Pumpkin is a real storehouse of substances useful for the human body. In addition to vitamins E, A, B, T, K, it contains carotene, zinc, pectin, as well as ascorbic acid, which is necessary to strengthen the immune system. Pumpkin drinks should be used for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, insomnia, obesity, vitamin deficiency, and gastrointestinal diseases.
How to make fresh pumpkin juice
Making pumpkin juice is easy enough. Take a pumpkin, then wash it, peel it of seeds, cut it into small pieces and send it to the juicer. The latter can be replaced with a blender.
Alternatively, you can make juice using regular cheesecloth. Grate the pumpkin on a fine grater, place on cheesecloth, and then squeeze.
Pumpkin drink with carrots
To make a pumpkin drink with carrots, you will need:
- 3 kg of pumpkin;
- 4 carrots;
- 1.5 kg of sugar;
- 15 g of citric acid;
- 9 liters of water.
Cut the carrots and pumpkin into medium-sized cubes, and then put them in a saucepan, pour 3 liters of water and put on low heat. Cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
After the vegetables are cooked through, use a blender to puree them. Add 6 liters of water to the resulting mixture. Bring the mixture to a boil, add citric acid, sugar and cook for another 1 hour.
Pumpkin drink with dried apricots
To make a pumpkin drink with dried apricots, you will need:
- 3 kg of pumpkin;
- 3-4 carrots;
- 0.5 kg of dried apricots;
- 1.5 kg of sugar;
- 15 g of citric acid;
- 9 liters of water.
The technology for preparing this drink is similar to the previous recipe, but dried apricots must be cooked together with carrots and pumpkin.
Pumpkin drink with lemon
To make a pumpkin lemon drink you will need:
- 1 kg of pumpkin;
- 1 lemon;
- 250 g of sugar;
- 2 liters of water.
Grate the pumpkin on a coarse grater, place in a saucepan, and then pour over the syrup prepared in advance from sugar and water. Simmer the mixture for 15-20 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally.
Cool the prepared puree, then rub it through a sieve. Peel the lemon and cut it. Place the lemon mixture in a saucepan and cook for 15 minutes.
Pumpkin drink with apples
To make a pumpkin apple drink, take:
- 1 kg of pumpkin;
- 1 kg of apples;
- 200 g of granulated sugar;
- 1 lemon.
Squeeze out the juice from apples and pumpkin. Put it on low heat and add lemon zest. When the liquid is hot, add granulated sugar and then stir well until it is completely dissolved. Bring to a temperature of 90 °, stand for a few minutes, then pour the finished drink into a 0.5 liter can. Pasteurize them for 10 minutes at 90 ° and roll up.
Pumpkin drink with gooseberry
To make a pumpkin gooseberry drink you will need:
- 800 g pumpkin;
- 800 g gooseberries;
- 300 g of honey.
Squeeze gooseberry and pumpkin juice, mix with honey and pour into jars. Pasteurize them for 20 minutes and then roll them up.
Now you know great recipes for both freshly squeezed pumpkin juice and a drink with delicious and healthy fruits. Therefore, you can safely prepare vitamin drinks for the winter.
