Instant Pot Limoncello

This Italian lemon based alcoholic drink is perfect for every summer party and its fresh flavor will immediately take you to a sunny beach! The traditional process to make it is very long, but you can speed it up using a pressure cooker to have a drink anytime you want with zero effort! But pay close attention: heating alcohol at high pressure is not 100% safe, since the alcoholic vapor can ignite both inside and out the Instant Pot, so that it may be dangerous!

Instant Pot Limoncello

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Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: lemons, Limoncello, Vodka

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Servings: 3

Ingredients

• 4 organic lemons
• 2 ½ cups vodka
• 2 ½ cups water
• 1 ½ cup suger
• 2 mason jars

Instructions

• Peel your lemons taking just the yellow part, not the white one, which is bitter.
• Place 2 peels into each jar.
  
• Pour Vodka into the jars (they shall be ¾ filled).
  
• Close the jars with their lids.
  
• Pour 1 cup water into your Instant Pot, then place the steamer rack inside.
• Place your jars onto the streamer rack.
  
• Cook at high pressure for 30 minutes.
  
• In the meantime, heat water in a saucepan and slowly add sugar while stirring, to obtain a syrup.
• Let the steam release naturally for as long as it takes (don’t speed up this part of the process for safety reasons).
• Let your jars cool at room temperature.
• Open the jars and remove lemon peels.
• Pour your sugar syrup into the jars.
• Keep your limoncello in the fridge and serve cool.