Portuguese Licoro recipe

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Ingredients

1 quart whiskey
½ lemon
4 ½ cups white sugar
1 quart milk
6 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
2 vanilla beans

Nutrition Info

143.2 calories
carbohydrate: 19.9 g
cholesterol: 1.6 mg
fat: 2.1 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 1.1 g
saturatedFat: 1.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 8.8 mg
sugar: 18.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a gallon container combine whiskey, lemon, sugar, milk, chocolate squares and vanilla beans. Keep at room temperature for 10 days, stirring once a day.

  2. After 10 days, remove the lemon half, chocolate and vanilla beans. Insert a coffee filter into a large funnel. pour the liquid through the filter into a gallon jug. Change filter as needed. A clear yellow solution should result. This liqueur can be stored in a sealed bottle at room temperature.

Recipe Yield

2.5 quarts

Recipe Note

This homemade liqueur recipe originates from the island of St. Michael in the Azores. It is a family favorite at Christmas time.

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