Very often we buy juice at the store, being tempted only by its beautiful packaging, and as a result we always remain disappointed with its quality level. And about the supplements contained in it - flavorings, preservatives and other chemicals - it's generally better not to talk. Therefore, to get a really useful and safe drink, we can only the only way - to make it at home with our own hands. Let's look at how to prepare natural and delicious apple juice at home. It is not only stunningly tasty and indescribably useful, but always available.
How to cook homemade apple juice?
Ingredients:
- apples - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - to taste.
Preparation
So, to prepare apple juice in the juice maker, put the crushed apples in the uppermost pan of the appliance, pour water into the bottom pan and set the entire structure on the fire to heat. When the water boils, apples will start to give off the juice, which will be collected in the medium capacity of the sokovarki. The first portion of the juice is gently poured into the jar. Then pour the drink back into the middle saucepan, as the drink is not sterilized enough.
After that, remove the top pan with apples and set for a while in any other container. Pour the apple juice back into the saucepan, add sugar to taste, put the top pan back and continue to heat. Then merge the apple juice into the jar, roll it up with a metal lid and leave it to cool.
How to cook apple-pumpkin juice?
Ingredients:
- pulp of pumpkin - 800 g;
- apple juice - 300 ml;
- sugar - 0.5 tbsp.
Preparation
Pumpkin is cleaned, crushed, boiled for a couple to a soft state, and then wipe through a fine sieve. Mix the vegetable puree with fruit juice in a 2: 1 ratio, add sugar to taste and mix thoroughly. The mixture is heated for 7 minutes without boiling. After that, immediately pour apple- pumpkin juice into sterilized jars and roll them up with lids.
How to cook apple-grape juice?
Ingredients:
- apples - 1 kg;
- grapes - 500 g;
- sugar, cinnamon - to taste.
Preparation
To prepare apple-grape juice for the winter, the fruit is carefully washed, dried and sorted. Then gently remove the core, cut into several parts and let the apples pass through the juicer or press. Grapes are also thoroughly washed, we remove bad and spoiled berries and pass through the press. Apple and grape juices are mixed in an enamel saucepan and put on medium heat. Bring the drink to a boil, do not forget to take off periodically the foam, and cook for 5 minutes.
Then carefully strain the juice in two layers of gauze and again put the saucepan on a slow fire. Bring it back to the boil and cook for about 3-5 minutes. If desired, you can add a little sugar and cinnamon to the juice. Prepare the banks. For this, they are thoroughly rinsed and sterilized over steam for 5 minutes. In ready-made jars we pour out the juice and immediately clog the metal lids,
How to cook apple-carrot juice?
Ingredients:
- carrot puree - 400 g;
- apple juice - 600 g;
- sugar - 200 g.
Preparation
So, peeled and finely chopped carrots steamed for a couple in a pressure cooker. Then grind it through a sieve and mix with apple juice. In the resulting mixture we pour out a little sugar, warm for 5 minutes at a temperature of 85 degrees, pour the drink into hot jars and pasteurize. After that, roll the cans with lids and leave to cool. That's all, useful and delicious juice for the winter is ready!