Cranberry juice - 10 homemade recipes

Cranberry juice is one of the healthiest vitamin drinks. This is the first remedy that should be used to treat colds and strengthen the immune system. Cranberry does not cause allergic reactions, therefore it is suitable for many people as a remedy.

How to make fresh cranberry juice at home?

To make cranberry juice even healthier, add honey instead of sugar. For better dissolution, place the ingredient not in a hot, but warm drink.

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  For the preparation of fruit drink, use both fresh and frozen cranberries. If you are making a drink from frozen cranberries, let them thaw. If you have frozen the cranberries yourself, then you do not need to rinse them. Otherwise, the berry must be washed after defrosting.
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  Transfer the berries to a colander and rinse. Now the cranberries need to be grated with a spoon or pusher into a deep bowl until they become puree juice.
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  Do not throw away the cake. Transfer it from a colander to a saucepan, fill with water. Bring the drink to a boil on the stove. Add sugar and cook the fruit drink until the loose ingredient is completely dissolved. Remove heat and cool the drink.
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  Strain the fruit drink using a fine sieve or colander into a deep bowl. Squeeze out the cake - it should remain in the sieve. Pour the puree juice into the squeezed drink and stir.
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  Serve the prepared juice both warm and cold. You can drink it even with ice (it perfectly quenches your thirst).

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How to cook cranberry juice from frozen cranberries?

When defrosting, cranberries lose less useful qualities than other berries, since it contains benzoic acid, a natural preservative (it prevents the growth of bacteria, so the product is stored longer).

Cooking time - 8 hours.

Cooking time - 35 min.

Servings Per Container - 15.

Ingredients:

• Cranberries - 2 tbsp.
• Water - 1.7-2 liters.
• Sugar - 5 tablespoons

Cooking process:

1. Leave the frozen cranberries in a cool place overnight to thaw the berries. After a few hours, pour the cranberries into a colander and rinse well. Berries should also be sorted out and get rid of the spoiled ones. Boil water in a kettle and pour boiling water over the cranberries.
2. Use a crush or wooden spoon to crush the cranberries. If you wish, you can use a meat grinder. Transfer the crushed berries to a cheesecloth or sieve. Separate the juice from the cake.
3. Put the cake in a saucepan and cover with water. Add sugar and place the pot on the stove. When the drink boils, stir it. Take the fire away. Let the drink brew under a closed lid (wrap the pan with a terry towel) for 15 minutes.
4. Choose a suitable container for fruit drinks (jug or jar). Strain the drink through a sieve.
5. Pour the fresh juice that you squeezed out into a jug and stir the liquid. Serve chilled or warm.

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Healthy cranberry juice without cooking

Cranberry juice can be prepared without boiling - this way you will save a lot of substances necessary for the body, which are contained in cranberries. To make the drink even more useful, instead of sugar, we add honey to it.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Servings amount - 5-6.

Ingredients:

• Cranberries - 250 gr.
• Water - 2100 ml.
• Honey to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Review fresh cranberries. Throw away leaves, stems, and other debris. Get rid of spoiled berries. Rinse the cranberries using a colander. It will be more convenient this way.
2. Transfer the cranberries to a blender bowl. If you have a hand blender, then pour the cranberries into a saucepan for processing later.
3. Pour 100 ml of water into a bowl.
4. Place the lid on the bowl and turn on the blender. Chop the cranberries until puree.
5. Select a suitable container for preparing your drink. A saucepan is best suited for this purpose. Pour 2 liters of water into it.
6. Put the cranberries in a blender in a saucepan with water. Thoroughly mix the berry mass with water.
7. Leave the fruit drink in a saucepan or pour it into jars, for example. Refrigerate. Before drinking the fruit drink, strain it through a sieve. Add honey to taste.

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Sugar-free cranberry juice with honey

Cranberry juice combined with honey and lemon is an excellent vitamin drink. If you feel mildly unwell, there is no better way to fight your immune system against disease.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Servings Per Container - 5.

Ingredients:

• Cranberries - 500 gr.
• Lemon - 40 gr.
• Natural honey - 100 gr.
• Dried mint - 1 tablespoon
• Water - 1.6 liters.

Cooking process:

1. For the preparation of fruit drink, it is better to use fresh berries. Sort them out before rinsing. If you are using frozen cranberries, thaw them first (best done overnight).
2. Grind the berries with a meat grinder, hand blender, or pusher. This recipe uses a chopper. Process the berries in it for 10-15 seconds.
3. We wash the lemon and cut off a couple of round slices from it. Cut the slices into quarters and add to the cranberry puree. Turn on the chopper again for 10-15 seconds.
4. Transfer the chopper puree to the pot. Bring 1.5 liters of water to a boil in advance (in an electric kettle or on a stove). Pour boiling water over chopped cranberries. Place the container on the stove. Boil the fruit drink for 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
5. Using cheesecloth or a fine sieve, strain the fruit drink into a deep container. Throw away the cake.
6. Bring the remaining water (100 ml) to a boil. Place the dried mint in a deep plate and cover with water. Cover the container with a saucer and let the broth brew. Pour the mint infusion into the leafless cranberry juice (through a strainer).
7. If your honey is liquid, then no manipulation is necessary with it. Melt thick honey, but try not to overheat. Pour the honey into the drink and stir. Morse is ready.

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How to cook cranberry and lingonberry juice correctly?

Cranberries and lingonberries are a storehouse of vitamins. They contain vitamins C and B, phytoncides and organic acids. A drink made from these berries copes well with colds, and quenches thirst in the heat.

Cooking time - 60 minutes.

Cooking time - 30-40 minutes.

Servings Per Container - 4.

Ingredients:

• Cranberries - 125 gr.
• Lingonberry - 125 gr.
• Sugar - 120 gr.
• Water - 1 liter.

Cooking process:

1. If the berries are frozen, they must be defrosted in advance (it is best to do this overnight). Sort fresh berries: get rid of debris - twigs and leaves, throw away spoiled berries. Rinse the lingonberries and cranberries with water.
2. Put the berries in a saucepan and cover them with a little hot water (boil the water beforehand). Mash the berries with a crush - this will make it easier to separate the juice from the pulp.
3. Strain the juice and pulp through a fine sieve into a deep container. You can also use cheesecloth instead of a sieve.
4. Put the cake in a saucepan and cover with the rest of the boiling water. Place the container on the included stove and cook the drink over low heat for 5-8 minutes. Remove heat and let the drink sit for 25-35 minutes.
5. Strain the fruit drink and squeeze the cake by hand into a container so that all the juice is released.
6. Pour it into a container with the original juice and add sugar, stir the drink until the sugar is completely dissolved.

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A simple and delicious recipe for cranberry and sea buckthorn fruit drink

Sea buckthorn and cranberries go well in fruit drink. This combination of ingredients is recognized by many as one of the best in taste and health. Try making a drink and see for yourself.

Cooking time - 45 minutes.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Servings Per Container - 5.

Ingredients:

• Sea buckthorn - 1 tbsp.
• Cranberries - 1 tbsp
• Water - 3 liters.
• Sugar - 6 tablespoons

Cooking process:

1. Sort out the sea buckthorn and cranberries: discard the twigs, leaves and spoiled specimens. Rinse the berries with running water and lay them out on a paper towel. Wait for the sea buckthorn and cranberries to dry.
2. Place the sea buckthorn and cranberries in a saucepan and puree with a hand blender. Strain the juice of the berries into another container using a sieve or cheesecloth.
3. Leave the juice for a while, and transfer the pulp to another saucepan. Bring water to a boil in advance and pour over the pulp. Place the pot on the stove and wait for the fruit drink to boil, and then cook it over low heat for 5 minutes.
4. Strain the finished fruit drink in the same way as before. Discard the pulp, and add sugar to the juice. Stir the drink.
5. Chill the fruit drink and add the previously squeezed juice to it. Mix everything again. Pour the fruit drink into glasses when it becomes the temperature you need.

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How to cook cranberry juice in a slow cooker?

Cranberry juice is your main assistant in the fight against colds and bad mood. We suggest making this wonderful drink according to a simple recipe in a multicooker.

Cooking time - 1 hour 55 minutes.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Servings amount - 5-6.

Ingredients:

• Cranberries - 250-300 gr.
• Sugar - 100 gr.
• Water - 1 liter.

Cooking process:

1. Sort fresh berries: remove twigs and leaves, discard spoiled cranberries. Pour the berries into a colander and rinse with water. If you use frozen cranberries for preparing fruit drinks, defrost them in advance (it is best to do this overnight).
2. Transfer the berries from a colander to any deep bowl. Mash them up with a wooden crush. Separate the juice from the pulp with a sieve or cheesecloth.
3. Transfer the berry mass to the multicooker bowl. Fill it with the required amount of sugar evenly.
4. Pour water into the ingredients.
5. Cook the fruit drink in the "Steam" mode for 25 minutes under a closed lid. When the set period of time has passed, open the lid and pour the squeezed juice into the bowl. Boil the drink in the "Stew" mode for 2-3 minutes.
6. Stir the fruit drink, close the lid of the multicooker and turn off the equipment. Insist the fruit drink for about an hour, and then strain it into a suitable container through cheesecloth.

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Step-by-step recipe for cranberry and currant fruit drink

Blackcurrant and cranberry are a combination of berries that are known for their beneficial properties in treating colds and boosting immunity. If you freeze enough of them, you can drink the vitamin drink all year round.

Cooking time - 45 minutes.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Servings amount - 10-12.

Ingredients:

• Cranberries - 250 gr.
• Black currant - 250 gr.
• Sugar - 2-3 tablespoons
• Water - 2 liters.

Cooking process:

1. Pour the required amount of water into a medium saucepan. Place the container on the stove. While the water is warming up, tackle the berries. Go through them, get rid of garbage and spoiled copies. Pour into a colander and rinse well.
2. Place a colander with berries on top of a deep container, process the cranberries and currants with a crush. Do not throw away the berries. Transfer them to a separate bowl.
3. Add cranberries and currants to warmed water. Stir the drink with a wooden spoon. Add sugar and stir the fruit drink again until the loose ingredient is completely dissolved. Bring the fruit drink to a boil, cook for a minute, and then turn off the stove.
4. Let the drink sit for 10 minutes, covered.Then strain the fruit drink through a fine sieve or cheesecloth into a jug or other suitable container.
5. Pour the previously squeezed juice into a hot drink and stir the juice until smooth. Pour into glasses.

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How to cook a delicious cranberry juice with apples?

For the preparation of fruit drink, it is better to use sweet apples so that the drink is not too sour. You can also use apple juice instead of apples, and add honey instead of sugar.

Cooking time - 1 h. 15 min.

Cooking time - 45 min.

Servings Per Container - 12-15.

Ingredients:

• Apple - ½ kg.
• Cranberries - 200 gr.
• Water - 1 tbsp.
• Sugar - 4 tablespoons
• Vanillin - 1 pinch.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the apples with running water. Wipe them off with a towel and then cut the skin off with a knife. Cut apples in half and core. Grind the apples with a grater (you can use a blender or meat grinder for faster).
2. Transfer the apples to a saucepan. Add 2 tablespoons of sugar to the mass, mix the ingredients. Bring to a boil.
3. Strain the apple juice through cheesecloth or a sieve into an empty container and let stand. Pour the apple juice into a deep bowl without sediment.
4. Sort out the cranberries and rinse with water. Pour it into a saucepan and crush until juiced. Place the pot on the stove and bring the cranberry mixture to a boil.
5. Strain it through a sieve or cheesecloth into a separate bowl with a deep bottom, let the drink settle and pour into another container without sediment.
6. Combine juices in one saucepan or other deep container. Boil a glass of water in advance and let it cool. Pour water into a saucepan with fruit drink. Add sugar and vanillin. Stir the fruit drink with a wooden spoon and pour into glasses.

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Delicious cranberry and cherry juice

We offer you a recipe for another vitamin drink made from cranberries and cherries. Morse has an unusual taste and beautiful rich color. You can drink it both hot and cold.

Cooking time - 30-40 minutes.

Cooking time - 10-20 minutes.

Servings amount - 5-6.

Ingredients:

• Cranberries - 1 tbsp
• Cherries - 1 tbsp.
• Water - 2 liters.
• Sugar - 250 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Measure out a glass of cherries and a glass of cranberries (fresh or thawed). Sort the berries and place them in a colander. Rinse with running water.
2. Pour the pre-purified water into a saucepan. Place the container on the stove and turn on the technique. Place a colander with berries inside a pot of water.
3. When the water starts to boil and the berries burst, take a spoon and start stirring the berry platter in a colander, kneading the cherries and cranberries.
4. The fruit drink should not boil, so the berries must be quickly kneaded and immediately turned off the stove. Remove the pulp colander from the pot and place it in a deep bowl.
5. Add sugar to the hot drink. Toss it with fruit drink with a spoon. The amount of sugar can vary depending on your taste preferences. Let the fruit drink cool slightly, and then pour it into glasses.

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