Frozen cranberry juice is a drink that can be prepared at any time of the year and is in demand not only to quench thirst, but also as a cure for colds for adults and children. Morse is not difficult to prepare. The cranberries are partially defrosted and subjected to light heat treatment. In the finished drink, sugar is replaced with honey and fruit drink is served with ice cubes. Citrus fruits are often added to fruit drinks for flavoring.
How to make cranberry juice from frozen cranberries?
Cranberry juice, as the healthiest drink, especially during the ARVI season, can be prepared from frozen cranberries at any time of the year. The berries are defrosted at normal home temperature and a fruit drink is prepared with short heat treatment to preserve all its beneficial properties. You can choose the proportion of berries, water and sugar at your discretion.
- Cranberry 250 (grams)
- Water 2 (liters)
- Granulated sugar taste
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Pour frozen cranberries based on the volume of fruit juice 1-2 hours before preparing the fruit juice into a separate bowl and leave at home temperature until the berries become soft. -
Then use a potato masher to crush the thawed berry as much as possible so that the berry gives a little juice.This is not an easy task, since cranberries are quite elastic. -
Pour the resulting cranberry juice into a cup. Place the remaining berries in a saucepan and fill with the required amount of clean drinking water. Then add sugar to the heated water to your liking and stir everything until it dissolves completely. Just bring the broth to a boil and immediately turn off the heat. Let the broth cool a little. -
Then pour the cranberry broth through a sieve into another bowl, and grind the berries on the sieve with a spoon. You no longer need the remaining berry peels. Then pour cranberry juice from a cup into the broth and stir. Taste the fruit drink and adjust the sweetness of the drink if necessary. The drink can already be drunk, but it is better to cool it in the refrigerator, pouring it into convenient containers where it can be stored for up to 3 days.
Bon appetit!
Cranberry juice made from frozen cranberries without cooking
Fruit juice from frozen cranberries without cooking retains all the beneficial properties of this berry as much as possible if it is prepared by deep and quick (shock) freezing and stored in vacuum packaging. These cranberries are defrosted for a short time, a few minutes, and crushed using a blender.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Cooking time: 10 minutes.
Portions: 2 l.
Ingredients:
- Frozen cranberries – 250 gr.
- Water – 2100 ml.
- Sugar - to taste.
Cooking process:
1. Frozen cranberries in a colander are washed well with cold water and left for 5-7 minutes at home temperature until they become slightly soft.
2. Then pour the berries into a blender bowl and add 100 ml of cold water.
3. At high speed, grind the cranberries to a homogeneous puree.
4. Pre-cool 2 liters of clean boiled water for fruit drink.
5.Then add cranberry puree from the blender bowl to this water.
6. Then add sugar to the fruit drink according to your taste and mix everything well so that the sugar dissolves. Fruit juice is poured into any container and placed in the refrigerator.
7. Before use, cranberry juice is filtered onto a sieve to remove small particles of berries, poured into mugs and served.
Drink and improve your health!
How to properly cook frozen cranberry juice for a cold?
Not only doctors know about the benefits of cranberry juice for colds, because it strengthens the body during illness, reduces fever and replaces some medications, especially at the onset of the disease. For fruit juice for colds, it is better to take frozen cranberries and prepare it with minimal heat treatment to preserve all the vitamins. The ratio of cranberries and water should be at least 1:4 and it is not advisable to use metal utensils for cooking.
Cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes.
Cooking time: 30 minutes.
Portions: 2 l.
Ingredients:
- Frozen cranberries – 500 gr.
- Water – 2 l.
- Sugar or honey - to taste.
Cooking process:
1. Rinse the required amount of frozen cranberries with cold water and pour from the bag into a glass or plastic container. Then defrost it a little and crush it as much as possible using a wooden masher so that the berry gives juice.
2. Then transfer the mashed cranberries into a colander with small holes or onto a sieve and grind thoroughly with a plastic spatula.
3. Place the berry pulp in a saucepan, fill it with two liters of clean water and bring to a boil. Add sugar or honey to the boiled broth to your taste (if you add honey, the fruit drink should be cooled), cook for 1-2 minutes over low heat and then turn off the stove.Cover the pan with a lid for 15 minutes to cool.
4. Strain the slightly cooled cranberry broth through a thick sieve into another bowl. Then pour the squeezed cranberry juice into it and stir.
5. Cranberry juice for treating colds is ready. Pour it into any container and you can drink it immediately or put it in the refrigerator. Morse stores its medicinal properties for 3 days in the refrigerator.
Drink to your health!
Healthy frozen cranberry juice without sugar
The recipe for sugar-free cranberry juice is quite in demand for both dietary and healthy nutrition. The fruit drink itself has a distinct, sharp taste and not everyone can drink it, so they add honey or sweeteners to the drink and add mint or cinnamon for flavor.
Cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes.
Cooking time: 30 minutes.
Portions: 1 l.
Ingredients:
- Frozen cranberries – 1 tbsp.
- Water – 4 tbsp.
- Honey - to taste.
Cooking process:
1. Many housewives have frozen cranberries in their freezer, but they can also be purchased in the store. Measure out the required amount of frozen berries with a glass.
2. Pour it into a bowl and leave it for a while to defrost a little. There is no need to wash it.
3. Pour slightly defrosted cranberries into a saucepan and fill with four glasses of clean drinking water.
4. Bring it to a boil and cook over low heat for 1 minute, no more.
5. Then chop the cranberries directly in the pan using a potato masher. This is done simply, because the berries become soft in hot water. Leave the mashed cranberries in the broth for 1 hour so that the berry releases all its beneficial substances.
6. Then strain the berry broth through a sieve, and you can save the cake for filling the baked goods.
7.Pour the prepared fruit drink into any container and, after cooling in the refrigerator, you can drink it by adding honey.
Drink to your health!
Frozen cranberry and currant juice
Assorted fruit drinks always have a special taste, and they are incredibly healthy both cold and hot in winter. Having various frozen berries, and in this recipe cranberries and red (black) currants, you can prepare this wonderful drink for your loved ones at any time of the year. The proportion of berries and sugar is chosen according to your taste, but the berry mass should be less than 40% of the volume of the drink.
Cooking time: 1 hour.
Cooking time: 10 minutes.
Portions: 2 l.
Ingredients:
- Frozen cranberries – 300 gr.
- Frozen red (black) currants – 300 gr.
- Water – 2 l.
- Sugar – 250 gr.
- Mint - to taste.
Cooking process:
1. Pour the amount of cranberries and currants calculated for the volume of fruit drink into a separate deep bowl and leave for some time to defrost. There is no need to rinse the berries.
2. When the berries are almost defrosted, grind them to a smooth puree using an immersion or regular blender.
3. Pour the puree obtained from the berries into a saucepan for making fruit juice and pour the calculated amount of clean drinking water into it. Pour a glass of sugar and mix well.
4. Then add a sprig of mint to the fruit drink for a fresh taste, bring the fruit drink to a boil over moderate heat and turn off the heat.
5. Cool the fruit drink for half an hour and rub it through a thick sieve to remove the berry pulp.
6. Assorted cranberry and currant fruit drink is ready. It can be served immediately or cooled in the refrigerator and poured into any container.
Drink to your health!
