Winter Berry Juice Blend (Printable version)
Vibrant winter berry and citrus blend offering a refreshing, immunity-supporting drink.
# What You'll Need:
→ Berries
01 - 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
02 - 1 cup fresh or frozen blackberries
03 - 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
→ Fruit
04 - 2 medium oranges, peeled and segmented
05 - 1 medium apple, cored and chopped
→ Sweetener & Citrus
06 - 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup (optional, adjust to taste)
07 - Juice of 1 lemon
→ Liquids
08 - 2 cups cold water
09 - Ice cubes, to serve
# Directions:
01 - Thoroughly wash all berries, apple, and oranges.
02 - Place cranberries, blackberries, blueberries, orange segments, chopped apple, and lemon juice into a blender.
03 - Pour in cold water and add honey or maple syrup if using.
04 - Blend the mixture on high speed until completely smooth.
05 - If a clearer juice is desired, strain through a fine mesh sieve or cheesecloth into a large jug to remove pulp.
06 - Chill the juice or serve immediately over ice cubes.
# Expert advice:
01 -
- It takes barely ten minutes and makes you feel like youve done something good for your body without any fuss.
- The color alone wakes you up, a kind of visual jolt that tastes as electric as it looks.
- You can make it with frozen berries from the back of the freezer, no special shopping trip required.
02 -
- Dont skip the lemon juice, it wakes up the berries in a way water alone never will.
- If you use all frozen fruit, add the water gradually so the blender doesnt seize up on you.
- Straining is optional, but if you want a clear, elegant juice instead of a smoothie, take the extra two minutes.
03 -
- Taste before you sweeten, sometimes the apple and oranges bring enough natural sugar on their own.
- If your blender struggles with frozen fruit, let the berries sit at room temperature for five minutes before blending.
- A splash of sparkling water just before serving turns this into something that feels celebratory without any extra effort.