Strawberry liqueur is well known to alcohol connoisseurs. Many people love it as an independent drink, but cocktails using it are no less popular. This drink is not ignored by chefs either; it is used for desserts, as an impregnation for cakes and as an ingredient in fillings.

A cake soaked in strawberry liqueur is best made with a drink you make yourself.

This delicacy is quite expensive in supermarkets, but will cost much less if you make it at home. Strawberry liqueur at home turns out aromatic, tasty even for those who have not made it before, and the cost of the drink is several times lower than those offered by supermarkets.

Quite strong (15–75%), strawberry liqueur does not always last long. Its shelf life depends on what additional components were used.

Features of the drink

Let's name the main characteristics of the drink:

• This is an alcohol based on strawberries, sugar and vodka; instead of vodka, moonshine, alcohol, cognac, brandy or whiskey can also be used.
• Many additions are added to the main ingredients, but all of them can be divided into three types:

1. fruits: bananas, berries, lime, etc.;
2. dairy products: condensed milk, cream, milk chocolate;
3. spices: cloves, vanilla, mint.

Liqueurs prepared with the addition of raw fruits, dairy products, and other perishable ingredients cannot be stored for long.

Strawberries are a common berry, and therefore you can experiment when preparing liqueur

Basic strawberry liqueur recipe

To prepare the drink according to the traditional recipe, it takes at least 2 weeks and you will need:

• Vodka – 500 ml;
• Strawberries – 500 g;
• Lemon (large) – ½;
• Sugar – 300 g;
• Water – 200 ml.

Before starting to make strawberry liqueur at home, the berries are prepared: they are sorted, discarding all spoiled, rotten and unripe ones. Then wash and dry completely.

Place berries cut in half into a clean jar (suitable for 3 liters), mash them a little, and fill with vodka.

The juice from half a lemon is added to the resulting mixture, and the contents of the jar are thoroughly mixed.

The jar is closed and sent to the windowsill (in the sun), where it sits for 7–10 days. During this time, the vodka will acquire a rich strawberry color. Then it is poured into a separate container, and sugar is added to the jar.

The container is again sent to the windowsill, shaking occasionally. This is necessary so that the sugar is completely dissolved.

After 2-3 days, there will be no sugar crystals left, and there will be a lot of juice in the jar. The prescribed amount of water at room temperature is poured into it, everything is stirred well, and then the juice is drained and the berries are squeezed (also into juice).

Alcohol from the refrigerator is added to the treated liquid and everything is mixed. The prepared drink is infused for another 5 days on a sunny windowsill, and then the sediment is drained.

Strawberry homemade liqueur remains to be strained through several layers of gauze, and it is ready for use.

This drink can be made with vodka, purified moonshine of the required strength, or with alcohol, however, you can also use rum or cognac.

Liqueur made according to this recipe can be stored for up to 2 years in a dark, cool place (up to +16).

Popular "Xu-Xu" at home

This is the well-known German drink “Xu-Xu” or “Xu-Xu”; if you buy it in a supermarket, you will have to shell out a tidy sum.

Homemade “Ksyu-Ksyu” can turn out better than store-bought - everything is in your hands

But by cooking at home, you can save a lot of money. To prepare you will need:

• Fresh, but frozen will do, strawberries – 500 g
• High-quality vodka – 750 ml;
• Lime – 1 pc. (100g);
• Granulated sugar (coarse) – 400 g.

This is a very quick recipe; prepare the drink in 20 minutes.

The washed berries, sugar and lime juice are crushed in a blender, and then the resulting puree is rubbed through a sieve to get rid of strawberry seeds.

Then the mass is poured into the blender again and alcohol is added. The mixture is whipped again.

Afterwards, it is advisable to bottle it and let it sit for 2-3 days. The liqueur will get the desired taste, but you can immediately pour it into glasses and drink.

Strawberry liqueur with several types of alcohol

Strawberry liqueur is one of the ingredients of the popular Daiquiri cocktail, but the drink itself can be prepared with several types of alcohol. This will require 2 months of time and the following products:

• Fresh berries – 1 kg;
• Vodka – 500 ml;
• Rum – 350 ml;
• Sugar – 500 g.

The preparation is very simple, so you won’t be able to spoil the product.

1. Mix rum and vodka in a separate container.
2. Pour into a blender, add sugar. Everyone is stirred.
3. The berries are washed and dried. Then cut into several parts and put in a glass container.
4. Pour a mixture of alcohol and sugar over the prepared berries and cover with a lid.
5. Place the container in a cool place for 2 months, remembering to shake after 2-3 days.
6. Having been removed from the cellar after the required time, the liqueur is filtered and bottled.
7. It can be stored for up to 6 months, but in the refrigerator.

Drink with added dairy products

This quick recipe for strawberry liqueur allows you to taste a delicious, aromatic drink immediately after preparation, but it cannot be stored for a long time.

For milk and strawberry you will need:

• Condensed milk – 150 g;
• Fresh or frozen strawberries – 500 g;
• Good quality vodka – 200 ml.

You just need to wash the berries, add condensed milk to them and blend everything in a blender.

Then pour alcohol into the resulting mass and beat everything again.

Advice: you cannot use condensed milk with added vegetable fats; an unsightly film will appear on the liqueur.

The drink is ready, you can treat your guests with it.

Strawberry liqueurs with spices

Spices are often added to aromatic strawberries; lemon is always added to balance the taste.

• Berries – 500 g;
• Vodka – 500 ml;
• Granulated sugar – 400g;
• Lemon – ¼ (zest and juice);
• Mint – 1 branch;
• Vanilla – 1/3 pod;
• Water – 1 glass (250 ml).

Before you make strawberry liqueur at home using this recipe, you need to find the right spices, you will need vanilla beans - this will make the taste rich, but not cloying. If you don’t have it, you can try with 2-3 buds of cloves, or tea rose petals, or cherry leaves.

Place the finished berries in a glass container and add vodka, shake everything well. Send the jar to a dark, warm place, having previously closed the lid and then shaken periodically.

After 3 weeks, remove the container from the utility room and strain off the liquid.

Separately, boil the syrup from water and sugar, put spices and lemon zest into it, let it boil for 3 minutes, and then leave it covered for 4 hours.

The infusion is filtered and mixed with strawberry alcohol from a jar of berries, lemon juice is added to the resulting mixture, and everything is mixed again.

If you let the liqueur brew for 2 days, it will be even tastier.

A sweet, low-alcohol drink made from strawberries is generally considered a ladies' drink. It has an exquisite aroma, very rich taste and beautiful color. Making strawberry liqueur at home is very simple. You just need to choose a recipe you like and stock up on berries. To prepare the drink, you must choose the best strawberries, fully ripe and without damage.

Classic method

To make a delicious strawberry liqueur for a festive feast or a regular bachelorette party, you will need a little patience and a special recipe. The result is a light and pleasant drink with a strength of no more than 15%. Take:

• 0.5 kg of berries;
• 0.5 liters of vodka or alcohol, diluted to the required strength;
• 250–300 g sugar;
• half a large lemon;
• 200 ml purified water.

1. Rinse the fruits, dry them a little in air, cut them in half.
2. Place them in a glass jar and fill them with alcohol until they are completely covered. Add freshly squeezed lemon juice.
3. Place the container on a sunny windowsill, where it should remain for 7–10 days. After the specified period, drain the liquid through cheesecloth and place it in the refrigerator.
4. Add granulated sugar to the remaining pulp and wait another 2-3 days, shaking the container periodically to quickly dissolve the crystals.
5. Pour the syrup, add clean water, shake and drain again, this time squeezing the pulp well.
6. Mix everything in one jar. And leave it warm for another 3-5 days. At the end of the process, drain the finished strawberry liqueur from the sediment, filter it and you can consume it.

Homemade Ksyu-Ksyu

The famous strawberry liqueur in any store costs fabulous money. But its analogue can be made independently using the following recipe.

• 500 g frozen or fresh strawberries;
• 400 g coarse sugar;
• citric acid to taste;
• 750 ml of quality vodka.

1. Mix peeled and cleanly washed strawberries with granulated sugar and lemon, grind with a blender.
2. Rub the resulting puree through a sieve.
3. Combine the mixture with the alcohol base and pour the liquid
   into bottles.
4. Now wait at least a couple of weeks for the drink to brew properly.

For long term storage

The following recipe suggests preparing strawberry liqueur in reserve at the height of the season. After all, the original sweet tincture can be stored in the refrigerator until next year.

• 1.5 kg of large fruits;
• 1 liter of alcohol (diluted alcohol, vodka, brandy);
• 200 g sugar;
• 200 ml water.

1. Place the strawberries in a glass container and mash them there. Fill with the selected type of alcohol and leave for 10 days to infuse.
2. Prepare the syrup as follows. Pour clean cold liquid into a bowl, add sand and place on the stove. With slight heating, wait until completely dissolved.
3. Pour the cooled syrup into the jar with the tincture. Shake well and strain into bottles.
4. For storage, seal them and put them in a cold place: cellar, refrigerator.

From fresh berries

To make a particularly delicious strawberry liqueur, you need to choose the most beautiful and sweetest fruits, and then follow the instructions. Prepare:

• strawberries;
• vodka;
• sugar.

1. Take a jar of the desired size. Fill it to the top with whole fruits and fill it with alcohol. To prevent alcohol vapors from evaporating, close the lid tightly.
2. Keep the container in the sun or in a warm place for two weeks, shaking the contents periodically. As a result, the berries will turn whitish, and the liquid, on the contrary, will acquire a beautiful color.
3. Strain the tincture, lightly squeezing the pulp.
4. Boil syrup from granulated sugar and water in equal proportions. You will have to adjust the sweetness to your taste; on average, there are 150–200 g of sugar per liter of tincture.
5. Pour the cooled syrup into the tincture, shake and pour into bottles, without adding a couple of centimeters to the top.
6. Insist for a week to a month.

Recipe with bananas

A very original strawberry liqueur is obtained by mixing berries with banana. At the same time, the thick banana flavor will perfectly complement the lighter berry flavor. To prepare, take:

• 350 g of fresh berries;
• 2 bananas;
• 200 g sugar;
• 500 ml alcohol;
• 200 ml water.

1. Sort the strawberries, remove the sepals, rinse and dry. Remove the peel from the bananas and cut into slices.
2. Place together in a glass container. Fill with alcohol and leave in the sun for a week.
3. Then add granulated sugar and let it ferment for another 2-3 days.
4. Strain the liquid by lightly squeezing the strawberry-banana pulp.
5. Pour into bottles and let it brew in a dark place for about 10 more days.

Low-alcohol drinks prepared at home attract with their bright, but at the same time refined taste. They are drunk both on their own and in cocktails.

Strawberry liqueur– sweet, tasty, red. This is how you can describe this wonderful liqueur. The most famous representative of XuXu (Xu Xu) is a German liqueur created in 1997 by the Georg Hemmeter company. The drink has gained fame due to its unusual production technology: no sugar is used for production, and the strawberry content in it is more than 65%. However, the official website states that only natural ingredients are used. However, this is some cunning on the part of the Bavarian company: its liqueur still contains one dye - E129, which gives the drink a “strawberry” color.

Classic strawberry liqueur recipe

Ingredients

1. Vodka (alcohol, cognac) – 1 liter
2. Ripe strawberries – 1 kg
3. Sugar – 1 kg
4. Water – 0.5 liters

Cooking method

1. Sort fresh ripe strawberries, discarding rotten fruits, wash well, remove stems. Cut the berries into two parts.
2. Pour the processed strawberries into a regular glass jar or bottle, add vodka (other alcohol) and close the lid tightly. Alcohol should cover the layer of berries by at least 2-3 cm. During the infusion process, the alcohol level will decrease, this is normal.
3. Place the jar in a sunny place (on a windowsill) and leave for 14-16 days.
4. Strain the tincture through a sieve, then filter the liquid part through three layers of gauze.
5. Mix water and sugar in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 3-5 minutes over low heat, skimming off the white foam. Then cool the syrup to room temperature.
6. Mix strawberry infusion and sugar syrup, pour the resulting drink into bottles. Our strawberry liqueur is almost ready; to improve the taste, we just need to let it brew.
7. Transfer the drink to a dark place at room temperature for 7 days. After aging, you can begin tasting. Shelf life – up to 2 years.

Recipe for strawberry liqueur Xu Xu (XuXu)

It’s worth noting right away that this recipe does not pretend to be the original recipe that the manufacturer puts in its bottles. But the taste of the resulting liqueur is very similar to the original.

Ingredients

1. Strawberries – 0.5 kg
2. Vodka or alcohol (up to 40-45%) – 0.5 l
3. Sugar – 250-300 g
4. Lemon – 1 pc.
5. Water – 200 ml

Cooking method

1. We wash the strawberries, remove the stalks and cut them in half (if the berries are large, then you can cut them into quarters).
2. Pour the strawberries into a liter jar and fill it with vodka or diluted. It is important that all the berries are covered with vodka. You can take more of it and pour it to the very edges of the jar. We also add the juice of half a lemon to our infusion - it will give the drink a pleasant sourness.
3. We send the jar to a windowsill for 7-10 days, preferably with some sun. Then you need to carefully pour the infusion through cheesecloth, without squeezing the strawberries, and add sugar to the jar of berries. We cork the infusion and set it aside - we don’t need it yet.
4. The jar with strawberries and sugar should be gently shaken a couple of times and set aside for another 2-3 days until the sugar is completely dissolved. Drain the syrup, add 200 ml of water to the jar, stir and drain the remaining syrup again.
5. Mix the strawberry infusion with syrup, pour into a jar and forget about it for another 3-5 days. During this time, the liquor will become clearer and can be removed from the sediment and then filtered.

As a result, you should get a delicious liqueur of a beautiful “strawberry” color. Its strength will not exceed 15%, but the taste and aroma are simply divine. It is better to drink liqueur chilled.

Recipe for strawberry liqueur with schnapps or brandy

Ingredients

1. Strawberries – 1.5 kg
2. Schnapps or brandy – 1 l
3. Sugar – 200 g
4. Water – 200 ml

Cooking method

1. Mash the strawberries in a jar and fill it with alcohol for 10 days.
2. Then you need to prepare a syrup from 200 g of sugar and 200 ml of water: dissolve the sugar in water, heat and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
3. Cool the syrup and mix with the tincture.
4. Pour the finished strawberry liqueur into clean bottles and seal tightly. Store in the refrigerator for no more than a year.

A simple strawberry liqueur recipe

Ingredients

1. Alcohol – 500 ml
2. Water – 500 ml
3. Sugar – 750 g
4. Strawberries – 500 g

Cooking method

1. Wash the berries and let dry. Then knead, place in a large container, add alcohol and leave for 15 days.
2. Shake well every day.
3. Carefully strain the tincture.
4. Boil, let cool until warm and mix with strawberry alcohol.
5. Strain through folded cheesecloth or filter paper. Pour into bottles and store in a cool place.

Video recipe for strawberry liqueur

Strawberry liqueur Xu Xu appeared not so long ago, namely in 1997, but it has already managed to conquer a huge audience and has gained great popularity among sweet alcoholic drinks. The technology for preparing the drink itself also played an important role in this, because sugar is not used at all for its production. But still, strawberry liqueur Ksyu Ksyu is considered a favorite in women's society, even despite this fact. And as the manufacturers themselves claim, this drink does not contain preservatives or dyes, although this can easily be doubted because the labels of some bottles contain E129, which is nothing more than a red dye. But this trifle has no effect on demand, because attractive bottles of XuXu liqueur are sold out of the counter in no time. And all thanks to the unique taste of the drink, pronounced strawberry tones. The fact that the drink contains alcohol is practically not felt, this is explained by the low strength of the liquor, only 15%.

For the representatives of the Bavarian company that created this wonderful product Georg Hemmeter, reputation is very important. In this regard, strawberry liqueur Xu Xu (XuXu) is made from ripe strawberries (its content often reaches 66%), high-quality vodka with the addition of a small amount of lime juice.

Proper use of Xu Xu liqueur

It is traditionally drunk undiluted as a shoter, having been cooled to 13 °C in advance. But beautiful ladies do not stop at this option of drinking liquor and try to make something good even better. Namely, they invent amazing cocktail recipes with the addition of Xu Xu liqueur. For these purposes, strawberry liqueur Xu Xu is often mixed with champagne or sparkling wine, the proportions of which depend on taste preferences.

If you are faced with the problem of purchasing this liqueur in a store, you can easily prepare it at home, because the main ingredients - strawberries and vodka - are not difficult to purchase. When it gets warmer, the first strawberries appear, it’s time to start making Xu Xu liqueur at home, because we only need berries, an alcoholic base and, of course, sugar. Also, to prepare it, it is not necessary to use fresh strawberries, because in the off-season they are very expensive; for this you can get by with frozen berries.

The original Xu Xu drink contains only 15% alcohol; it does not contain sugar, as the manufacturer claims; it itself is very thick, cloudy and sweet. We will prepare its analogue, but with added sugar.

There are a lot of recipes for making strawberry liqueur, we chose the simplest, most adapted and simplest.

Recipe for strawberry liqueur Ksyu Ksyu

To prepare you will need:

• Ripe sweet strawberries – 0.5 kg
• Vodka or diluted alcohol up to 40% - 0.5 l
• Sugar -250-300 g
• Settled water – 200 ml

Preparation:

To begin, wash the strawberries, remove the stem and cut in half; large berries can be cut into 4 parts. Place the strawberries in a liter jar and fill it with diluted alcohol and vodka. It is very important that the berries are covered with vodka. You can use more of it so that it reaches the edges of the jar. Add the juice of ½ lemon to the infusion, so our drink will be enriched with pleasant sourness.

Send the jar to the windowsill for 7-10 days, it would be great if the sun hits the infusion. Then carefully strain the infusion through cheesecloth, without squeezing the strawberries, then add sugar to the jar of berries. Seal the infusion and set it aside until we need it. As for the jar with sugar and strawberries, it will need to be shaken several times and left for 2-3 days, the sugar should completely dissolve. Drain the syrup, add 200 ml of water to the jar, stir and drain the remaining syrup again.

Mix the strawberry infusion with syrup, pour into a jar and leave to infuse again for 3-5 days. The strawberry liqueur will lighten during this time and must then be filtered. You will end up with a delicious liqueur of a beautiful “strawberry” color. Although its strength will not exceed 15%, the aroma and taste will be simply divine. Drink the liqueur chilled; it will also make a very tasty sorbet.

Who is XuXu strawberry liqueur suitable for?

This drink is aimed primarily at the fair half of humanity. Due to the fact that it has a rich sweet, incredibly pleasant taste and aroma, it is very popular among women. But when drinking this liqueur, you still need to be careful, because despite the fact that it has a fairly low strength (about 15%), the alcohol is practically not felt, and therefore you can easily get carried away with the drink and quickly get drunk.

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Strawberries are such a berry that no matter where you put them, everything turns out delicious. Liquor was no exception. It is known as Xu Xu and is very popular. Let's take this opportunity and try to prepare that same strawberry liqueur Xu Xu at home, and read how to do it below.

Recipe for strawberry liqueur Xu Xu at home

In order to get a bright taste and rich color, it is better to take the ripest and sweetest strawberries. You can, of course, use frozen, but then the color of the liqueur will not be as beautiful.

Ingredients:

• water – 300 ml;
• sugar – 400 g;
• vodka – 700 ml;
• strawberries – 800 g;
• lemon – ½ pc.

Preparation

We thoroughly wash the berries, remove the stems and cut them into quarters; small ones can be cut into halves. We will use a 3 liter bottle as a dish, and put the chopped strawberries into it. Squeeze lemon juice there, carefully so that the seeds do not get in, it will give a pleasant sourness and prevent the drink from becoming cloyingly sweet. Fill everything with vodka, it is important that it covers all the berries completely, and place it on a windowsill or any other warm place for 7 days. Then we strain the tincture from the berries through gauze in two layers into another bowl. And put sugar in the berries, shake well and leave again for 3 days, stirring from time to time with a wooden or plastic spoon. The berry will give up all the juice, the sugar will dissolve and we will strain it again through cheesecloth. You should not crush the berries so that strawberry pulp does not get into the liqueur. And pour water into the remaining berries, mix, thereby washing away the remnants of the precious aromatic and filter. Now we mix all three filtered liquids, stir and leave for another couple of days in the refrigerator.

Strawberry liqueur with vodka Xu Xu

Thanks to the chic strawberry aroma, the liqueur turns out to be very tasty and the smell of alcohol is not felt at all.

Ingredients:

• lime – 1 pc.;
• strawberries – 1 kg;
• sugar – 320 g;
• vodka – 550 ml;
• water – 100 ml.

Preparation

Wash the strawberries well, sort them and remove the stems. Next, you need to grind it in a blender and strain or rub through a sieve. We put this puree in a jar with a volume of at least 2 liters, fill it with vodka and leave it to infuse for 10 days in any warm place. We cook the syrup from water and sugar and add it to the tincture along with lime juice, mix and put it in the refrigerator to brew for a couple of days, after which the taste becomes richly strawberry, and the alcohol is practically not felt.

Quick recipe for homemade Xu Xu liqueur

This recipe is designed so that it can be consumed immediately after preparation, it does not require a long infusion and the strawberries can be taken frozen, so you can prepare this xu xu at any time of the year.

Ingredients:

• defrosted strawberries – 550 g;
• sugar – 255 g;
• vodka – 300 ml;
• lemon – ½ pc.

Preparation

Place the berries in a blender bowl and puree them into a homogeneous puree, which we filter through a fine sieve. Because the mass is quite thick; this process is not quick, you can speed it up with a spoon, the main thing is that all excess remains in the sieve. Then we send the puree back into the washed blender and add sugar there, beat again at maximum speed. Pour out the alcohol and lemon juice without seeds, otherwise it will taste bitter, turn on the blender for 4 minutes. You can add a little more or less lemon juice and sugar as you like. Pour into bottles and let sit for a while to let the air out, close with lids and cool before using. Be sure to store it in the refrigerator, because... the berries were not subjected to heat treatment.

Well, we have told you all the intricacies of the recipe, but how to drink the Xu Xu strawberry liqueur - pure or in a glass - everyone will decide for themselves.