Apple juice is a non-alcoholic drink loved by residents of Europe, Asia and America. Juice is obtained by squeezing ripe apples. The fruits contain a lot of sugar, which provides the drink with a pleasant taste even without granulated sugar.
The juice is produced on an industrial scale in China, Germany, the USA, Russia and other countries. However, you can prepare a healthy, tasty drink at home. For personal consumption, juice is prepared for the winter by almost everyone who has apple trees in their garden or garden.
Which apple variety should you choose?
Most good juice It is made from freshly picked firm apples that produce a pleasant crunch when bitten. The varieties “Grushovka”, “Fuji”, “Granny Smith”, “Semerenko” and whole line other varieties growing in Russia.
Unripe fruits add sourness to the drink, while overripe ones make the liquid cloudy. Conclusion - apples must be ripe, so it is important to know the timing of their ripening, not to use them early and not to prepare nectar from stale fruits. As a rule, late varieties, for example, “Autumn Striped,” lose most of their beneficial properties after aging. You don’t get a lot of juice from such fruits.
"Grushovka"
"Granny Smith"
"Autumn Striped"
Perhaps the best drink comes from autumn and winter varieties. Summer apples, for example, “White filling”, is best used for making preserves, jams or compotes.
There is no consensus on the most suitable apples for juice. Everyone has their own taste, so you need to focus on your own preferences. Varieties such as “Elena”, “Antey”, “Freedom” give a sweet-sour taste. At the same time, the juice has a large amount of pulp.
To obtain a more sour drink, you will need apples of the Antonovka or Nizhegorodka varieties. These varieties contain tannins. They allow the juice to be stored unchanged for a long time.
If you use sweet varieties, you can do without granulated sugar. Sugar is always added to the liquid obtained from sour fruits, as it serves as a preservative.
"White filling"
"Antey"
By giving preference to varieties such as “Anise”, “Golden”, Grushovka” or “Semerenko”, you will get a pleasant-tasting drink, because these apples simultaneously combine both sweetness and sourness.
Preparation of raw materials and containers
Preparing juice for the winter begins with preparing the fruits and containers into which the aromatic drink is poured. If you do not pay due attention to the preparatory stage, the result of the work done can be disastrous. Bad apples will produce low-quality juice, and the use of dirty containers leads to spontaneous opening of the cans and souring of the product.
Apples need to be carefully examined for wormholes and other “sores.” Selected fruits are cleaned of contaminants and sent “under the shower.” If the fruits are collected from your own garden, they are simply washed under running water.
They do things a little differently with store-bought apples. Beautiful fruits often have a thin, invisible shell that gives the fruit its shine. The wax film must be completely removed from the fruit. To do this, you can use a foam sponge and baking soda.
Then the apples are placed on clean, dry napkins or towels. Fruits must arrive clean and dry for processing. You don’t have to wait for it to dry, but wipe each fruit with a towel.
The next step is cutting out the stalks and cores, cutting them into pieces, the size of which depends on the technology for preparing the juice.
It is best to store juice in glass containers: jars and bottles. Containers must be intact and not chipped or cracked.
All containers intended for long-term storage of juice must be not only perfectly clean, but sterile. Glass jars first washed in hot water with soda, and then sterilized. Sterilization prevents bacteria from growing in closed juice jars. Proper handling of containers will protect against poisoning and botulism after drinking the drink.
The time to sterilize jars with steam depends on their volume:
- three-liter and two-liter - 20 minutes;
- one and a half and liter - 15 minutes;
- five hundred grams and smaller – 10 minutes.
There are several ways to sterilize jars and bottles:
- steamed;
- in the oven;
- in the microwave.
Our grandmothers sterilized steamed jars when there were no ovens with temperature controls or microwave ovens. The jars were placed on the neck of a kettle or on a sieve over pots of boiling water. Today, special lids with holes for jars are sold for installation on pots.
Clean containers are kept over boiling water. The steam does its job by destroying all dangerous microorganisms.
The oven can process not only jars, but also screw caps. It is important to adhere to the optimally acceptable temperature of 100 - 120 degrees Celsius. Clean, dry cans are placed on a wire rack and allowed to stand right time. Five to seven minutes are enough to process the lids.
To disinfect in the microwave, pour one and a half to two centimeters of water into clean jars. The residence time in the switched on oven is about 4 minutes. During this time, the water boils and the steam processes the container. If three liter jar does not stand up to its full height, it can be sterilized while lying down. Do the same with bottles, laying them in a row, with a small amount of water inside.
Lids with a rubber gasket are boiled for 5-7 minutes immediately before rolling the finished product.
Cooking technology
Many housewives prepare every year Apple juice for the winter. A drink rich in vitamins supports the immune system and protects against colds. It’s so nice to enjoy aromatic juice prepared at home!
Several methods are used to obtain nectar. The easiest way to get juice is in a juicer.
A juice cooker is a simple design consisting of three containers placed a few centimeters on top of each other, a lid and an outlet hose with a locking device.
Water is poured into the lower container. Juice accumulates in the middle one, flowing through the holes from the upper container, which resembles a colander. Place clean, sliced apples and granulated sugar into a “holey” saucepan.
The “Pyramid” is placed on a gas or electric stove. When heated, the fruits release juice, which flows through a tube attached to the middle part of the pressure cooker into sterile jars. The jars filled to the shoulders are sealed with clean lids, and another preheated container is placed under the stream.
Cold can may burst if hot, almost boiling, juice gets into it.
You can prepare high-quality juice by passing apples through a juicer. To do this, the fruits are washed, the stalks and cores are removed, and cut into several parts. The size of the particles depends on the model of the technical device used.
After squeezing, the liquid turns out to be cloudy and there is a lot of pulp left in it. After filtering, transparency appears. You can filter through thick cloth or gauze folded in several layers. Those who like thick nectar can skip straining and prepare juice with pulp.
The prepared juice should be heated, but not boiled. A temperature of 85-90 degrees will be quite enough for rolling into sterile containers: bottles or jars. The filled containers are not sealed, but placed in boiling water and sterilized for some more time, no more than 20 minutes. Only after this the lids are rolled up or screwed. The juice is ready for storage.
Recipes
Classic juice is made from apples, not always with added sugar. Gourmets who prefer only natural products prefer drinks without sweeteners. The housewife decides whether to prepare juice with or without pulp, based on the preferences of her family. The squeezed juice is heated without bringing to a boil. Foam that appears on the surface should be removed.
Sugar is added to taste, depending on the acidity of the original fruit. Hot juice should be poured into clean, hot jars. The sealed container is covered with a blanket and left until completely cooled. Then the jars are transferred to a cold place for storage.
At home, you can prepare not only pure apple juice, but also combined juice.
A delicious apple-carrot drink is obtained with this ratio of ingredients: for one and a half kilograms of apples - one kilogram of fresh juicy carrots. The resulting juice is tasted. Granulated sugar is added if necessary.
First, squeeze the juice from apples, then from peeled and diced carrots. The resulting liquids are mixed and brought to a boil. Keep the boiling mixture on low heat for 3-5 minutes. Foam forms on the surface and must be removed. The vitamin cocktail is poured into heated jars, rolled up with sterile hot lids, and the jars are placed upside down until they cool. The filled container can be covered with a warm blanket.
A special taste is revealed when mixing pumpkin with apples
To get a delicate, nutritious apple-pumpkin drink, you need to take green or yellow color, and pumpkins are medium in size with bright flesh. The ingredients are taken in equal parts: for 3 kg of apples, the same amount of pumpkin is required, weighed after peeling and removing the seeds. For the specified amount of material you need very little sugar - about 0.3 kg. Additionally, you will need one large fresh lemon.
Separately squeeze apple and pumpkin juice in a juicer and filter through three-layer gauze. Mix in one container, put on fire, bring to a boil. At this time, sugar, lemon juice and zest are added to the mixture. If necessary, add more sugar. The foam is removed, the finished juice is poured into containers, sealed, and insulated. After cooling slowly, transfer to a cool room.
Apple juice mixed with apricot juice has a honey taste. To prepare it you will need 2.5 kg of ripe berries and 1 kg of apples. Apricots are so sweet that you only need a little bit of sand for the specified amount of fruit - about a glass. The mix is prepared in a juicer.
Apricots are disassembled and damaged ones are sorted. The rest are thoroughly washed, the berries are cut in half, and the seeds are removed. Remove the core from clean apples and cut the fruits into 4-8 pieces, depending on their size. Both components are placed in a juicer bowl and sprinkled with a glass of granulated sugar (this way the juice begins to release faster). The juice cooker, with the lower bowl filled with water, is placed on the fire. After about an hour, the middle container will be filled with aromatic sweet juice. The finished product is poured into jars and sealed.
Bottling and packaging for storage
Hot juice is poured into pre-treated jars or bottles and closed with the same sterile lids. After the jars are rolled up, they are turned upside down. If a leak is detected due to defects in lids or containers, then urgent measures must be taken to preserve the nectar.
Whole jars are left upside down until completely cooled. At the same time, a warm blanket is placed over the entire party. This slows down the cooling and the sterilization process continues.
Seaming cans successfully without overtightening or tightening the lids is achieved by using seamers with a limiter.
You can store freshly squeezed juice in plastic bottles if you place the container with the liquid in the freezer. Hot juice will melt the plastic. There are technologies for filling liquid into plastic at 80 degrees Celsius, but the process is quite complicated; it is quite difficult to do this at home.
For long-term storage, jars are sent to a cold place - basement, cellar, underground or in the refrigerator. Canning apple juice makes it possible all year round enjoy a pleasant drink, replenish the body with substances beneficial to it.
Watch the following video for the process of preparing apple juice for the winter.
Among the many recipes for homemade preparations for the winter, I also have natural apple juice. I think there is no need to say that the homemade apple juice that we will prepare for the winter today is not only very tasty, but also certainly healthy. It can be consumed as an independent drink, simply diluted with water, or used as a base for making jelly, tea, mousses, jelly and even fruit ice cream.
We can talk about the benefits of apple juice prepared at home for a very long time. Not only is this low calorie product(especially if you prepare it without sugar), it also contains a lot of iron, pectin substances and fruit acids. Regular consumption of apple juice (within reasonable limits, of course) helps increase immunity, as well as the body’s resistance to infectious and colds. It is recommended to drink it to improve digestion and stimulate intestinal function.
How to make apple juice at home? There are several options, but today I suggest making apple juice using a juicer, since I simply don’t have a juicer. As a result of simple manipulations, you will get a very rich concentrated drink, which must be diluted with water before use (I dilute it approximately 1 to 3). I hope this year you also have a good harvest season and you will definitely prepare apple juice at home for your family.
Ingredients:
Cooking the dish step by step with photos:
The recipe for apple juice for the winter includes only 2 ingredients: apples and granulated sugar. You can adjust the amount of sugar yourself depending on the natural sweetness of the apples. My fruits are sweet and sour, so I sweetened the finished apple juice a little.
So, we sort through the apples, wash them, and if there are rotten areas, cut them out. We pass the fruits through the juicer, not forgetting to remove the pulp from time to time.
Pour the apple juice into a large container and let it sit for 10 minutes. During this time, the foam (there is a lot of it) will rise to the top and become denser.
It’s easier and simpler for me to first strain the juice, and then squeeze out this dense foam - it also contains a lot of juice. I use a ladle to skim off the foam and transfer it to another container. If your cake is wet, squeeze it out too.
You need to strain freshly squeezed apple juice through thick natural fabric or 4-5 layers of gauze. At first, the juice will actively drain, after which it will begin to drip - then you will need to squeeze it out with your hands.
The result is slightly cloudy freshly squeezed apple juice, the color of which depends on the variety and color of the apples. From 6 kilograms of fruit I squeezed 3.1 liters of juice.
Add granulated sugar to taste - 400 grams of sugar was enough for me for this amount of juice. If your apple juice is very sour, add sugar. And if the apples are initially sweet, you don’t have to sweeten the juice at all. Mix everything and put on medium heat. There is no need to boil apple juice for the winter - just bring it to 95 degrees (the juice is about to boil) and you can close it in jars.
Pour the hot juice into pre-prepared jars. Each housewife sterilizes dishes for preparations in her own way, but I prefer to do it in the microwave - wash the jars in a soda solution, rinse and pour into each cold water for 2 fingers. Steam the jars in the microwave at the highest power for 5 minutes each. If you sterilize, for example, 3 0.5-1 liter jars at once, 7-10 minutes will be enough. I boil the lids on the stove for about five minutes.
For apple juice, choose ripe apples of juicy, non-acidic varieties.
The process will require:
Juicer;
- 1, 2 or 3 liter jars and lids;
- seaming machine;
- two small saucepans and a stand for sterilizing jars;
- towels or large napkins;
- glass or enamel container for collecting juice;
- enameled container for juice pasteurization;
- enameled ladle for pouring juice;
- seaming machine;
- detergents or baking soda for washing cans;
- a blanket or blanket for wrapping cans of juice.
Apple juice canning process
Wash the apples selected for juice in a deep bowl, and after washing, transfer them to another bowl or pan. Let the wet apples drain.
Wash the jars inside and out using detergent or baking soda. Rinse them thoroughly and place them upside down on a towel spread on the table, allowing the water to drain.
Install and connect the juicer. Electrical or mechanical will do. You can use a press. Place an enamel container under the juice chute to collect freshly squeezed juice.
Cut the apples into quarters. It is better to remove the stalks. At the same time, clean areas with rotten spots or spoiled when apples fall to the ground. Cover the sliced apples with a towel or napkin. Work quickly as apples tend to oxidize quickly when exposed to air.
Start squeezing the juice. Proceed according to the instructions for the juicer. In a standard juicer, place quartered apples in a tray, press down with a special plate and squeeze out the juice.
Place the collected juice on the stove in an enamel pan and heat to a temperature of 70-80 degrees. Fill a separate small saucepan halfway with water, bring to a boil and lower the lids to roll the jars into boiling water, turn off the heat after a minute or two.
While the juice is heating, place a small saucepan of water and a rack on the stove to sterilize the jars. Place the jar on the stand and keep it steaming for 1-2 minutes until the jar warms up and becomes transparent from the dripping water. inner surface condensate
Place the sterilized jars on a dry table surface with a towel, neck up. As soon as the juice reaches a temperature of 70 degrees, turn off the stove and start pouring the juice into jars.
Place the jar on a flat surface, preferably on a stool. Pour the juice into the ladle, close with a sterile lid and roll with a seaming machine. Place the rolled can on the floor covered with a blanket. To do this, turn the jar upside down. Cover the top of the jar with a blanket.
Proceed to pour the juice into the next jar. And so on until you have processed all the juice. The blanket can be removed from the cans after a day. Transfer the cooled jars of juice to the cellar or pantry.
If desired and if you have other berries and fruits, herbs (mint, lemon balm), you can add sprigs of mint or lemon balm to the finished juice before sterilization. You can also add berry juice. Berries will do chokeberry, plums, grapes, pears, pumpkin.
This drink is one of the most beloved and widespread throughout the world. It also makes an excellent base for many other juices. Much has already been said about its benefits for the body, and it has been proven by many scientific research. This article contains recipes for its preparation, as well as preparations for the winter.
Apple juice, like any other fruit juice, retains not only the taste and aroma of the fruit, but also all of them. beneficial features, because it is produced without heat treatment.
this juice contains:
- Minerals, enzymes and trace elements: K, Na, P, Zn, Mn, phytoncides, flavonoids, etc.
- It also contains fructose, malic acid and proteins.
- Vitamins A, C, E, group B and PP.
Its very important property is that it is low-calorie, making it ideal for dietary nutrition.
The benefits of this juice are:
- Scientists have proven that if you drink a glass of this juice every day, it helps to rejuvenate the entire body.
- Drinking juice prevents the appearance and development of cancer.
- Is an effective and safe laxative
- Relieves inflammation of the gallbladder and kidneys
- Protects brain cells from destruction and prevents the development of sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease
- Has a beneficial effect on the central nervous system
- Lowers blood pressure.
- The vitamin C it contains strengthens the immune system and helps fight viruses.
- Increases hemoglobin levels.
- Improves the condition of hair, nails and teeth, which is especially important for women.
- Being hypoallergenic, it can be given to a child every day from the age of one year, and the iodine it contains will help develop his mental activity
What are the harms of juice?
Scientists claim that this juice has no harmful qualities, but there are some points that should be taken into account.
It is not advisable to consume apple juice:
- To people suffering diabetes mellitus It is better to drink the juice carefully, and it is better to choose non-sweet varieties of fruits.
- People suffering from stomach diseases should consult a doctor before use, because its acid can be harmful.
- It is not recommended to give juice to children under the age of one year.
Apple juice recipe for the winter
- To make it, it is better to take fruits collected from the tree. They contain more juice and taste much better.
- Prepare dishes for storage in advance and sterilize them.
- Before starting, rinse the fruits and remove all excess; it is better to trim off spoiled areas in advance.
- The proportions of the resulting juice are approximately 50/50. From 5 kg of fresh fruits, approximately 2.5-3 liters of juice are obtained.
- If you have the opportunity, try to take fruits of 2 different varieties, then the resulting drink will be much tastier.
- The best varieties for such preparation are: Antonovka, Anis, Grushovka, but other fruits can also be used.
- This type of juice is ideal for experimenting and adding other fruits and berries to it. This way you can get many different delicious drinks.
- Unfortunately, it is impossible to make clarified juice at home, but you can clarify it as much as possible by getting rid of sediment by straining or adding a little citric acid to the finished drink.
- This juice retains most of the vitamins and minerals and therefore will be very useful in winter.
- Before putting it away long-term storage leave it for 2 weeks in a warm room and monitor it constantly. If during this time you do not notice any traces of fermentation, you can safely put them in a cool place.
- If it still cannot withstand such storage and the fermentation process begins, then pour it out of the jars, boil it and use it immediately to make fruit drinks or desserts such as jelly.
- During cooking, the juice produces a lot of foam, which must be removed immediately so that the finished juice does not ferment.
To prepare the drink, prepare in advance:
- Fresh fruits (However, their quantity does not matter, start from how many dishes you have for storage).
- Not an aluminum pan of the appropriate size.
Extract the juice from the prepared fruits using any method available to you. Be sure to strain the finished liquid using gauze and pour it into a saucepan and place it on the fire.
As soon as the first signs of boiling appear, turn off the heat and get rid of the foam. After this, strain again and return to the fire without bringing it to a boil.
Pour the finished drink into containers and close.
Do you need sugar for apple juice?
When preparing for immediate consumption or storage, sugar is not used in recipes. The finished drink has the taste of fruit and sugar can only do harm, adding harm. But if you use sour fruits or like sweeter drinks, you can add it based on your taste preferences.
But be careful, any drink with added sugar cannot be used if you have diabetes, and it also carries less benefit for good health.
How to make apple juice for the winter using a juicer
- After squeezing, strain it thoroughly through cheesecloth, and then heat it on the stove without bringing it to a boil, as described in the previous recipe.
- Pour the resulting juice into prepared containers and close the lids, and then place them in a container with water, where the water will cover them up to the neck. And then sterilize for 15-30 minutes.
How to make apple juice in a juicer for the winter
A juicer will help reduce and simplify the preparation of the drink several times. In this case, the fruits must be prepared in advance, cut and cored. The juicer device consists of 3 containers: the bottom one is used to fill in water and put on fire; the middle one is necessary in order to collect the secreted juice; V top part chopped fruits are laid.
To prepare this drink, prepare:
- Clean and chopped fresh fruits
- You can add sugar to taste
Place the prepared fruits in the upper part of the juicer. To better separate the juice, you can sprinkle a little sugar on top. Fill the lower part with water to the required measure and send it to the fire. As you cook, check and lightly press the fruits for better release of juice. As soon as all the juice has come out, turn off the heat and pour it into prepared containers.
Apple juice at home - a simple recipe
The easiest way to make juice yourself is to use special devices such as a juicer or juicer. But if you don’t have such devices, you can use a meat grinder or blender. To do this, after you pass and chop the fruits, squeeze out the juice from them using gauze or a slotted spoon.
You can improve the flow of juice and increase its amount with the help of sugar. To do this, sprinkle the chopped fruits on top of it in advance and let it sit for a while.
The process of making a drink yourself consists of the following steps:
- Select freshly picked fruits and wash them thoroughly.
- Cut them into pieces, removing the core.
- Extract the juice in any way convenient for you. At this stage, the resulting drink can already be drunk, but it is not suitable for long-term storage.
- To preserve the drink, pour it into a saucepan and heat it without bringing it to a boil. As soon as the first bubbles and foam appear, turn off the heat and remove the foam.
- Strain it using cheesecloth and return it to the fire without bringing it to a boil. You can also add sugar to give it a sweeter taste.
Apple juice with pulp, recipe
To make such a drink, follow these steps:
- Prepare fresh fruits in advance: wash them, cut them into pieces and remove the core.
- Using a juicer or meat grinder, squeeze out the juice and separate it from the pulp.
- Place the pulp in a saucepan, pour in a couple of glasses of water and put on the fire until it boils.
- Skim off any foam that appears and pour the juice here.
- Place on the fire without bringing to a boil.
- As soon as the first bubbles and foam appear, turn off the heat and remove the foam.
Apple juice without pulp, recipe
To prepare this drink, follow these steps:
- Prepare fresh fruits in advance by peeling and cutting them.
- Separate the juice using any available method.
- Strain it into a saucepan using several layers of gauze and send it to the fire.
- At the first sign of boiling, remove from heat and strain again to completely remove sediment.
- If you want to lighten it, add a little citric acid. You can also add sugar to taste.
- Place on the fire again and before it comes to a boil, remove and pour into containers.
Carrot-apple juice recipe
This drink turns out to be very tasty, healthy and quite easy to prepare. When preparing fruits, give preference to the freshest and juiciest ones in order to get more juice.
This drink can also be prepared with or without added sugar. It all depends on your taste preferences.
To prepare it follow these steps:
- Wash the selected fruits, peel them, cut them into small pieces, removing the core of the apples.
- Extract the juice in any way convenient for you. It doesn’t matter in what order you take the fruits, you can even combine them at once.
- Strain the resulting juice using several layers of gauze.
- Pour it into a saucepan and put it on the fire.
- As soon as the first bubbles appear, turn off the heat and remove the foam.
- Pour into prepared containers and close.
How to make apple juice without a juicer
If you don’t have a juicer at hand, you can squeeze juice in the following ways:
1. Using a kitchen grater. To do this, grate the chopped fruits without the core on a small nozzle and use gauze or cloth to squeeze the juice out of the pulp.
2. Kitchen blender. To do this, grind the prepared and cut into pieces fruits using a blender and squeeze the resulting mass through cheesecloth.
3. Using a meat grinder, grind the fruits and separate the juice with gauze.
4. Place the chopped fruits in a saucepan, add water so that it covers the fruits and place on the fire. After boiling, turn off the heat and leave to steep overnight. After this, squeeze out the fruits using a colander.
Directly pressed apple juice
Nowadays, many juice companies are trying to move away from the old methods of making juice, where it was reconstituted, sugar and acidity regulators were added.
Directly pressed juices, which are absolutely natural, healthy and tasty, are becoming increasingly popular. In their production, only natural apples are used and the juice is made by grinding them. After that, the juice is bottled and kept fresh by sterilization, without adding sugar or concentrates.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to obtain such juice at home, since special equipment is used to prepare it.
Apple juice calories
This drink contains only 44 kcal in 100 ml of the finished product.
It also contains:
- Proteins - 0.4
- Fats - 0.4
- Carbohydrates - 10
- Easily digestible carbohydrates
- Alimentary fiber
- Organic acids
- Lots of vitamins and minerals.
Apple juice video
Can I drink apple juice while breastfeeding?
Monitoring the nutrition of a breastfeeding mother is very important. And although during this period a woman is advised to drink more liquid, apple juice should be treated with extreme caution. It is not a prohibited drink, but it should still be taken little by little and with caution.
Why juice is harmful when feeding:
- Since such a drink is very concentrated, it can cause allergies in an infant.
- If you drink it in large quantities, then it benefits digestion, in large quantities it can cause unpleasant consequences, such as diarrhea, etc.
- This drink contains acids that can harm the stomach.
- In small quantities it helps rid the body of excess liquid. Therefore, it is very necessary for mothers suffering from edema. However, with constant use, it begins to remove fluid from the kidneys, thereby leading to the formation of stones in them much more actively.
Making homemade preparations for the winter is healthy and tasty. Among other things, it is also very practical, especially in a year rich in a certain variety of vegetables or fruits. For example, it is almost impossible to “fight” an abundant harvest of apples in the garden solely by eating the fruits. It is much healthier and more correct to prepare apples for the winter in jars, making jam, marmalade, compotes and juices. By the way, about homemade apple juice - this is one of the most useful ways fruit canning. Especially if you prepare apple juice for the winter with pulp through a juicer or juicer without adding sugar. Apple juice also makes an excellent base and combines well with other autumn gifts, such as pumpkin or carrots. In our article today you will find step-by-step recipes with photos of both classic apple juice and its original pumpkin-carrot versions. All recipes are quite simple to prepare and do not require special culinary skills. Therefore, we confidently recommend them to all lovers of home-canned apple juices!
How to make apple juice for the winter at home using a juicer - step-by-step recipe with photos
A juicer is an indispensable assistant when you are going to make apple juice at home, including for winter. There is practically no fundamental difference that will be reflected in the taste of the finished product, whether it is a manual, auger or centrifugal juicer. Therefore, to make apple juice for the winter at home using a juicer, you can choose any version of this kitchen assistant you have.
Necessary ingredients to make apple juice for winter at home
- sweet apples - 5 kg
- sugar - 1/4 cup
Step-by-step instructions on how to make apple juice for the winter using a juicer at home
Delicious apple juice for the winter at home using a juicer - step by step recipe
There is nothing easier than preparing delicious apple juice for the winter at home in a juicer! The finished drink is clear, delicate and very aromatic. And all that is required from a housewife who has decided to prepare delicious apple juice for the winter using a juicer at home is to properly prepare the fruits for further processing.
Necessary ingredients for delicious apple juice for winter using a juicer at home
- apples of any variety in any quantity
- sugar to taste
Step-by-step instructions for a delicious apple juice recipe at home in a juicer for the winter
- So, first you need to properly prepare the fruits for further heat treatment. To do this, wash the apples thoroughly and cut off all spoiled areas. We cut each fruit into about 6-8 parts depending on size, remove the insides.
- Place the apples prepared in this way into a juicer. There is no need to remove the peel, as during the cooking process it will come off along with the excess pulp.
- If your apples are sour, then at this stage you can add sugar to taste. But you don’t have to do this with sweet varieties of fruits - the juice will be healthier.
- Close the lid of the juicer tightly and place it on the stove for about an hour. At this time, we are sterilizing containers and caps.
- After an hour, open the lid and mix the contents of the juicer well. This will help separate any remaining liquid from the pulp. Remove from the stove, place the pan and open the special tap to drain the finished product.
- Since the finished juice is hot, we immediately pour it into sterile jars and seal it. After this, turn the workpiece upside down until it cools.
How to prepare delicious apple juice for the winter at home - step by step recipe
The next recipe, which will reveal another way to prepare delicious apple juice for the winter at home, will also use a juicer. But unlike the first option, the technology for preparing juice from apples will be slightly different and will significantly facilitate the process of preparing the product. Learn more about how to easily prepare delicious apple juice for the winter at home in the following recipe.
Necessary ingredients to prepare apple juice for the winter at home
- apples
- sugar
Step-by-step instructions on how to prepare apple juice for winter at home
- Cut the washed apples into small pieces, remove all wormholes, seeds and partitions. You can leave the peel.
- We pass the resulting slices through a juicer. Then we filter the finished juice through several layers of gauze in order to separate the liquid from the pulp.
- Pour pure juice into a saucepan and add sugar. For sweet apples, the serving of sugar should be approximately 1 tbsp. l. with a slide per liter of liquid.
- Over medium heat, constantly stirring and skimming the foam from the surface, bring the juice to almost a boil - 80-90 degrees. Keep it at this temperature for literally 3 minutes and remove from the stove.
- Immediately pour the hot juice into sterile containers. glass bottles or jars and seal tightly.
Homemade apple juice without sugar through a juicer - a recipe for preparing it for the winter
To prepare homemade apple juice for the winter using a sugar-free juicer, you need to use exclusively sweet varieties, such as Gala or Golden. In this case, it is desirable that the fruits are not from the first harvest - late apples are juicier and rich in vitamins. Read more about delicious and healthy homemade apple juice without sugar using a juicer in the winter preparation recipe below.
Necessary ingredients for homemade apple juice without sugar through a juicer for the winter
- sweet apples
Step-by-step instructions for preparing apple juice without sugar through a juicer for the winter
- We cut clean apples into small slices, which will be convenient to pass through a juicer. We must trim off internal partitions, bones and damaged areas.
- Let's skip apple slices through a juicer and pour the resulting juice into an enamel pan.
- Strain the apple juice through cheesecloth folded in 2-3 layers. This method helps to get rid of the pulp well.
- Place the prepared juice in an enamel pan on the fire and bring to a boil. Remove the foam from the surface using a slotted spoon.
- Literally keep the juice boiling for 2-3 minutes and then remove the pan from the stove.
- Pour the finished drink into pre-sterilized containers - jars or bottles. Seal, wrap in something warm and leave until completely cool.
Delicious apple juice for the winter without pulp at home - a simple recipe
Another simple one and at the same time delicious recipe You will find apple juice for the winter without pulp at home below. Unlike the previous version, this recipe uses sugar and aromatic spices. Find out which one exactly from the description of delicious apple juice without pulp for the winter at home below.
Necessary ingredients for delicious apple juice without pulp for winter at home
- apples - 5 kg
- sugar -3 tbsp. l.
- ginger root - 1 pc. approximately 5 cm.
Step-by-step instructions for a recipe for apple juice without pulp for the winter at home
- To prepare this version of tasty and healthy apple juice, you need to use a juicer. Thanks to it, the juice will be obtained without pulp and will retain maximum vitamins. First of all, cut the apples into slices.
- Peel the ginger root and cut into small pieces. You can grate it on a coarse grater.
- Place apple slices and ginger into the juicer. If necessary, add granulated sugar and place on the stove.
- Cook the juice for an hour and a half, then remove the juice cooker from the heat and drain the juice through a special tap.
- Immediately pour the hot drink into sterile jars and close the lids.
How to make homemade apple juice without a juicer for the winter - a simple step-by-step recipe
Make homemade apple juice for the winter according to the following simple recipe It is possible without a juicer. This drink turns out to be quite thick, since it contains pulp. Details on how to make homemade juice for the winter without a juicer are in the simple step-by-step recipe below.
Necessary ingredients to make apple juice without a juicer for the winter
- apples - 5-7 kg
- sugar - 0.5 kg
Step-by-step instructions on how to make homemade apple juice without a juicer using a simple recipe
- Chop the apples finely, removing all internal partitions. Pour in water until the liquid completely covers the fruit.
- Place on fire and bring to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes, remove from heat and cool.
- Grind the cooled mass through a sieve.
- Add sugar to the resulting puree, mix well and bring to a boil again.
- Remove from heat and pour into sterile jars and seal.
How to prepare apple and carrot juice for the winter - a recipe for canning at home
If you want to double your dose of vitamins, then be sure to prepare apple and carrot juice for the winter using the recipe for canning at home below. Adding carrots will not only make the taste more interesting and the composition healthier, but will also enhance the color saturation of the drink. Read more about how to prepare apple-carrot juice for the winter in the description of the recipe for canning at home below.
Necessary ingredients to prepare apple-carrot juice for the winter at home
- apples - 5kg
- carrots - 1.5 kg
- sugar - 300 gr.
Step-by-step instructions on how to prepare apple and carrot juice for the winter using a canning recipe
- Wash the apples and carrots, peel them and cut them into small pieces.
- We put the fruits into the juicer first, and then the chopped carrots.
- Mix both juices and strain through layers of gauze or thick cloth. If you like juice with pulp, then skip this step.
- Add sugar and place on medium heat. Bring to 90 degrees and boil for 10 minutes until all the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Pour the prepared juice into sterile containers and screw on the lids.
How to make apple-pumpkin juice for the winter at home - step-by-step recipe with video
Apple juice for the winter at home turns out even more tasty and rich in vitamins if you prepare it with carrots or pumpkin. It is these two ingredients that are most organically combined with homemade apple juice as flavor and color enhancers. In the next video you will find a recipe on how to make apple and pumpkin juice for the winter at home using a juicer. You can also use a juicer to prepare it, but then the canned juice will be without pulp. As for sugar, whether or not to add it to a recipe can be decided based on the sweetness of the apples. Learn more about how to make apple-pumpkin juice at home for the winter in the step-by-step video recipe below.