DIY Cranberry Juice

I totally over-bought cranberries at Thanksgiving. I was at Sam’s club and I threw the giant economy size into my cart. I don’t know what I was thinking! Anyways, I’ve had these cranberries in my refrigerator and wasn’t sure what to do with them.

I finally decided that I would try making juice out of them. I love cranberry juice and I thought freshly made cranberry juice would be delicious. I pureed the berries in the blender with some honey and water. The result was very fresh and delicious and I love the flavor that the honey gave to the juice. If you don’t care for honey, you could also sweeten it with agave nectar, which has a more neutral flavor. Either way it’s very tasty and WAY better that any cranberry juice cocktail that you buy at the store!

DIY Cranberry Juice

fresh cranberries
honey
water

Put desired amount of cranberries in blender. Add desired amount of honey. I started with about 1/4 cup and kept adding honey until it was sweet enough for me. The total amount of honey I used was about 3/4 cup for a juice that’s fairly tart. Cover with water.

Blend until completely pureed.

Strain mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl.

Put strained puree back into blender and cover with water. Blend again for a couple of minutes and strain into bowl once more. Taste juice and add more honey if necessary. Pour juice into a pitcher and store in the refrigerator.