Easy Strawberry Juice

5 from 7 votes

Strawberry juice is a refreshing, delicious way to start the day! It’s full of antioxidants and vitamin C this juice has so many uses too.

Course Beverage, sauce

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 93kcal

Author Beth Neels

Cost $4

Equipment

blender
knife, paring

Ingredients

2 cups fresh strawberries
1 tsp lemon juice, fresh or bottled
2 Tbsp Sugar

Instructions

Wash berries well.
Remove hulls.
Add berries to blender container.
Add lemon juice and sugar.
Blend for a few minutes until all of the berries are puréed.
If desired, strainer juice through a fine mesh sieve or cheesecloth. Press juice through with spoon to get as much of the pulp back that you can.

Notes

**Nutrition listed is for 1 cup.

TIPS FOR THE BEST JUICE

Use fresh berries. The fresher the better. See section above for the best way to store strawberries.

Sweeter berries will make a sweeter juice. Taste test the juice and add more lemon or sugar to taste.

You can substitute lime juice for the lemon juice for a slightly different twist.

You can use other fruits and vegetables to change it up as well. Try raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, apple, carrot, celery, cucumber. The possibilities are endless.

Also try different herbs and spices. Fresh ginger, mint, lemon balm,

HOW TO STORE JUICE

Juice is best fresh but if can be stored. Juice must be stored refrigerated. It will last about a week. For longer storage, you can certainly freeze it in bags or containers.

HOW TO USE STRAWBERRY JUICE

Make a refreshing strawberry drink. Just add water, club soda or seltzer.

Use it for strawberry daquiris or margaritas.

It is great to use in strawberry pie filling, or strawberry jam or strawberry sauce, instead of adding water. This will make the jam and sauces extra flavorful.

Strawberry lemonade is a totally refreshing summer drink.

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