Fruit Punch Concentrate

Directions

  1. 1Wash your fruit well and remove leaves.
  2. 2Measure out and add fruit to a blender until smooth.
  3. 3Pour blended fruit into a large pot.
  4. 4Juice your lemons and strain, then add to the pot.
  5. 5Add in your sugar to the pot.
  6. 6Turn on medium heat; do not boil, just dissolve the sugar, aiming for around 190°F.
  7. 7Ladle concentrate into clean pint jars to 1/4 The description provided an example of 1/4 inch headspace. We will keep it in the description. The tool is unable to convert 1/4 inches to mm, so we will use 1/4 inch as the unit to use for the headspace. inch headspace.
  8. 8Wipe the rims of the jars.
  9. 9Add lids and rings to the jars.
  10. 10Process the jars in a water bath canner for 15 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 6 cups berries or fruit (fresh or frozen)
  • 4 cups lemon juice, strained
  • 4 cups organic cane sugar (or white)

Equipment

blenderlarge potpint jarswater bath cannerlidsrings

Tips

  • Do not boil the mixture, just heat to dissolve sugar around 190°F.
  • Each batch makes roughly 6 pints of concentrate.
  • To make lemonade/fruit punch, mix one pint of concentrate with 2-3 pints cold water to taste.