FIREBALL Cranberry Meyer Lemon Conserve...the perfect cranberry side dish, just in time for your holiday feast.
I've been in the kitchen the past few days doing my best to put up four bushels of home grown Meyer lemons; I can't believe there are still more lemons on the tree.
Guess what the neighbors will be getting from Santa this year?
In addition to my regular Holiday recipes, I decided to create something new for my holiday feast, featuring my homegrown Meyer lemons. A twist on my traditional cranberry sauce recipe, I added 3 cups of thinly sliced Meyer lemon skins to a 16 ounce bag of fresh cranberries then spiked the mix with some warm, cinnamon goodness, Fireball Whiskey! The combination of flavors, taste like Christmas on a spoon! It's the best cranberry conserve/sauce I've ever made and it will go perfectly with my Christmas Garlic Prime Rib Roast.
Fireball Whiskey Cranberry Meyer Lemon Conserve...You'll need to try this one... it's a winner!
Fireball Whiskey Cranberry Meyer Lemon Conserve
Ingredients
- 1 16 ounce bag fresh cranberries about 3 cups
- 3 cups thinly sliced Meyer lemon peel
- 4 cups sugar
- 2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice
- ¼ cup bottle lemon juice
- 2 cups water
- 2 whole cinnamon sticks broken into thirds
- 5 whole cloves
- 1 1 " sprig fresh rosemary
- 1 cup Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey
- 2 packages liquid pectin
Instructions
- Wash lemons in cool water
- Juice lemons, measure and reserve
- Thinly slice reserves lemon peel
- Strain lemon juice to remove pips
- Combine lemon juice, sliced lemon peels, cranberries, sugar, water, cinnamon stick and whole clove
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes
- Add Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey and fresh rosemary
- Bring to a boil, stirring to combine
- Add pectin and bring back to a boil, cook 2 minutes
- Check gel by adding a small amount of mixture to a cooled plate. If mixture holds its shape fill sterilized jars and process jars in a hot water bath for 15 minutes. If the mixture is still not setting, boil additional 2 minutes.
Notes
- If NOT canning the recipe save in airtight jar/container and refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or use immediately.
- Conserve is soft set
Looking for more lemon recipes for the holiday? Here's the shortlist I've baked and canned this week: Meyer Lemon Habanero Jelly, Lemon Marmalade, Lemon Cake Bars, and Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Cream Glaze, just to name a few. I've also put up two giant jars of preserved lemons...recipes to follow, and plan to make a few more lemony desserts.
Lisa
sound so good--so jealous of your tree
athomewithrebecka
Thank you Lisa! I'm very blessed to live in CA. where the sunshines most the time and citrus grows plentiful. Wishing you all the best the Christmas. Big hugs from me to you❤️