Indulge in the refreshing flavors of homemade Cranberry Pomegranate Juice – the perfect blend of tart and sweet. Boost your health with this antioxidant-rich elixir.
Love this time of the year when supermarkets are filled with fresh fruits. Cranberries, pomegranate, cherries, apples, pears, and so many others. Honestly, I could just survive on fruits alone. I love fresh fruits and love them in any form. Juice is one of the easiest ways to intake the daily recommended dose of Vitamins, and is my favorite way to start the day.
I love the combination of fresh fruit juice. Cranberries and pomegranate are my favorites, packed with so many health benefits. Cranberries are considered a superfood, high in nutrients and antioxidant content. Pomegranates are packed with antioxidants and are known for their anti-inflammatory properties. While these berries are in season, make the most out of them.
Here's a great way to incorporate this superfood into your diet. Fresh homemade cranberry pomegranate juice. Love how easy it is to make this juice, packed with nutrients and antioxidants, and is zillion times better than store-bought ones. I find store-bought juices, more like a sugar syrup than juice. Loaded with sugar, artificial colors, and preservatives.
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About Cranberry Pomegranate Juice
This Cranberry Pomegranate Juice recipe is a non-alcoholic beverage, perfect for holiday entertaining! 100% juice made with fresh, crisp cranberries and sweet pomegranates. Plus, no added sugar, no artificial flavors or preservatives, and 100% Vitamin C.
Feel free to adjust the sweetness and tartness to your liking by adding more sugar or honey if necessary. Homemade juice allows you to tailor the recipe to your preferences and control the amount of added sugar, making it a healthier and more natural alternative to store-bought juices.
Enjoy your homemade cranberry pomegranate juice as a refreshing beverage or use it as a base for cocktails, mocktails, or as an ingredient in various recipes.
Benefits of Cranberry Pomegranate Juice
Cranberry pomegranate juice combines the health benefits of both cranberries and pomegranates, offering a rich source of antioxidants that can potentially reduce oxidative stress and promote overall well-being. It may also help support urinary tract health and provide cardiovascular benefits when consumed as part of a balanced diet. Learn more about health benefits at BestHealthMag.ca
Ingredients For Cranberry and Pomegranate Juice
The ingredients for cranberry pomegranate juice are:
- Cranberries: Fresh or frozen cranberries are a key component, providing a tart flavor and vibrant red color.
- Pomegranates: Pomegranate seeds are used to add a rich, sweet flavor and additional nutritional value.
- Water: Water is added to help blend and dilute the juice to achieve the desired consistency.
- Sweetener (optional): Sugar, honey, or another sweetener to balance the tartness of the cranberries. The amount can be adjusted to taste or omitted for a lower-sugar option.
These ingredients are used to create a flavorful and nutritious cranberry pomegranate juice that can be enjoyed on its own or as part of various recipes and beverages.
How to make Cranberry Pomegranate Juice
Sharing an easy recipe to make this amazing fresh homemade cranberry pomegranate juice at home. I have used my Instant Pot for this recipe. I love to use my Instant Pot, as it is quick and efficient. However, I have also shared the stove top method as well.
The process of making fresh homemade cranberry pomegranate juice is a 3 step process. First, we make fresh cranberry juice by cooking the cranberries and then straining the cranberries.
Second, make fresh pomegranate juice by extracting the juice from the pomegranate arils. I find the blender works best for this process. Add fresh pomegranate arils to a blender jar along with some water and pulse for a couple of minutes. Strain the juice and here you have fresh homemade pomegranate juice.
Lastly, combine fresh cranberries and pomegranate juice, add sugar or preferred sweetener [optional], and refrigerate. Enjoy this fresh homemade cranberry pomegranate juice chilled. Now, how easy it is to make this healthy juice with all the goodness of fresh cranberries and pomegranate without a ton of sugar or any preservatives. Try this recipe once and I guarantee you will never go back to those store-bought heavily sugar concoctions.
Instant Pot Cranberry Pomegranate Juice
How to make Cranberry Juice: Add cranberries and 3 cups of water to the inner pot. Close the lid, and the vent sealed.
PRESSURE COOK (high) for 5 minutes. Allow natural pressure release, around 10 minutes, and then release the remaining pressure manually. Open the lid. Allow it to cool for a few minutes.
Note: You can make pomegranate juice while cranberries are pressure cooking.
Place a fine-mesh strainer on a glass bowl. Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh. Using a spatula, gently press to extract the juice.
Note: Press gently to extract juice only, no pulp.
Save the pulp, you can use it to make Cranberry Sauce. Here's a recipe for Homemade Cranberry Sauce
How to make Pomegranate Juice: Place 2 cups of pomegranate arils in a blender. Add 1 cup of water. Pulse the mixture for 2-3 minutes. Place a fine-mesh strainer on a glass bowl. Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh. Using a spatula, gently press to extract the juice.
Repeat the process with the remaining pomegranate.
For Cranberry Pomegranate Juice: Combine cranberry and pomegranate juice.
[Optional] Turn ON SAUTE (less). Stir in sugar or preferred sweetener to taste, and simmer for 2-3 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Turn OFF SAUTE.
SECOND STRAINING: Place a fine mesh strainer on a glass bowl. Line the strainer with a cotton cloth. Strain the juice.
Transfer the juice to a glass pitcher or Carafe and refrigerate. Serve chilled.
Homemade cranberry pomegranate juice stays fresh for up to a week in the refrigerator or freezes for up to 3 months.
Stovetop Pomegranate Cranberry Juice
Add cranberries and 3 cups of water to a pot. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until the cranberries are soft and mushy.
The rest of the recipe is the same as Instant Pot.
Storage
To store cranberry pomegranate juice, keep it refrigerated in an airtight container to maintain freshness. Consume it within a week for the best quality and taste.
Tips
Cranberries and pomegranate are the star ingredient of this recipe. Use fresh ingredients if in season. However, you can also use frozen berries for this recipe.
Cook the cranberries until soft and mushy. This helps easily extract the juice from the berries.
Gently press the cranberries to extract the juice. Remember we only need the juice and no pulp. Pulp will add to the bitterness of the juice.
Pulse the pomegranate arils for a couple of minutes, so they release their juices. Do not over blend the mixture.
Add sugar or preferred sweetener and simmer for 2-3 minutes. No need to boil the juice.
I highly recommend straining the juice twice. Second-time straining helps in removing any leftover bits from the juice.
Cranberry Pomegranate juice stores well for up to a week in the refrigerator. Freeze it in ice cubes for up to 3 months.
Immediately transfer the juice into a glass bottle or glass pitcher. Do not store the juice in a metal container. Metals react with the juice and can lead to an undesirable taste.
FAQ's
You can use frozen berries for this recipe. No need to thaw the berries. However, increase the cooking time by 2 minutes, i.e. cook the berries for 7 minutes.
Yes, you can use the sweetener of your choice or add some juice (apple, pear, grapes, plum).
You can use other fruits such as apples, pears, plums, or grapes to go great with cranberries. You can use actual fruit or their juices, both work fine.
If using juice, add it at the end along with other juices.
You can also add sliced apples or pears along with cranberries and cook them. Follow the rest of the recipe. Apples that are less tart, and sweeter such as Gala, Honeycrisp, or Red delicious apples make an ideal candidate for this recipe.
Bartlett or Bosc pears are sweet and can be used in this recipe.
This juice is a little tart from the cranberries. The sweetness from pomegranate helps reduce the tartness to some extent, but this juice is still tart on its own. You can add some sugar or sweetener of your choice or use some apple, pear, grape, or plum juice in combination.
Juice stays fresh for up to a week in the refrigerator. Store it in a clear, glass pitcher or Carafe Do not store the juice in a metal container, as metal reacts with the acid in the juice and can lead to undesirable results.
You can freeze the juice in an ice tray, and use the cubes as and when needed. You can freeze the juice for up to 3 months.
Fall Recipes
Cranberry Pomegranate Juice Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 oz fresh whole cranberries
- 2 large fresh pomegranate [around 4 cups pomegranate arils]
- 5 cups water, divided [3 + 2 cups]
- 4 tablespoon of sugar or preferred sweetener, adjust to taste [optional]
Instructions
INSTANT POT CRANBERRY POMEGRANATE JUICE RECIPE
- You will need an Instant Pot FOR CRANBERRY JUICE: Add cranberries and 3 cups of water in the inner pot. Close the lid, vent sealed.
- PRESSURE COOK (high) for 5 minutes. Allow natural pressure release, around 10 minutes, and then release the remaining pressure manually. Open the lid. Allow it to cool for few minutes.Note: You can make pomegranate juice while cranberries are pressure cooking.
- Place a fine mesh strainer on a glass bowl. Pour the mixture through a fine mesh. Using a spatula, gently press to extract juice.Note: Press gently to extract juice only, no pulp.
- Save the pulp, you can use it to make Cranberry Sauce. Here’s a recipe for Homemade Cranberry Sauce
- You will need blender, Fine mesh strainer, Glass Mixing Bowls, Spatula FOR POMEGRANATE JUICE: Place 2 cups of pomegranate arils in a blender. Add 1 cup of water. Pulse the mixture for 2-3 minutes. Place a fine mesh strainer on a glass bowl. Pour the mixture through a fine mesh. Using a spatula, gently press to extract juice.
- Repeat the process with the remaining pomegranate.
- FOR CRANBERRY POMEGRANATE JUICE: Combine cranberry and pomegranate juice.
- [OPTIONAL] Turn ON SAUTE (less). Stir in sugar or preferred sweetener to taste, simmer for 2-3 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Turn OFF SAUTE.
- SECOND STRAINING: Place a fine mesh strainer on a glass bowl. Line the strainer with a cotton cloth. Strain the juice.
- Transfer the juice to a glass pitcher or Carafe and refrigerate. Serve chilled.
- Homemade cranberry pomegranate juice stays fresh for up to a week in the refrigerator or freeze it for up to 3 months.
STOVETOP CRANBERRY POMEGRANATE JUICE RECIPE
- Add cranberries and 3 cups of water in a pot. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until the cranberries are soft and mushy.
- Rest of the recipe is same as Instant Pot.
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Notes
- Cranberries and pomegranate are star ingredient of this recipe. Use fresh ingredients if in season. However, you can also use frozen berries for this recipe.
- Cook the cranberries until soft and mushy. This helps easily extract the juice from the berries.
- Gently press the cranberries to extract the juice. Remember we only need the juice and no pulp. Pulp will add to the bitterness of the juice.
- Pulse the pomegranate arils for 2-3 minutes, so they release their juices. Do not over blend the mixture.
- Add sugar or preferred sweetener and simmer for 2-3 minutes. No need to boil the juice.
- I highly recommend to strain the juice twice. Second time straining helps in removing any leftover bits from the juice.
- Cranberry pomegranate juice stores well for up to a week in the refrigerator. Freeze it in ice cubes for up to a 3 months.
- Immediately transfer the juice to a glass container or glass pitcher. Do not store the juice in a metal container. Metals react with the juice and can lead to an undesirable taste.
- Please refer to post for FAQ
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.
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