5.0 from 9 votes
Cherry Shrub
With a sweet-tart fruity flavor and a hint of vanilla, a Cherry Shrub makes a delicious alcohol-free beverage or a tasty cocktail mixer.
Prep Time
20 mins
Additional Time
8 d
Servings: 32
Calories: 57 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Ingredients
- 2 cups cherries
- 2 cups sugar or sweetener like allulose
- 1 vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups red wine vinegar
- Plain or fizzy water for serving
Instructions
- Chop the fruit coarsely.
- Combine the cut up fruit with the sugar or sweetener. Slice a vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape the seeds into the fruit mixture, then add the pod too (or add the extract). Let sit for 1 hour at room temperature.
- Mash the fruit to break it up some, then let it sit for another hour. At this point, a lot of the juices should have been released.
- Mash the fruit again. Let sit, covered, at room temperature, for 24 hours.
- Add the vinegar, stir, and let sit, covered and refrigerated for one week, making sure to stir it daily.
- After a week, strain the fruit and vanilla bean from the mixture and save the liquid in a sealed jar.
- To serve, measure 2-4 tablespoons of syrup into a glass, then top with 8 ounces (or to taste) of plain or sparkling water.
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Notes
- Based on 1 ounce size serving. Calories will be overestimated since some of the ingredients are discarded.
Nutrition Information
Calories
57kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
0.1g
(0%)
Fat
0.1g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.003g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.004g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.004g
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
25mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin A
6IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
2mg
(0%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 32Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 57
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 57kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 0.1g | 0% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.004g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.004g | 0% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 25mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 6IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 2mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.