A rich and delicious cordial made from blackberries and vanilla, a great combination of sweet and sharp flavours, very refreshing.
4.80 from 5 votes
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Cook Time 20 minutesmins
Straining time 30 minutesmins
Total Time 1 hourhr
Course Drinks
Cuisine British
Servings 20servings
Calories 118kcal
Ingredients
1kgblackberries
1.5lcold water
500gramssugar
1vanilla pod
Instructions
1 kg blackberries, 1.5 l cold water
Rinse the blackberries in a colander, then place in a large pan (I use my pressure cooker, without the lid) with the water.
Add the water
Bring to the boil and boil for 10 minutes.
Use a jelly bag, muslin or a clean tea towel and strain the fruit over a clean bowl.
Hang the jelly bag and let the juice drip into the bowl. Do not squeeze the bag as it will make the cordial cloudy.
While the juice is straining, sterilise your bottles. Either rinse thoroughly in cold water then place in a low oven for 30 minutes, or use a proprietary sterilising solution and follow the instructions.
500 grams sugar, 1 vanilla pod
Return the juice to the cleaned pan and add the sugar and the vanilla pod, unopened as you don't want the seeds in the cordial.
Heat gently stirring until the sugar has dissolved, then bring to the boil. Skim off any froth on the top and simmer vigorously for 10 minutes.
Remove the vanilla pod, rinse and dry for future use if liked.
Pour the cordial into sterilised bottles.
Serve diluted with cold water, hot water or sparkling wine!
Notes
The recipe make 1 litre of cordial and will keep unopened for up to three months.