This canning 101 – amaretto cherries recipe below comes from longtime OneHundred Dollars a Month reader, Susan. Check out Susan’s other recipes: Easy Lilac Blossom Jam and Canned Pickled Dill Carrots.
Thanks for sharing, Susan!
Cherries are early this year! Albertson’s has cherries this week for $1.99 lb!! Big, beautiful sweet cherries. My local Albertson’s has cherries from Orchard View Farms- The Dalles, Oregon. I bought 10 pounds. I made these for the first time last year- they were a BIG hit with everyone.
Ingredients
1 lemon
2 1/2 cups water 2
2 cups sugar
7 cups pitted cherries
4 tablespoons Amaretto Liqueur
Directions
Get jars, lids, and canner ready to go. Prepare the syrup. Zest the lemon, then measure 2 tablespoons of lemon juice from the lemon. Combine zest, lemon juice, water and sugar in a saucepan over medium high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil to dissolve sugar. Boil 1 minute
Pack the cherries into hot, sterilized jars and add 1 tablespoon of the Amaretto Liqueur to each jar. Ladle hot syrup into jars. Remove bubbles, leave 1/2 ” headspace. Wipe edge and put on lid and ring
Process in a water bath canner for 15 minutes. Enjoy!
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Canning 101 – Amaretto Cherries
Ingredients
Ingredients
1 lemon
2 1/2 cups water 2
2 cups sugar
7 cups pitted cherries
4 tablespoons Amaretto Liqueur
Instructions
Get jars, lids, and canner ready to go. Prepare the syrup. Zest the lemon, then measure 2 tablespoons of lemon juice from the lemon. Combine zest, lemon juice, water and sugar in a saucepan over medium high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil to dissolve sugar. Boil 1 minute
Pack the cherries into hot, sterilized jars and add 1 tablespoon of the Amaretto Liqueur to each jar. Ladle hot syrup into jars. Remove bubbles, leave 1/2 ” headspace. Wipe edge and put on lid and ring
Process in a water bath canner for 15 minutes. Enjoy!
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- Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving
- The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook
- Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It
- Food in Jars
- The Amish Canning Cookbook
- Not Your Mama’s Canning Book
Also, check out these tutorials if you’ve never used a canner before:
Tutorial: Hot Water Bath Canning
Tutorial: How to Use a Pressure Canner
Amanda P says
What would amaretto cherries used for? Silly question but i would love to try them and just drink the juice 😉
Susan says
We eat them right out of the jar in the middle of winter when cherries are not an affordable item.
You could also put one on the top of ice cream. And yes….the juice left over is good, too 🙂
brenda says
Curious does the cooking and processing cook the alcohol out so kids can eat.
Susan says
I am not sure about that, so I make a few jars without the Amaretto for families with children.
oppie7802 says
So you don’t pit the cherries? I just want to make sure. 🙂
oppie7802 says
Doh! Nevermind… just re-read the ingredients. Yes… pitted cherries.
Jennifer P says
Did you use pint or quart sized jars?
Mavis Butterfield says
Pint sized jars.
Deb says
Could I use almond extract instead of amaretto
JR McIver says
What is the recipe’s yield? Thank you.
Jo says
4 Tablespoons of Amaretto is listed. At 1 T per jar, 4 pint jars would be needed.
Teri says
Yes I am also wondering how many (and what size jars) the recipe makes.
Brooke says
I’m guessing 4 jars because it’s 4 tbs of amaretto, one for each jar.
Trying pints right now.
Tracy says
Can one use frozen sour cherries for this recipe?
Patricia says
Can you use frozen. cherries? This would make a lovely addition to a holiday food basket but cherries are not in season right now.
Kim Cottrell says
I made these and gave them at Christmas for gifts. Everyone LOVED them. Thanks for the recipe!! I will definitely be making these again.
Tonya says
Do they need to sit for any length if time before you can eat them?
Mavis Butterfield says
I would give them at least a month before cracking a jar open. 🙂