Dessert for 8

Homemade Cranberry Juice

Name: Homemade Cranberry Juice
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 quarts water; 8 cups fresh or frozen cranberries; 3/4 cups sugar; 1/2 cup lemon juice; 1/2 cup orange juice

$4.62for 435 minServes 8

Fresh cranberries simmer with water, then strain into a sweet, citrusy juice that cools before serving.

Photo: tasteofhome.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Cranberry sauce, 72 oz$0.12/oz typical	72 oz	$8.64Typical price
	Juice, 8.25 oz$0.04/oz typical	8.25 oz	$0.33Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$9.23

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Sugar and brown sugar

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35 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

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$1.15 per serving$4.62 for 4

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Ingredients

2 quarts water
8 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
3/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup orange juice

Steps

Bring the water and cranberries to a boil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, until the berries burst.
Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a large bowl, pressing the berries gently.
Stir in the sugar, lemon juice, and orange juice until the sugar dissolves.
Cool the juice for 15 minutes, then chill it until ready to drink.