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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
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5 from 3 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