I love starting the day with a glass of homemade fresh cranberry juice because it’s such a healthy juice. They can help prevent urinary tract infections and some people even use it for type 2 diabetes, chronic fatigue, to prevent blood clots. Cranberries are loaded with antioxidants, vitamin C, and salicylic acid. You can see why a good homemade fresh cranberry juice is the way to go.
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Homemade Fresh Cranberry Juice in 20 Minutes!
If you buy cranberry juice in the juice aisle of the grocery store, chances are what you’re buying is cranberry juice cocktail. What that basically means is that you are buying cranberry juice and extra stuff – generally high fructose corn syrup if you’re buying the leading brand. I’m not a huge fan of starting each morning off with a hefty helping of high fructose corn syrup so, for me, fresh is the way to go.
While I can buy a jar of cranberry juice that isn’t sweetened, it’s so tart that even if I wanted to spend $8 a bottle, I wouldn’t. You can make this recipe in a large or small batch. Since I’m the only one drinking it, I make just enough for a few days.
This recipe is very easy and quick. I use real maple syrup from the trees in our back yard. If you don’t have an easy source of maple syrup, you can use honey or stevia to keep it Paleo. If you don’t mind the tartness, you can drink it without the sweetener. It isn’t super sweet this way, but it’s enough so it doesn’t make you pucker. Just store it in the refrigerator for easy access.
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Yields 4
1 minPrep Time
15 minCook Time
16 minTotal Time
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Ingredients
- 4 cups of fresh cranberries
- 4 cups of water
- 1/2 cup of real Vermont maple syrup (or stevia or honey)
Instructions
- Put fresh cranberries and water in a pot and bring to a boil.
- Simmer for 15 minutes until the berries soften and pop.
- Strain the berries from the juice and return the juice to the pan.
- Add the sweetener and heat until it dissolves.
- Pour it into a bottle and refrigerate.
This is a really easy juice to make from scratch. If you want to enjoy it with breakfast, make it the night before so it can refrigerate overnight to get cold. Here are a few more easy Paleo recipes.
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