Cherry Infused Vodka | All Natural

Name: Cherry Infused Vodka
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 4325 min
Ingredients: 4 cups cherries ((washed, pitted and cut in half)); 3 cups vodka

Last updated on April 20, 2020. Originally posted on June 21, 2018 By Elaine 36 Comments

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One of the things I love about the spring months is being able to make this cherry infused vodka recipe. Vodka infused with real fruit and not just flavoring is so much better not only because it’s natural, but because you know exactly what is in it!

A bottle of cherry vodka on a cookie sheet background with cherries strewn on it

Have you ever infused liquor? If you haven’t, then you really should! It’s easy and the results are outstanding.

What is so great about doing it yourself? You can control the ingredients. You know that there are no added sugars, no preservatives, no questionable ingredients, just the fruit and the vodka. The end.

How easy is infusing vodka with real fruit?

It’s super easy. But don’t take my word for it. See the following steps:

Cut up the cherries
Place them in a jar
Pour liquor over the cherries
Cap the jar
Put it in the counter or refrigerator

The only thing hard about it is you have to wait a week for the vodka to properly infuse.

Can you eat the cherries after they’ve infused the vodka?

No.

Don’t do it, unless all you want to taste is liquor. The cherry flavor leeches out of the fruit and melds with the vodka. I admit, I always try to eat one just because I wonder if this time it will be different.

But alas, it isn’t. So do as I say, not as I do and toss the fruit once you fish it out of vodka.

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Helpful tips

You can either use a mid level vodka like Ketel One or vodka that is of higher quality like Grey Goose. I wouldn’t use anything below mid level because you want the best tasting finished product.
You can make a bigger batch by using more cherries and a fill the jar more.
Make sure the cherries you use are firm and not too ripe.
You can place the jar in the refrigerator, or let it infuse on the counter. If you choose the counter, it will infuse faster.
It takes 3 – 5 days on the counter and 5 – 7 in the refrigerator.

How to make cherry infused vodka

Step one

Gather the ingredients – cherries, a cherry pitter, large jar and vodka!

Cherries in a measuring glass with the bottle of vodka and a jar in the background

Step two

Wash the cherries, take the stems off and take the pits out. Also, cut the cherries in half and place them in the jar. (A)

Step three

Pour the vodka over the cherries. (B)

Cut up cherries in a large jar with vodka being poured in

Make sure they are covered. (C)

Step four

Cap the jar of cherries and shake. See how the vodka is starting to turn pink? (D)

A jar with cherries covered with vodka and then capped and shaken

Now it is just a waiting game.

It will take 3 – 5 days on the counter and 5 – 7 days in the refrigerator. (E)

Step five

Place a strainer in a large bowl and carefully empty the contents into it. (F)

See how the cherries have lost their dark red color? That’s why I said earlier not to eat them.

After they’ve been soaked in alcohol, they are no longer flavorful.

The jar of cherry vodka with the bleached cherries in a sieve

Here are more infusions – the cherry vodka in front, the rhubarb vodka on the left and cherry bourbon to the right.

Four bottles of infused alcohol on a colorful background

I hope you enjoyed this cherry infused vodka recipe.

If you’ve ever infused spirits with fruit, leave me a comment to let me know how it turned out.

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