How to make fruit juice from berries at home. Frozen berry fruit drink: recipes with cranberries and lingonberries


Cranberry juice, the recipe for which we suggest you prepare, has been made since ancient times. The reason for the popularity of this drink lies not only in its pleasant taste, but also in a large amount of vitamins and other microelements. Morse is useful for both children and adults. It is especially recommended to use it in winter and spring. When a lack of vitamins affects the health and well-being of every person. Due to the fact that this drink contains huge quantities of vitamin C, it is able to strengthen the immune system and fight colds and viral diseases. Below you will learn how to prepare cranberry juice so that it is tasty and retains all the vitamins.

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All about the value and methods of preparing cranberry juice

Frozen cranberry juice is identical in taste and the presence of valuable microelements to juice squeezed from freshly picked berries. A rich, sweet and sour drink with a stunning ruby ​​color is incredibly beneficial for the body, and in some cases can compete with medicines in the fight against colds. For pregnant women who need to stay away from antibiotics, this is a lifesaver. The main thing is to take the drink under the supervision of a doctor.

Cranberry juice is nothing more than natural juice pressed and diluted with cake broth. What is water for? To soften the pronounced sweet and sour taste of the drink.

Morse is very popular in Russian cuisine. It is credited with almost miraculous properties due to the presence of a large amount of useful substances in the berries.

Recipe without cooking


Due to the fact that the recipe for making cranberry juice does not use heat treatment, the drink retains all the vitamins found in fresh berries.

The recipe will require the following ingredients:

  • 1 kg. berries;
  • 500 gr. Sahara;
  • 2.5 - 3 liters of water.

Cooking method:

  1. Wash the berries immediately under running water and then pour over boiling water.

  2. Grind the cranberries until pureed.

  3. Boil water and cool.

  4. Pour water over the berry pulp, mix well and let stand for about half an hour.

  5. Strain the resulting drink through cheesecloth.

  6. Add granulated sugar and mix thoroughly.


    Morse is ready!

Chemical composition

Wild or cultivated berries are rich in glucose and fructose, organic acids and pectins.

Among the vitamins, the leading positions are occupied by ascorbic acid, A, B1, B2, B5, B6, K1 and PP.

Doctors have proven that the biologically active substances of the berry have an anti-inflammatory effect and increase the body’s protective function against colds. Cranberry is capable of:

  • enhance the effect of antibiotics
  • accelerate the healing of wounds (ulcers, burns)
  • cure vitamin deficiency
  • prevent genitourinary tract infections
  • overcome temperature (fever)
  • alleviate the patient's condition with rheumatism and cystitis.

Interesting! Before people learned to make synthetic antibiotics, healers successfully used cranberries to combat illnesses. Traditional healers still do not lose sight of the valuable berry.

Cranberry juice recipes

General recommendations

How to make fruit drink from frozen cranberries? We present proven methods for processing raw materials, but first we recommend that you familiarize yourself with general tips.

Rules that will help preserve the beneficial substances of cranberries as much as possible and diversify the taste:

  • unquestioning adherence to the proportions of components when brewing a drink. The amount of freshly squeezed juice in the fruit drink should be ≥ 30%
  • honey is placed in a warm drink, otherwise it will quickly lose its medicinal properties
  • Before putting the berries into the blender, you must first defrost them. Thawed water is poured out
  • lemon balm, rosehip, lemon and other fruit additives dramatically change the aroma of fruit juice, and also expand its range of useful elements.

So, how to make cranberry juice from frozen berries? Step by step instructions.

Classic recipe

  • 5-6 full tbsp. spoons of sugar
  • 200 g frozen cranberries
  • 2 liters of water.

Frozen berries at room temperature are instantly covered with snow-white frost. The beauty is indescribable, just right to take pictures. You can't crush the ice beads by hand, so they are left in a bowl to thaw. To speed up the process, you can pour cold water over the berries for a quarter of an hour. After making sure that the product is soft, the cranberries are washed in a colander. Then it is ground into a paste (puree) using a masher or blender.

Classic drink


This drink is very refreshing and quenches thirst. It is very tasty chilled. This is the recipe for cranberry juice that our grandmothers prepared. Although modern technologies are used for its preparation, it turns out no less tasty and healthy.

For the recipe you need:

  • 2 liters of water;
  • 1 tbsp. fresh berries;
  • 150 gr. Sahara.

Cooking process:

  1. Rinse the cranberries thoroughly under the tap.

  2. Place the berries in a blender and blend until mushy.

  3. Fold the gauze in two layers, transfer the mixture onto it and squeeze out the juice well.

  4. Pour cold water into the pan, bring to a boil, add the cranberry pulp remaining in the gauze and boil for 5 - 10 minutes.

  5. After this, strain well so that no berry particles remain.

  6. Pour the broth into the pan, add freshly squeezed cranberry juice, sugar and boil.

Leave for a few minutes to infuse and you are ready to drink. This drink can be stored in the refrigerator for about three days.

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When preparing fruit juice, it is recommended to use only glass, ceramic, plastic or enamel dishes. Cranberries contain acids that negatively affect metal containers. As they oxidize, they release harmful substances into the drink.

Variety of additives

Anyone who loves experiments in the kitchen should try cranberry juice with the addition of freshly squeezed juices or compotes from the following vegetables and fruits:

Attention! Patients with gastrointestinal problems and pregnant women in the early stages should not drink cranberry juice, at least without consulting a doctor.

All materials on the Priroda-Znaet.ru website are presented for informational purposes only. Before using any product, consultation with a doctor is MANDATORY!

Olga Koroleva

Published: 09-10-2017

Updated: 08-11-2019

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Cooking process

Homemade cranberry juice made from frozen cranberries is a healthy and very tasty drink that the whole family will enjoy, will help strengthen the immune system and add more natural vitamins to your diet. Preparing fruit juice at home is not difficult and does not require significant culinary skills, however, in order for the drink to retain maximum benefits, you need to know several nuances and secrets of preparation, which I propose to familiarize yourself with in this recipe. Shall we begin?!

In order to prepare frozen cranberry juice, you will need the ingredients listed in the list.

Remove the cranberries from the freezer in advance and leave them at room temperature until they are completely defrosted.

Squeeze the juice from thawed berries in any convenient way: by placing the berries in a juicer, rubbing them through a sieve (made of plastic or other non-oxidizing material), or grinding the berries to a puree, then squeezing them, wrapping them in gauze folded in several layers. Save the remaining berry cake, seal the juice hermetically and set aside for a while.

Fruit drink recipe

  1. Depending on what device you use to prepare the fruit drink, place the blackcurrants in the bowl. It needs to be defrosted a little in advance or washed, peeled and chopped. Place the berries in a chopper or blender bowl.
  2. Also place cranberries in the bowl. Can be used both fresh and frozen.
  3. Place the peeled and washed cherries in a bowl. If it was frozen, you need to remove it from the freezer 10 minutes before preparing the fruit drink.
  4. Add sugar. It can be replaced with honey.
  5. Orange zest must be prepared in advance.
  6. When all the ingredients are in the chopper, turn it on for 1-2 minutes. This should be enough.
  7. Place a pan of water on the fire, and when it boils, add the berry mixture you prepared into it.
  8. Boil the berry juice for 2-3 minutes, then turn off the heat and let it brew under the lid for 20-30 minutes. Strain through a sieve.
  9. Pour the berry juice with orange zest into convenient containers and leave to cool or serve immediately. Enjoy quenching your thirst.

In ancient times, this drink was obtained in a simple way - pouring wild berries with well water and storing the fruit drink in sealed containers in the cellar. The drink was used not only to quench thirst, cranberry and lingonberry juice was used as an antipyretic to treat patients. This article is all about preparing fruit juice from fresh and frozen berries, including garden ones: sea buckthorn, currants, gooseberries, raspberries. How to prepare fruit juice correctly: universal step-by-step recipes.

Frozen cranberry juice

Refreshing, invigorating and such a healing drink! Cranberry juice made from frozen berries is a recipe that has been known since ancient times. Cranberry is a very healthy berry; it is a natural antibiotic and helps with colds and inflammatory processes. The drink made from it contains many vitamins and minerals, the main thing is to prepare it correctly. You can diversify the fruit drink with different additives: mint, ginger, honey, rose hips, lingonberries, each time getting a new taste.

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Step-by-step preparation

Step 1:

Let's prepare the products. Cranberries must first be thawed at room temperature. Take filtered or bottled water for a tastier drink.

Step 2:

Rinse thawed berries under cold running water. Let the water drain.

Step 3:

You can mash cranberries in two ways - either with a blender or a wooden pestle. The first method is faster, the second method preserves vitamins better. I came across a rather hard variety of cranberry, so the pestle didn’t take it, I used a blender.

Step 4:

Now you need to squeeze the juice out of the minted cranberries. To do this, take gauze, fold it in several layers and squeeze out the juice in small portions. Be careful, the gauze may burst if the pressure is too strong, it will take a long time to wash the kitchen (based on personal experience).

Step 5:

Place the resulting juice in the refrigerator.

Step 6:

Pour the remaining pomace with cold water and put on fire. Add sugar.

Step 7:

Bring to a boil and cook for one minute, no more. Leave the pan with the future fruit drink to cool.

Step 8:

The cooled fruit drink must be strained. It can be done through a sieve, or through gauze.

Fruit drink with honey


It is recommended to drink this drink in the morning. It not only energizes, but also has a beneficial effect on all systems and organs. Next, you will learn how to make cranberry juice with honey.

For the recipe you will need:

  • 1.5 liters of water;
  • 1.5 tbsp. cranberries;
  • 100 gr. honey

Cooking process:

  1. Rinse the berries under running water and let them drain.

  2. Grind with a blender or by hand using a masher.

  3. Place everything in a saucepan, cover with water and heat without bringing to a boil.

  4. Strain the resulting mixture through a sieve or several balls of gauze.

  5. Add honey to the juice and mix thoroughly.

Cool the fruit drink and you can drink it.

Honey is added only to a chilled drink. This sweet delicacy cannot be heat treated, otherwise it will lose beneficial microelements.

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