Description
A simple recipe for fresh, homemade strawberry juice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups fresh strawberries, hulled
- 4 cups cold water
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (adjust to taste)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Wash the hulled strawberries thoroughly.
- Place the strawberries, water, and sugar in a large pot.
- Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes, mashing the strawberries lightly with a spoon as they cook.
- Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the lemon juice.
- Let the mixture cool for about 20 minutes.
- Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean container, pressing gently on the solids to extract all the liquid. Discard the solids.
- Chill the juice thoroughly before serving.
Notes
- For a thicker juice, use less water.
- If you prefer a less sweet juice, reduce the sugar amount or omit it entirely.
- You can substitute the sugar with honey or maple syrup if desired.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 25
- Sodium: 2
- Fat: 0.5
- Saturated Fat: 0.1
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 28
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 0
Keywords: strawberry juice, fresh juice, homemade juice, strawberry drink, simple juice recipe