Spiced Cranberry Juice
Calories: 169kcal
This spiced cranberry juice is packed with nutritional value and can be served hot or cold depending on the season (and your preference). It is a rejuvenating mocktail that uses fresh cranberries and festive spices to warm the soul.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1 liter cold water
- 1 the zest of an orange or lemon
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Plus any of the following spices according to preference:
- 3 cloves
- 3 cardamom pods
- 3 allspice
- 1 star anise
- 1 inch of grated ginger
- ½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice or lemon optional
- 3 tablespoons agave syrup honey or sugar (more or less, to taste)
Instructions
- Wash cranberries and any other fruit you may be using.
- Combine cranberries, orange (or lemon) zest and cold water in a medium-sized pot.
- Tie any spices you are using in a small cheesecloth pouch. If you don't have any cheesecloth, don't worry, just add the spices to the pot as they are.
- Bring the contents of the pot to a gentle boil, and remove from heat about a minute after it comes to a boil, to preserve the vitamins. Let cool between 30 minutes to an hour.
- Once cranberry concoction has cooled down, remove the cheesecloth pouch. Pour the juice through a tight-mesh colander into a one-liter jar, taking care to squeeze all the juice out of the berries and fruit with a wooden spoon.
- Taste and sweeten with agave syrup, honey or sugar. Let stand overnight or for a few hours, for the flavors to mend and come together.
- Serve cold, in room temperature, or heated gently in the microwave.
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Expert Notes
- Do not throw out the leftover pulp. It is packed full of vitamins, and will serve as a wonderful addition to muffins, cake, or as flavorings for homemade kombucha.
- To make this into a berry juice, you can add other fruit to taste and according to availability: strawberries, blueberries, apples, pears, etc.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 238mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 164IU | Vitamin C: 48mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 1mg