Cherry juice for the winter: simple recipes

Cherry juice at home is a healthy and aromatic drink. It perfectly quenches thirst and saturates the body with vitamins. To enjoy the extraordinary taste all year round, it is necessary to properly prepare it in the summer.

The benefits and harms of cherry juice

When consumed regularly, a cherry drink brings undeniable benefits to the body. It contains a large amount of antioxidants that have anti-inflammatory effects, help to strengthen the immune system and, as a result, fight viral infections.

Also:

• helps to lower cholesterol levels;
• has regenerating properties;
• the composition contains substances that stimulate the production of insulin, so the product is useful for the prevention of diabetes mellitus;
• for pregnant and lactating women, it is a source of folic acid;
• helps to improve the functioning of the circulatory system;
• soothes, relieves anxiety;
• helps fight insomnia;
• useful for anemia;
• restores strength with excessive physical and mental stress;
• normalizes the digestive tract;
• has a fight against age-related changes in the body;
• promotes the treatment of gum disease;
• as a therapy, it is useful to use it for diseases of the genitourinary system.

It is important to remember that only natural juice is used for treatment without the addition of sweeteners and flavors.

Despite the large list of useful qualities, the drink has contraindications. Cannot be used with:

• chronic lung diseases;
• ulcer;
• gastritis with high acidity;
• colitis;
• diabetes;
• obesity.

They use it to prevent diabetes, but patients with this diagnosis are prohibited from drinking

How to make homemade cherry juice

For the preparation of a healthy drink, only ripe dark cherries are chosen. To determine the juiciness, lightly press on the berry. If the juice splashes, then it is completely suitable. Select only whole specimens without visible damage.

The fruit should be sweet. When buying, remember that small cherries have little pulp and, as a result, they will give a small amount of juice.

How to make cherry juice in a juicer

A juice cooker is a great helper for preparing a healthy drink for the winter.

You will need:

• sugar - 300 g;
• cherry - 900 g.

Step by step process:

1. Rinse and remove all cuttings from the fruit. Send to the top compartment. Cover the cherries with sugar.
2. Pour water into the lower compartment. Send him on fire. Boil.
3. Assemble the structure in layers. Cook for an hour.
4. Pour the separated liquid back to the berries. Skip again in the same way. Repeat the process for sterilization.
5. Disable the stove. Leave for half an hour. At this time, the juice will still flow into the container.
6. Transfer to sterile containers. Seal.

Ice cubes added to the glass will help cool off on a hot day

How to squeeze cherry juice through a juicer for the winter

You can squeeze the juice from pitted cherries using a special food processor that has the function of a juicer. Most often this is a part of a meat grinder with an elongated mesh nozzle.

Clean fruits are poured into the device. In the process of work, the liquid comes out through the mesh nozzle, and the peel and bones through the central pipe inside it.

The resulting juice is boiled with sugar, if desired, diluted with water. Hot poured into prepared containers and rolled up.

If the household has only an ordinary juicer, then first remove all the bones. Then the pulp is sent to the device, and the juice is squeezed out.

The concentrated drink can be diluted with water

How to squeeze cherry juice without a juicer

If there are no special devices, then, without taking out the seeds from the cherries, you can squeeze the juice using a cotton cloth. To do this, place some berries in the center. Connect the edges to make a bag. Squeeze out. The movements should be the same as when wringing out a wet cloth.

This method is the fastest. It is better to work with gloves, otherwise your hands will be painted red for a few more days.

Serve in tall glasses

Cherry Juice Recipes

The juice is consumed in pure form or diluted with water. It is used to make cocktails, fruit drinks, jelly and compote.

A simple recipe for making cherry juice for the winter

This method is suitable for those who do not have a juicer or food processor, and do not want to pre-select the bones.

You will need:

• water - 200 ml;
• sugar - 80 g;
• cherry - 2 kg.

Step by step process:

1. Sort through and rinse the main product. Place in a saucepan.
2. Pour in water. Put on medium heat. When it boils, switch to minimum.
3. Simmer until the bones begin to move away from the pulp.
4. Place the colander in an empty saucepan. Pour out the workpiece. Gently knead with a spoon. In this case, do not squeeze the pulp through the holes.
5. Leave for a quarter of an hour so that the liquid can drain to the maximum.
6. The yield of juice from cherries will be about 500 ml. Return to fire. Sweeten.
7. Cook until sugar is completely dissolved. Pour into prepared containers and seal.

Cherries are chosen juicy and ripe

How to Juice Frozen Cherries

To juice a frozen product, you do not need to defrost it first.

You will need:

• frozen cherries - 200 g;
• water - 3 l;
• sugar - 90 g;

Cooking process:

1. To boil water. Add sugar. Dissolve completely.
2. Remove from heat and pour over berries. Mix.
3. To cover with a lid. Leave for half an hour. Gently get the berries.
4. If you need to preserve, then boil and pour into sterile jars. Seal.

The recipe is convenient because you can prepare a non-concentrated drink at any time of the year.

How to make juice from cherries for the winter with pulp and sugar

The juice turns out to be moderately thick, aromatic and very tasty.

You will need:

• cherry mass - 1 l;
• sugar - 250 g;
• water - 5 l.

Step by step process:

1. Remove the stalks from the washed berries, then the seeds.
2. Pass through a meat grinder, you can also use a blender.
3. Transfer in parts to a sieve and grind. Such preparation will help separate the skin from the resulting puree.
4. Measure out the resulting volume of a homogeneous cherry mass. For each 1 liter add 5 liters of water and 250 g of sugar. Mix.
5. Put the mixture over medium heat and bring to a boil. Switch the burner mode to minimum and, stirring constantly, cook for five minutes.
6. When the liquid becomes darker, pour over the jars.
7. Place in a saucepan. Pour warm water up to the container's hanger. Sterilize for a quarter of an hour. Seal.

The drink turns out to be rich in taste and color.

How to juice pitted cherries

According to the proposed recipe, the juice comes out concentrated. When consumed, it is diluted with water 1: 1.

You will need:

• pitted cherries - 2 kg;
• sugar - 60 g per 0.5 l of juice.

Cooking process:

1. Place the berries in a blender bowl. Grind.
2. Squeeze out the liquid with gauze. For every 0.5 l, add 60 g of sugar.
3. Put the burners on the middle setting. Boil, then simmer over low heat for five minutes.
4. Transfer to sterile containers. Roll up.

Cherry juice is good for pregnant and lactating women

How to make cherry juice for the winter with apples

Apples will help to give the drink a rich, pleasant taste.

You will need:

• cherry;
• apples.

Step by step process:

1. Remove tails and seeds from washed berries. Pass through a juicer.
2. Rinse and cut apple seeds. Send to a juicer.
3. Add 2 liters of apple juice to 1 liter of cherry juice. Pour into an enamel pot.
4. Boil and immediately pour into prepared jars.
5. Place in the oven for sterilization. Hold a 0.5 liter capacity for 10 minutes, a liter one - 15 minutes, and 3 liters - half an hour.
6. Pre-boil the lids in boiling water. Close blanks.

Preservation is stored in the basement

How to make sugar-free cherry juice

This option is ideal for people who prefer sour drinks. The proposed recipe is waste-free, since primary and secondary juice is used for harvesting.

You will need:

• water;
• cherry.

Step by step process:

1. Sort the washed berries. Separate the pulp from the seeds and mince.
2. Push using a press. Send the resulting juice into an enamel container. Leave on for two hours.
3. Pass the settled liquid through a filter, which can be used as gauze. Boil.
4. Sterilize the jars in the oven. The process is carried out just before pouring the juice.
5. Pour boiling drink into hot cans. Seal.
6. Pour the remaining pulp with water. Add 100 ml of water to 1 kg of pomace.
7. Boil while stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cover and leave for four hours.
8. Using a press, strain.
9. Boil the resulting liquid and pour into sterile hot jars. Seal.

Sugar-free juice is healthier

Terms and conditions of storage

The workpiece is stored in a cool and always dry room without access to sunlight. The ideal temperature is + 10 ° ... + 15 ° С. Subject to simple conditions, the drink retains useful properties and high taste for two years. Longer storage is unacceptable, as expired juice will harm your health.

Conclusion

It is not difficult to prepare cherry juice at home if you follow all the recommendations of the selected recipe. You can add vanilla, cardamom, or cinnamon for a spicy flavor. The resulting drink will be a good base for making mulled wine.

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