Of course, the most useful is freshly squeezed pumpkin juice, which can be obtained using a household juicer or combine. But due to a rather specific taste, not everyone will agree to drink it. This is especially true for young children. In addition, tasty fresh pumpkin at hand may not always be. In order to outwit the little fussy, you can add a little sugar, honey or fruit juice to the drink. As for its availability at any time of the year, this is usually achieved by canning.
How to make pumpkin juice with pulp
The easiest option to create such a drink is to use a juicer. Most of these devices allow you to make juice with and without pulp. It remains only to choose the appropriate program (or use the necessary nozzle), peel and cut the pumpkin and pass it through the device.
If the juicer is not at hand, you can try to make juice using a blender. To do this, peel a pumpkin, cut it into cubes, fill it with water and simmer until it becomes soft. Then turn it into a puree with a blender, adjusting the density with boiled water. In both cases, it is important that the vegetable is sweet. Then the juice can be consumed without additives.
How to make pumpkin juice without pulp
This can be done using the appropriate juicer program. In case of its absence, a fine grater will help. With its help, the vegetable is ground, and then filtered through cheesecloth.
This product is considered very useful, due to the high content of vitamins and minerals, and at the same time dietary. Contraindications to its use are extremely rare. Such juice is recommended as complementary foods for babies, starting from six months. Pumpkin is also very useful for those who have problems with the liver and other digestive organs. Therefore, absolutely everyone can drink this drink.
How to make pumpkin juice for the winter
Having collected a good harvest of these large bright beauties, or having purchased a sufficient amount in the nearest market, you can send them to the cellar for storage. Pumpkin does not deteriorate very quickly, so you can prepare juice using an autumn supply before spring or even summer. If the area does not allow this, you can stock up for the future with the finished product.
An ideal device for its production is a juice cooker. In this case, before boiling the juice from the pumpkin, it is cut into cubes. Then the vegetable is placed in a special container, adding a little water. The resulting juice is ready, which can only be poured into sterile jars and closed. Sugar is better not to add to it, in extreme cases, this can be done immediately before use. If there is no juice cooker in the house, you can simply squeeze the pumpkin using a juicer or gauze, and then sterilize for 30-40 minutes and close in jars.
How to make pumpkin juice for a child
In order for children to drink this healthy drink with pleasure, it must be made tasty by adding honey or sugar. Another option is to add as much carrot, apple or orange to pumpkin juice and mix them. As a rule, more fragrant and sweet fruits interrupt the undesirable aftertaste. Children drink this mixture with pleasure. If desired, it can also be prepared for the winter by sterilizing.