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Homemade Cherry Juice
Whether you're entertaining or relaxing, this recipe hits the spot.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Additional Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 10 quarts
Calories: 238 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 gallon fresh cherries
Instructions
- Wash and sort your cherries, no need to pit or remove stems. I do like to pick out the ones that are rotten and any leaves that might get mixed in.
- Get the steam juicer washed and set up according to instructions. Fill the hopper with your cherries. If you are using more than one type, mix them as you add them to get a more consistent juice flavor.
- Let them steam for an hour, making sure the bottom of the steamer doesn't run out of water. The hopper full of cherries produces about four quarts of juice.
- If you have more cherries to do, throw out (compost or feed it to your chickens) the steamed cherries before doing your next batch.
- Process the juice in a hot water bath for 15 minutes (for quarts) for high elevations and 10 minutes for low elevations.
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Notes
- Sugar can be added to the juice to make it sweeter; just do that to taste.
- I used the juice for jelly and cherry syrup! Recipes to come.
- This juice is so good with lemon-lime pop (just when we are splurging)
- When canning, always mark the date on your jars so you know when they were processed. This helps you use the oldest jars first for optimal quality.
Nutrition Information
Calories
238kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
61g
(20%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.2g
Potassium
840mg
(24%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
48g
(96%)
Vitamin A
242IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
26mg
(29%)
Calcium
49mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10quarts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 238
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 238kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 61g | 20% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Potassium | 840mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 48g | 96% |
| Vitamin A | 242IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 26mg | 29% |
| Calcium | 49mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.