How to make juice from apples for the winter at home?  Freshly squeezed apple juice has a lot of useful properties. This drink has a lot of vitamin A and B vitamins, it also contains pantothenic acid and vitamin C, which can even save you from colds and strengthen your immune system, folic acid and biotin strengthen hair and nails. The juice obtained through a fresh apple juicer is also rich in minerals such as chlorin, sulfur, iron, magnesium, phosphorus. The benefits of an apple drink are simply invaluable: it can be used as a prophylactic for colds and flu, it is useful for women during pregnancy, it will help restore strength after serious illness, and patients will be given strength and vitality.

Simple home recipe:

We harvest tasty juice for the winter, squeezed through a juicer from fresh apples:

Regular consumption of apple juice will help cleanse the body and remove toxins, it also helps to better absorb vitamins and various nutrients that are found in food.

All freshly squeezed juices contain active biological substances that quickly enter the bloodstream and contribute to the metabolism and biochemical processes in the body.

How to prepare apples to make a delicious drink for the winter from them?  Apples need to be sorted out, remove damaged places, wash them. Depending on what kind of juicer we will use, we either leave the whole apples or cut them into several parts, squeeze the juice out of them. Then we merge it into one container and put it on the stove.

In order for the juice to be stored for a long time, it is necessary to properly prepare cans and lids. It is necessary to very thoroughly wash liter jars with soap, rinse and sterilize. If the jars are sterilized over boiling water, then this process should last about 15 minutes. In order to sterilize metal covers, you need to boil water in a small saucepan and lower them for 15 minutes.

Then you can do the juice itself - when it boils, you need to make the fire smaller and boil it until the foam stops appearing. As soon as the foam forms, it must be removed. We pour hot juice into the jars, cover the jars with metal lids and, using a special key, roll them up. Now you can independently make this healthy and tasty apple drink at home.

Little secrets of making juice:

- juice does not need to be poured immediately on all banks. It is best to fill one can and roll up and so on: pour and roll up.

Already rolled cans of juice, first it is better to put upside down and leave to cool completely.

You can write a lot about the benefits of apple juice. After all, it is no secret that apples contain many vitamins, iron, phosphorus and other substances that a person needs. At the same time, this juice is very low in calories and is useful to overweight people. It is also useful for those who have weak lungs, acidity of the stomach is lowered, and there are cardiovascular disorders. Juice is recommended for those who smoke a lot. However, it should be remembered that not everyone can juice, especially diabetics. Apple juice raises blood sugar, as fiber is destroyed when it is made.

Juice can be harvested from different varieties of apples. Only tart and sour apples give the juice a not very pleasant taste. Indeed, sour apples have more malic acid. It is better to choose juicy and sweet varieties for making juice. Then the juice will be very tasty.

Juice making (recipe 1)

1. Pass the apples through an electric juicer, after having sorted and cleaned the apples. Remove wormholes, damaged spots, grains and preferably peel. With a large number of apples, they are divided into lots so as not to overheat the juicer.

2. Prepare sterile jars.

3. The apple juice is brought to a boil, the juice is poured at a temperature of 85 degrees and above and immediately rolled up (or screwed). Then the cans are turned down with lids and wrapped tightly. Only cans with twisting lids cannot be turned over; the juice simply spills out of the cans. Many housewives do not turn over the juice, but boil a little longer.

4. The juice is heated in an enameled bowl, in an aluminum bowl, the juice is oxidized with the metal, and then vitamins will be destroyed.

Making Juice (Recipe 2)

Ingredients:

Sugar - no more than 2 tbsp. l.,
  - freshly squeezed juice - 1 liter.

Cooking:

1. Pour juice into enameled dishes and add sugar.
  2. The liquid is brought to a boil, but not boiled.
3. Hot juice is poured into sterile jars. Corked by lids.
  4. Corked banks stand upside down for a day. They are then stored in a cool dark place.

Any homemade blanks have advantages over store products. They are more healthy, tasty, contain only natural ingredients. The same applies to homemade apple juice, which is prepared for the winter. In cold weather, such a drink will delight you with a summer, fresh taste and fill the body with vitamins. But in order for it to be well stored and contain more useful components, it is necessary to choose the appropriate recipe and adhere to the proposed algorithm.

Apple juice is often prepared at home, but usually it is a drink intended for direct consumption. As for harvesting it for the winter, it is necessary to take into account some features:

• the most interesting taste can be achieved by using apples with other vegetables and fruits, or by adding spices;
• the foam formed during cooking must be removed - this will make the liquid lighter and reduce the amount of sediment;
• homemade preserves will not be as transparent as store juice, but you can still lighten them with citruses.

What kind of apples is better to choose?

For the manufacture of juice suitable fruits of the following varieties:

• Anise;
• Antonovka;
• Grushovka;
• Semerenko;
• Strey fling.

Mixing several varieties is welcome, this allows you to achieve an interesting, blended taste and aroma of the drink. Fruits of autumn varieties are more suitable for winter harvesting.

Preparation of the main ingredient

There is nothing complicated in preparing apples. It is enough to sort out the fruits, removing completely spoiled. They should be washed under running water, cut off rotten areas. And then - cut into pieces, removing the core.

Homemade Apple Juice Recipes

There are many recipes for apple juice. Some require time and skills, while others are suitable even for inexperienced housewives.

A simple recipe for the winter

You can make apple juice for the winter, while maintaining a maximum of nutrients, according to this recipe. It will require fruits and granulated sugar, which is added to taste.

Cooking method:

• squeeze the juice in any suitable way - using a juicer or manually, strain it from the pulp or leaving it;
• add sugar to the liquid and put it on low heat until it boils;
• when the juice boils, it should be removed from the stove and pour into pre-sterilized jars;
• it is necessary to sterilize the juice cans for 20 minutes over low heat, placing their pan covered with a cloth;
• banks should roll up, turn upside down and leave for a day.

You can preserve the drink without sterilization, but then it should be boiled for 5 minutes.

Through a juicer

With this device you can get large volumes of juice without much bother. The drink will require fruit and sugar to taste. The cooking algorithm is as follows:

• peeled fruits should be passed through the device;
• freshly squeezed juice can be filtered by filtering through several layers of gauze or cotton fabric;
• the liquid is sent to a slow fire and heated to 80-85 degrees, it is important that it does not boil;
• the drink can be poured into prepared containers and sent for 20 minutes for sterilization.

Thus, preservation can also be prepared from juice with pulp, for this the liquid is not decanted or passed through 1-2 layers of gauze.

With pulp

You can make such a drink from any apples, but it is better to use sweet, juicy ones. You can give it a spicy taste with cinnamon, which is added based on your own preferences.

Cooking method:

• pieces of fruit should be grated, it is possible without removing the peel;
• the resulting slurry is placed on a multilayer gauze and squeezed;
• the liquid is placed in a pan and simmered over low heat for a quarter of an hour, but without boiling;
• spice is added to the juice, and it is poured into sterilized jars;
• containers can be rolled up and placed for 10 hours under a warm blanket.

In a juice cooker

This kitchen appliance allows you to brew excellent juice, which requires only apples. However, if the fruit is acidic, it is recommended to add sugar.

The drink is prepared as follows:

• the most juicy and ripe fruits are selected, they should be cleaned from the core and roots;
• water is poured into the juice cooker, and after it boils, the fruits are placed on the upper tier;
• softened fruits need to be filled with sugar, its amount depends on the sweetness of the fruit and the taste preferences of the cooker;
• the device hose should be lowered into a sterilized jar in which it will be stored;
• as filling, the containers should be replaced, and when they are all filled with a drink, they must be closed with a key for seaming.

In a slow cooker

This device does not help to make fruit juice, but allows you to boil it in 5 minutes. The cooking algorithm is as follows:

• apples are cut into pieces, the core is removed;
• juice is squeezed out of the fruits - you can grate and squeeze them, or use a juicer;
• the liquid should be poured into the bowl and set to the “Soup” mode;
• the drink is brought to a boil, boiled for 5 minutes and poured into jars;
• containers with cooled juice should be closed.

Sugarless

According to classical technology, a fruit drink is prepared without additional sweeteners. However, for this you should use the fruits of sweet varieties.

Cooking method:

• containers and lids are prepared - they must be sterilized;
• apples are peeled - from rot, middle, petioles, cut into 4 parts;
• juice is extracted from fruits - in any way possible, and filtered through gauze, folded in several layers;
• a container of liquid is sent to the stove and heated to 90-95 degrees;
• hot drink filtered through cheesecloth; if it is too acidic, sugar is added and put back on the stove;
• it must be heated to 80-85 degrees, hot pour into sterilized jars and immediately roll up;
• containers are placed upside down and wrapped in a blanket.

With cherry

Apple juice is good on its own, but it also turns out to be a tasty drink with the addition of cherries. It requires:

• cherry - 1.2 kilograms;
• juice from apples - 2 liters.

It is prepared as follows:

• rinse the cherries and remove the seeds;
• raw materials are passed through a meat grinder, juice should be squeezed out and filtered through cheesecloth;
• two drinks are mixed in a saucepan and sent to the stove until boiling;
• to maintain maximum nutrients, taste and aroma, it is not recommended to boil the liquid;
• the drink should be poured into containers, rolled up, turned over and covered with a blanket until it cools, this will save the workpiece in the winter.

With pumpkin

Apple and pumpkin juice is a drink with a rich taste, natural sweetness and lots of vitamins. To prepare it at home, you will need:

• apples - 1 kilogram;
• pumpkin - 1 kilogram;
• sugar - 0.4 kilograms;
• water;
• citric acid - 20 grams.

Cooking method:

• pieces of peeled pumpkin should be grated, and then boiled with water for 3-5 minutes until softened;
• it is rubbed through a sieve, sugar and lemon are added to the slurry;
• peeled apples also need to be grated and squeezed;
• both juices are combined and boiled for 5 minutes;
• hot drink is bottled in jars and rolled up.

With pear

You can make a delicious drink from pears and apples, for it these components are taken in any proportion.

The cooking algorithm is as follows:

• fruits are peeled, poured with water and boiled over low heat;
• sugar is added only if necessary;
• the workpiece should be cooled, passed through a sieve and squeezed liquid;
• juice is boiled for a quarter of an hour and poured into containers.

With grapes

There are many recipes, but the most interesting taste of the drink is obtained if you combine apples with two grape varieties at once. For 4 kilograms of juicy apples, 5 kilograms of pink grapes and 1 kilogram of blue grapes are taken.

Cooking method:

• all components should be washed, apples are cut into several parts; and twigs are removed from the berries;
• the fruit is passed through a juicer, the liquid is boiled for 5-7 minutes in a thick-walled bowl, avoiding boiling;
• juice is poured into jars and rolled up.

Storage Features

During the first 2 weeks after preparation, it is necessary to monitor the condition of the workpieces. At the first sign of fermentation, the cans open and the contents boil. Such a product will no longer be stored, so it is better to use it for cooking other dishes - jelly, marmalades, compotes.

If the juice looks good, after a couple of weeks it can be stored in a dark, cool place.

For apple juice, select ripe, juicy, non-acidic apples.

For the process you will need:

Juicer;
- cans of 1, 2 or 3 liters and lids;
- seaming machine;
- two small pots and a stand for sterilizing cans;
- towels or large napkins;
- a glass or enameled container for collecting juice;
- enameled container for pasteurization of juice;
- enamelled bucket for spilling juice;
- seaming machine;
- detergents or baking soda for washing cans;
- a blanket or blanket for wrapping cans of juice.

The process of preserving apple juice

Wash the apples selected for juice in a deep bowl, after washing, transfer to another bowl or pan. Drain the water from wet apples.

Wash jars inside and out using detergents or baking soda. Rinse them thoroughly and place them down with the neck on a towel spread out on the table, letting water drain.

Install and connect a juicer. Suitable electric or mechanical. You can use the press. Place an enameled container under the groove for juice to collect freshly squeezed juice.

Cut the apples into quarters. Pedicels are best removed. Along the way, clean places with spots of rot or spoiled when apples fall to the ground. Cover the sliced \u200b\u200bapples with a towel or napkin. Work fast, as apples tend to oxidize quickly in the air.

Proceed to squeeze the juice. Follow the instructions for the juicer. In a standard juicer, put the apples cut into quarters in a tray, press down with a special plate and squeeze the juice.

Put the collected juice on the stove in an enameled pan and heat to a temperature of 70-80 degrees. Fill a separate small pot half with water, bring to a boil and lower the lids to roll the cans into boiling water, turn off the fire after a minute or two.

While the juice is warming up, place a small pot of water and a stand on the stove to sterilize the cans. Install a jar on the stand and hold it for a couple of 1-2 minutes until the jar warms up and becomes transparent from condensate draining on the inner surface.

Place sterilized jars on a dry surface of the table with the neck up. As soon as the juice is heated to a temperature of 70 degrees, turn off the stove and proceed to pour the juice into cans.

Set the jar on a flat surface, preferably on a stool. Fill the bucket with juice, close with a sterile lid and roll up with a seaming machine. Set the rolled up jar on the blanketed floor. To do this, turn the jar upside down. Cover the jar with a blanket on top.

Proceed to pour the juice into the next jar. And so on until you process all the juice. The blanket from cans can be removed in a day. Transfer cooled juice cans to the cellar or pantry.

If desired and the presence of other berries and fruits, herbs (mint, lemon balm), sprigs of mint or lemon balm can be added to the finished juice before sterilization. You can also add berry juice. Berries of aronia, plums, grapes, pears, pumpkin are suitable.

Apples are the most affordable fruit in the harvest season. Let's face it: many summer residents and gardeners lose their crops. And those who don’t have their own apple orchard miss the juicy fruits in the winter, which in the autumn were lying under their feet or given in the market for nothing. After all, apples are not only juicy and tasty, but also very healthy. Their balanced mineral and vitamin composition makes them almost invaluable in the fight against anemia and vitamin deficiency, which lie in wait for us on cloudy days. Therefore, it would be very unwise to miss the opportunity to prepare apple juice for the winter. It is tasty and healthy on its own, and if apples are supplemented with other berries, fruits or even vegetables, the benefits of the drink will increase at times, and its taste will acquire other notes. We have collected for our readers the 7 best recipes for apple juice for the winter, from classic to extraordinary.

Culinary secrets

The easiest way to make apple juice for the winter is to use a pressure cooker. However, this method is hardly ideal. He has two drawbacks. Firstly, apples in this case are subjected to prolonged heat treatment, which is why the drink loses some of the useful elements. Secondly, in this way it is difficult to process a large number of apples. For this reason, we recommend that you still use a juicer suitable for a large number of apples. If there is no opportunity to purchase such an assistant, you can use a meat grinder, although with it you will be able to process the crop much longer.

• After the juice from the apples is squeezed, it can be filtered through cheesecloth, folded in several layers. Then you get juice without pulp, more transparent.
• Apple juice can be clarified with citrus juice. Most often, lemon is used for this. For a liter of apple juice, it is enough to take a tablespoon of lemon. In this case, we strongly recommend sweetening the drink by adding 2-3 tablespoons of granulated sugar per liter of the drink.
• For the preparation of juice for the winter, apples of autumn varieties are more suitable. The most famous of them is Antonovka.
• Most often, autumn apples are sour, so sugar is added to the juice made from them. It is mainly needed in order to improve the taste of the drink, so if you want you can make juice without sugar - this is a matter of taste.
• If apples not cleaned from seeds are placed in the juicer, the grate of the unit will often clog. For this reason, it is better to spend time on the initial processing of fruits.
• If you make juice in a juicer, add spices, in which case the drink will turn out to be very aromatic. Usually add zest, cinnamon, mint, nutmeg.
• Try not to expose the apple drink to prolonged heat treatment. Strictly speaking, it cannot be boiled at all, since at high temperatures vitamin C is destroyed. For this reason, the juice is boiled at a temperature of 85-90 degrees, not allowing it to boil, and then sterilized already in banks. If you want to do without sterilization, you have to boil the drink for 5 minutes on low heat, simultaneously removing the foam.

Freshly squeezed apple juice can be mixed with sugar and evaporated to a thick consistency. In this case, you will get apple jam or jam for the winter. This product is not as useful as juice, but takes up much less storage space.

The classic recipe for apple juice for the winter

What do you need:

• apple juice (freshly squeezed, with or without pulp) - how many were squeezed;
• sugar to taste.

How to cook:

1. Mix juice with sugar and place on the stove.
2. Bring to a boil over low heat, but do not boil.
3. Pour into pre-sterilized jars.
4. Lay the cloth on the bottom of the pan, put the cans on it. It is important that they are approximately the same size.
5. Pour water into the pan. It should reach the shoulders of cans.
6. Light the burner, bring the thief in a saucepan to a boil over low heat and sterilize the jars in it for at least 20 minutes (if they are liter). Increase sterilization time by 5 minutes for every half-liter volume of the can.
7. Carefully (preferably using special forceps), take out the cans and roll them up.
8. Put the cans upside down, cover with warm clothes and leave for a day.
9. After the specified time, put the juice in storage in the pantry.

If you want to do without sterilization, boil the juice before placing it in the bank for 5 minutes. At this time, foam will appear on its surface, it should be removed.

No matter what recipe you decide to make apple juice, it will stand well at normal temperature, but placing it in a cool place will significantly increase the shelf life.

Apple and carrot juice

What do you need:

• apple juice with or without pulp - how many were squeezed;
• carrot juice - the same amount.

How to cook:

1. Rub or chop raw carrots in another way.
2. Squeeze the juice out of it. To facilitate its separation, the carrots can be steamed a little or sprinkled with a little sugar.
3. Stir the ingredients, bring to a boil.
4. Remove the pan from the heat, pour the juice into jars, sterilize for 20-40 minutes.

Apple and carrot juice is not only healthier than just apple, but also tastier: thanks to carrots, the drink turns out to be more tender and sweet, acquires a pleasant orangeish tint.

Pumpkin juice

What do you need  (on 2 l):

• pumpkin - 1 kg;
• apple juice - 1 liter;
• oranges - 2 pcs.;
• lemon - 1 pc.;
• sugar - 0.2 kg;
• water - 0.25 l.

How to cook:

1. Cut pumpkin flesh into small cubes, boil in steam or in a small amount of water. Mash with a blender.
2. Wash the oranges and lemon, cut in half. Use a citrus juicer to extract juice from them.
3. Grate the zest: a teaspoon of lemon and a tablespoon of orange.
4. Make syrup from water and sugar.
5. Mix all the ingredients.
6. Heat the juice to a temperature of about 90 degrees, pour into jars and sterilize.

After the juice has cooled, you can remove it for the winter in the pantry. If you have children in your family, then you should try this recipe. After all, they don’t eat healthy pumpkin as readily as oranges, and the drink according to the recipe is very similar to orange nectar.

Apple and aronia juice (recipe for a juicer)

What do you need:

• chokeberry - 1 part;
• apples - 5-6 parts;
• sugar - at the rate of 50 g per 1 kg of fruit pulp.

How to cook:

1. Peel the apples, cut seed boxes out of them.
2. Sort the berries, rinse, dry.
3. Put the berries in a juice cooker, sprinkle with sugar, put apples on top.
4. Fill the designated part of the juice cooker with water, check that the tube leaving the juice collector is closed. Put on the fire and wait for the fruit to give up its juice.
5. Close the juice in jars and put away for the winter.

Chokeberry gives its juice poorly, so the juice cooker is suitable for preparing a drink from it in the best way. Juice prepared for the winter using this appliance does not need additional processing.

Apple and pear juice

What do you need:

• pear juice - 1 part:
• apple juice - 1 part;
• sugar - 50 g per 1 liter of a mixture of juices.

How to cook:

1. Mix the ingredients, bring to a boil.
2. Distribute into banks, sterilize in them.
3. Seal blanks tightly. Leave to cool by placing on the lids and wrapping up.

Juice from apples and pears can be prepared in a juicer. It is important to remember that sugar must be added to this drink necessarily: despite the fact that the pears taste sweeter than apples, they have less sugar content.

Apple and grape juice

What do you need:

• juice from Isabella or similar grapes - 1 part;
• apple juice without pulp - 1 part;
• juice from light grapes - 3-4 parts.

How to cook:

1. Mix the juices, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes, removing the foam.
2. Strain and boil again.
3. Pour into sterilized jars, immediately roll up.

According to this recipe, apple-grape juice is concentrated, before serving it must be diluted with water, it can be mineral.

Apple and tomato juice (without juicer)

What do you need:

• juicy apples - 1 kg;
• ripe tomatoes - 2 kg;
• bay leaf - 1 pc.;
• allspice - 5 pcs.;
• cloves - 2 pcs.;
• salt, sugar - to taste.

How to cook:

1. Cut the apples into slices and pass through a meat grinder.
2. Using 3 layers of cheesecloth, squeeze the juice from applesauce.
3. Wrap the spices in gauze, put on the bottom of the pan in which you plan to boil the juice for the winter.
4. Pour the tomatoes over boiling water or blanch for 3 minutes in boiling water. Cool and clean. Wipe the pulp through a sieve.
5. Mix tomato juice with apple juice, add sugar to taste to salt.
6. Pour into a pan with spices, warm well, not bringing to a boil.
7. Fill sterilized jars with juice.
8. Sterilize the drink in a saucepan for 20-40 minutes.
9. Having rolled upside down, wrap it in something warm. Leave it until morning.

At first glance, the drink may seem specific, but if you try it, it becomes clear: it is not very different from the tomato juice we are used to, but it has a slightly more pronounced sourness. This extraordinary recipe is worth taking note of the hostess, who likes to surprise guests and household members with unusual culinary creations.

For the winter, apple juice can be made according to different recipes and in different ways. And in fact, this process does not have high complexity. Not too lazy in the fall, you can drink apple juice all winter, which is not inferior in taste and health to freshly squeezed juice. Shop drinks cannot be compared with him.