With its fruity-sweet taste, gooseberry liqueur is well suited for summer. We will show you how to make liqueur from fresh gooseberries yourself.
Gooseberries are also part of the rich berry supply during the summer months. They are usually available from local cultivation from May to August. But you can also do it in your garden Plant gooseberries and harvesting.
Ripe fruits not only taste pure, but can also be processed in many ways Gooseberry compote, gooseberry jam or gooseberry cake. You can also extract juice from them. Homemade gooseberry juice is the basis for the juicy gooseberry liqueur we introduce in this recipe.
You can make liqueur with yellow, white or red gooseberries. Yellow and white gooseberries taste a little softer and sweeter. Red gooseberries are less sweet but more aromatic. Regardless of the variety, you should pay attention to the organic quality if you do not use your own gooseberries. fruits off organic farming is not chemically-synthetic pesticides processed, which may harm your health and the environment. Other ingredients should also have a strong organic seal, e.g. demeter, organic land or natural land. They set stricter criteria for this EU organic seal in front.
Recipe: Homemade gooseberry liqueur

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Homemade gooseberry liqueur
- Preparation: about 60 minutes
- People: 0.5 liters
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500g
gooseberries
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300 ml
water
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100 g
sugar
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2 packs
vanilla sugar
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250 ml
white rum
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Wash the gooseberries and peel them.
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Pour water and sugar into a saucepan. Add the gooseberries and cook them once. Then let them simmer for 15-20 minutes.
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When the cooking time is over, press the gooseberries through a fine sieve to catch the juice. Pour the gooseberry juice back into the pot.
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Stir in the vanilla sugar into the juice and let it simmer for another 15-20 minutes. Add the rum in the last two minutes.
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If you want a particularly clear liqueur, you can now put it through a sieve again or pour it through a sieve to remove small pieces of fruit.
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Pour more hot gooseberry liqueur into sterilized bottles and close them tightly.
Tips on gooseberry liqueur
After cooking, keep gooseberry liqueur in a cool, dark place for about three weeks to allow it to taste full. The unopened shelf life is at least six months due to the high alcohol and sugar content. Once you’ve opened it, it’s best to use it within a few weeks.
by the way: You can also make gooseberry liqueur with other clear spirits, such as Corn or vodka. It gets a particularly interesting note if you use gin.
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