Go Back
–+ servings
a glass dish with tall sides is filled with ice and has 4 shot glasses filled with limoncello; a hand is reaching in from the left and holds another shot glass with limoncello
Print Recipe
4.46 from 93 votes

Sous Vide Limoncello

Seriously, making Sous Vide Limoncello couldn't be easier. You also only need 4 ingredients. AND it's delicious!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 20 minutes
Course: Cocktails
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 32
Calories: 117kcal
Author: Lauren Pacek

Equipment

Ingredients

  • zest of 10 lemons see notes
  • 4 cups vodka see notes
  • 2 cups simple syrup

Instructions

  • Place the lemon zest in a quart Mason jar. Fill with vodka. Place the lid on the jar and tighten to finger tight.
  • Set your sous vide to 135 degrees F.
  • Once preheated, place the Mason jar in the water and cook for 2 hours.
  • After 2 hours, allow the limoncello to cool to room temperature.
  • Allow the limoncello to cool a bit before straining the lemon zest from the limoncello and combining the vodka mixture and simple syrup.
  • Refrigerate in an airtight container.

Notes

  • Make sure to really scrub the lemons in order to remove the wax that's on the skin.
  • Personally, I don't think that you need to go all out and use top shelf liquor. However, I wouldn't use well vodka, either. Something middle of the road (that you'd feel good about using in a mixed drink) will work. I used Smirnoff.

Nutrition

Serving: 1.5ounce | Calories: 117kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 12g | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.01mg