Banana Liqueur - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 medium bananas
3 cups vodka
1 cup sugar syrup (see note)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Peel and mash bananas.
Combine with the vodka, sugar syrup and vanilla in sterilized, wide-mouth jar.
Cap the jar and shake gently to mix.
Let stand in a cool, dark place for 1 week.
Strain and filter the liquid.
Transfer clear liqueur to a sterilized bottle.
Note: To make sugar syrup, bring 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil.
Simmer, occasionally scraping down the sides of the pan, until the sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes.