Macerated Fruit
- 10m Prep Time
- 0sCook Time
- 45m Ready In
4 servings If using the optional liquor, some good combinations include brandy with cherries, bourbon with peaches, dark rum with mango, and kirsch with strawberries.
Ingredients
- ½ pound strawberries, hulled and quartered or sliced
- ½ pound raspberries, blackberries, or pitted cherries
- ½ pound peaches, apricots, plums, or mango, pitted and sliced or chopped
- 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar, to taste
- (1 to 2 tablespoons liquor, liqueur, or wine, to taste)
- (Scraped seeds from a 1½-inch piece of vanilla bean)
Let's Prepare
Collect
Gather these ingredients — no prep needed yet.
- ½ pound strawberries, hulled and quartered or sliced
- ½ pound raspberries, blackberries, or pitted cherries
- ½ pound peaches, apricots, plums, or mango, pitted and sliced or chopped
- 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar, to taste
- (1 to 2 tablespoons liquor, liqueur, or wine, to taste)
- (Scraped seeds from a 1½-inch piece of vanilla bean)
Let's Cook
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Step 1.
Place one of the following in a medium bowl: ½ pound strawberries, hulled and quartered or sliced; ½ pound raspberries, blackberries, or pitted cherries; ½ pound peaches, apricots, plums, or mango, pitted and sliced or chopped
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Step 2.
Sprinkle over the fruit: 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar, to taste; (1 to 2 tablespoons liquor, liqueur, or wine, to taste); (Scraped seeds from a 1½-inch piece of vanilla bean)
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Step 3.
Allow the fruit to sit at room temperature, stirring occasionally, until it softens slightly and a light syrup collects in the bottom of the bowl, 30 to 45 minutes. Store refrigerated.