Homemade Grape Juice
Whether you have an abundance of grapes growing in your yard, or you just love the taste of fresh juice, you can easily make homemade grape juice without using a juicer.
Servings 4
Calories 156kcal
Ingredients
- 2- pounds grapes removed from stem (red or green)
Instructions
- Clean the grapes and remove them from the stem. Be sure the tiny bits and pieces of stem and vine are removed. I place my grapes in a strainer with larger holes (not a fine mesh one) so that those bits could pass through.
- Place the grapes in a blender. You can always add water later to thin out the juice.
- Process the grapes until mixture is smooth. Taste your juice. If bitter, add sugar. If the flavor is too strong for your taste, add water. I added about ¾-cup of water and no sugar.
- Place a fine mesh strainer over a bowl and pour the blended grape juice through it to strain out the pulp.
- Using a rubber scraper, press the pulp mixture in the strainer to squeeze out all of the juice. You will be left with a clump of pulp in the strainer and juice in the bowl. You can use this pulp in smoothies.
- If you want to remove more of the pulp, pass the filtered juice through a coffee filter or cheese cloth.
Notes
The amount of juice you end up with varies on how much juice your grapes have and you can extract.
Some people simmer the grapes in a pot to cook and release more of the juices. The blender method produces raw grape juice.
homemade grape juice will last 5-7 days after making it in the refrigerator. Like other juices, keep it chilled in the refrigerator in an airtight jar or pitcher.
You can also freeze homemade grape juice in plastic freezer safe bags or in popsicle forms.
Nutrition
Serving: 1-cup | Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 433mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
