Best How To Make Chokecherry Juice Recipes

How to Make Chokecherry Juice image

Provided by Molly53

Categories Berries

Time 20m

Yield 3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 2

3 1/2 lbs chokecherries
3 cups water

Steps:

Begin by removing stems and washing your chokecherries.
Combine the chokecherries and water in a large kettle.
Cover and bring to a boil, then simmer for 15 minutes.
Let the cherries cool; then pour them into an old, clean T-shirt or pillowcase set in a large bowl or pan. (This apparatus may then be suspended over the pan for several hours to allow as much of the juice as possible to drip out. It's ok to help the process along by squeezing the T-shirt or pillowcase. The remains (pits and pulp) can then be thrown away.)
One pound of berries will yield approximately 1 cup of juice.

Nutrition Facts : Sodium 7.1

Chokecherry Syrup image

Provided by Kaarin

Categories Cherries

Time 30m

Yield 4 1/2 pints

Number Of Ingredients 3

3 cups chokecherry juice (see first step)
6 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Steps:

Wash chokecherries, place in a large kettle, barely cover with water and cook, covered, for about 30 minutes till the cherries are soft.
Mash gently and strain the chokecherry juice through a sieve or cheesecloth.
Pour 3 cups juice into a large kettle; stir in the sugar.
Cook on high, stirring constantly.
Boil hard for 1 minute.
Remove from heat and skim foam.
Add extract if using (almond extract gives a stronger cherry taste).
To can: Pour hot syrup into sterilized hot jars to within 1/8th inch from top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1118.7, Sodium 2.9, Carbohydrate 288.9, Sugar 288.3