Fruit Infused Vodka

So back in my college days, I liked to drink. My mother can attest to this fact. I frequently drunk dialed her (what, you don't drunk dial your Mom?!) and told her how much I loved her, all about my alcohol infused shenanigans, and lots of hilarious jokes.


Well the hilarious jokes part probably never happened.


One year I thought it would be hilarious to drunk dial my parents on April Fool's and tell them I had been arrested. (It was hilarious, fyi. To me at least.) Around 2 am, I called my parents house and my Dad answered. I said in my I'm-drunk-but-pretending-to-not-be voice, "Dad...I just got arrested." From what I remember, the conversation went something like this:


Dad: "(Dad-sigh) For what?"
Me: (using the I'm-drunk-and-pretending-to-be-scared-cause-I've-supposedly-been-arrested-and-I-know-you're-going-to-be-mad-voice) "For being drunk in public." 
Dad: "...Okay..." (He was not surprised. I was in college, come on.)
Me: "LOL JK LMFAO APRIL FOOLS!!"


I was a drunk dialer. So sue me.



Then I graduated college, and I moved back home for a little while, and this funny thing happened called I Stopped Binge Drinking. And this other funny thing happened called I Really Liked My Boyfriend And Didn't Want To Always Look Like A Drunk Idiot In Front Of Him. And here I am. 


Don't get me wrong. I love me some wine. And I realllly like cider. I still sometimes get drunk. But I realized trying to eat healthy and stay skinny does not include shots and a six pack every weekend.


I saw this recipe and knew I really wanted to try it. So we went and bought a lot of fruit, and whipped us up some fruity vodka.


We bought strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries. We cut them up. Threw them in some containers. Poured some vodka over them. Put the containers in the closet for three days, and shook them up everyday. Strained it with some coffee filters. Put it in pretty jars from Ikea. Drank it. Yeaaaaah.


Really easy. Just make sure you agitate the fruit everyday, and make sure you strain it really well. The strawberry vodka was super good but really sweet, and the blackberry was ehhhh. Not so good. I don't think I'd make it again, but if blackberries are your thing, definitely feel free to try it. 


The winner was the blueberry...it's really like sipping a blueberry. Is that possible? It is now.


Be careful with this stuff...it goes down reaaaal easy, and if you don't watch out, before you know it you'll be calling your grandma telling her how you guys totally need to hang out more.


True story? Whatev, don't judge.


Fruit Infused Vodka


1 pint of your favorite fruit (2 pints if you're using strawberries)
750 ml bottle of vodka (I used Pearl Vodka from Trader Joe's)
An airtight container to store it in


1. Cut up the fruit, and put it in the container.



2. Pour the vodka to the top of the jar. (I actually didn't do this...since I used 3 different fruits I split 1 liter of vodka between 3 containers.)

3. Store it in a cool, dry place for 3 days. Agitate the container everyday.


4. Strain it really well...coffee filters work great. Throw away the actual fruit. It tastes disgusting and you'll get really drunk if you eat it.

5. Pour it in a pretty bottle or container, refrigerate and drink!

Before...

...and after!

Enjoy!
Amanda