5-Minute Homemade Fruit Juice Recipes
5-minute homemade peach juice can be subbed with frozen peaches, nectarines or apricots (wash skins under cold water before blending).
If you can’t afford a juicer, you can blend your juice then use a nut milk bag. Brush teeth around an hour after drinking fruit juice, to allow saliva to neutralise acids.
If making fruit juice, it’s important to avoid unpasteurised drinks for pregnancy/nursing and weak immunity. And you also need to sterilise the bottles/jars:
You’ll also have to sterilise glass bottles by running on the highest setting in the dishwasher or washing in hot soapy water, then drying (no tea towel) in the oven. Sterilise rubber seals, by soaking in a jug of boiling water.
How to Store and Prepare Peaches
Ripen juicy peaches at room temperature, in season from July to September). Originally from China, peaches are particularly popular in the Deep South states of the USA (Georgia is known as ‘the peach state’).
Avoid peaches with mould or bruising and choose ones that yield slightly, when squeezed. Farm shops tend to sell loose produce (and peaches more likely to be organic and locally-grown).
To prepare, cut around the ‘dimple line’ with a sharp knife, then twist into two halves and slice (remove ‘fuzz’ with cold water). To remove tough skin, boil peaches for 15 seconds, then plunge into cold water.
Store fresh peaches in a silicone airtight container, away from other fruits in the fridge. To freeze peaches, wash and peel and remove pits, then pour water over and store in a freezer-safe container, up to a few months.
5-Minute Fresh Strawberry Juice
This 5-minute homemade strawberry juice (Broke Bank Vegan) uses organic fresh or frozen strawberries (conventional ones are most likely sprayed in chemicals). Then it’s just a case of cutting up and juicing.
Strawberries are one of England’s favourite fruits (the only ones with seeds on the outside). Related to roses, they are one of the so-called ‘dirty dozen’ that are often sprayed in chemicals, so splurge on organic.
If the underside of punnets are stained, that means lower berries are crushed. Smaller wild strawberries tend to have more flavour. Lay on a plate and store in the fridge, removing an hour or so before eating.
Don’t wash before you chill them, or they’ll get soggy bottoms! If freezing, cut and remove stems, then transfer to a silicone food bag.
If you make a lot of smoothies, it’s worth investing in a quality blender with a glass jug, so the motor won’t burn out. It doesn’t have to be a silly price, just spend a bit more on quality.
It’s also UK law that whoever you buy from, must recycle the old appliance if you take it with you.
