~~
‘Orange’ you glad you can make whatever flavor you want?
Oh how cool, this would be neat for parties too as you could do different fruits like limes & lemons!
Great idea Pam. And it’s so pretty too.
Sam
I think the orange liqueur would be gorgeous on a wintry evening by the fireplace
I love oranges so I knowe I’d love orange flavored voodka! Thanks–the recipe looks easy to so!
OOO, yummy! Let’s face it, it’s going to be a long winter. Us squirrels have to be prepared!
Making your own liqueur is soo cool!
I love these recipes of yours. You are too funny…you can never have enough liqueur!
It is pretty!
I am so glad that you have more food storage options than squirrels! Where else would we get inspiration?
You are going to have quite the bar:)
So pretty too~
One can never have too much liqueur – they do say that, or at least I say that! I’m not sure how I missed your cranberry liqueur (I have a batch put up in my pantry too). Love the homemade orange liqueur. It would be good in some hot chocolate (for breakfast right now, because it’s one of those mornings).
Maybe that’s what I need in my kitchen. A wall dedicated to various liqueurs. I think that would be so pretty.
begs the question… Does this taste and more importantly cook like Cointreau???
you were smarter then me, i made mine with zest only, yours looks easier~
i made 3 flavors this fall, let me say they are delish in a cup of tea for a nightcap 🙂
We make raspberry vodka every year. It’s a family recipe that my in-laws have been making for years. It is easy to do and so well worth the wait.
An excellent recipe…everybody needs this in their liquor stock.