Sugar-Free Apple Juice for Winter
An easy, quick way to make natural juice at home! A fast, simple recipe for tasty, wholesome, all-natural apple juice to put up for winter. If you want a delicious, vitamin-packed drink on hand all winter long, this recipe is for you!
Cooking method
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Step 1:
Start with apples, ideally a sweet variety. Wash them thoroughly.
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Step 2:
Cut the apples into wedges, removing the cores and trimming out any bruised spots.
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Step 3:
Then feed the prepped wedges into the juicer.
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Step 4:
Run the apples through the juicer to extract the juice.
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Step 5:
Pour the apple juice into a saucepan and set it over medium heat. Foam will form on top — skim it off. Bring it up to a near-simmer without letting it boil, to about 195°F (90°C), to preserve more of the vitamins. Then pour it into sterilized jars and seal with sterilized lids. You can turn the jars upside down and leave them that way until they cool.
- Apple juice is always a good idea. It's a quick way to load up on vitamins and minerals — say, on a winter morning. It gives you an instant lift and a good mood for the whole day, and gets digestion going before breakfast. You can give it to kids without worrying about what's in it, the way you would with store-bought juice. Apple juice is also recommended as a preventive against a whole range of ailments. It helps flush out the waste and toxins that inevitably build up in the body of a modern person, especially a city dweller. And this juice is sugar-free, which makes it even better for you. Diabetics or anyone cutting out sweeteners can drink it freely. It's also high in iron, so it's good for people with low iron or anemia. It's especially helpful for those with lung trouble or frequent bronchitis, as well as anyone who hasn't yet kicked the bad habit of smoking. Two kilograms (about 4.5 lb) of apples yields roughly 500 ml (2 cups) of juice — it depends on how juicy the apples are, so you may get a bit more or less. For a completely clear juice with no pulp, you'll also want a sieve and a piece of clean cheesecloth to strain out any bits.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Apples - 47 kcal/100g
- Dried apples - 210 kcal/100g
- Canned apple mousse - 61 kcal/100g
