Meloncello

Name: Meloncello
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 0
Ingredients: Melon (netted or cantaloupe) 4 ¼ cups; Pure alcohol 96% ABV 13 oz; Whole milk 1 ¾ cup; Sugar 1 ½ cup; Vanilla bean the seeds 1

Gluten Free
Vegetarian

Difficulty: Very easy
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Cost: Low
Note + maceration time (8 days) and resting time (7-10 days)

PRESENTATION

The melon instantly evokes summer, whether it takes the form of ice cream, in salad, or paired with the inseparable ham... but with the meloncello recipe, you can savor its unmistakable sweetness all year round! This delightful melon cream is a homemade liqueur, perfect to serve chilled as a digestif at the end of a meal, perhaps as an alternative to the classic limoncello cream. A homemade liqueur with a dense and velvety texture, not too alcoholic and characterized by a fresh and delicate aroma. Choose a nice ripe melon and get to work... in a few days, it will transform into a fantastic meloncello!

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INGREDIENTS
Ingredients (for about 1 liter of meloncello): Melon 4 ¼ cups (600 g) - (netted or cantaloupe); Pure alcohol 13 oz (370 g) - 96% ABV; Whole milk 1 ¾ cup (400 g); Sugar 1 ½ cup (300 g); Vanilla bean 1 - the seeds

Preparation

How to prepare Meloncello

To prepare the meloncello, first cut the melon into slices 1, remove the seeds and the peel 2, and cut the flesh into cubes 3. You will need about 12 oz of melon flesh.

Transfer the melon to a bowl and cover it with the alcohol 4, then close with plastic wrap 5 and let it macerate for 8 days at room temperature, stirring once a day 6.

After the maceration time, pour the milk and sugar into a small pot 7, add the vanilla bean seeds 8 and heat to dissolve the sugar, then turn off the heat and let it cool 9.

In the meantime, strain the melon 10 and set the alcohol aside, then blend the flesh with an immersion blender 11 to make a puree 12.

Strain the melon puree by pressing with a spatula through a sieve 13 to separate the solid part from the liquid part 14. Combine the liquid with the reserved alcohol 15 and mix.

At this point, pour in the sweetened milk 16 and blend with the immersion blender to mix everything 17. Transfer the mixture into the bottle, place it in the freezer, and wait about 7-10 days before tasting your meloncello 18!