126 homemade juice recipes

Homemade vegetable juice cocktail with carrots, beets, radishes, watercress, and scallions blended and strained. A fresh, earthy alternative to store-bought V8.

Grilled swordfish steaks basted with a homemade barbecue sauce of ketchup, lemon juice, Worcestershire, and hot sauce. Marinated an hour then grilled over coals.

Homemade whole-wheat granola with oats, wheat germ, honey, coconut, almonds, and cinnamon. Baked low and slow with orange juice for crunchy, golden clusters.

Homemade fresh tomato juice from ripe tomatoes with oregano, thyme, and a squeeze of lemon. No-cook, low calorie, and ready in 15 minutes.

Homemade BBQ sauce with orange juice, crystallized ginger, molasses, honey, and chili powder. Sweet, tangy, and smoky with a ginger kick. Makes 5 cups that keep for two weeks in the fridge.

Homemade tomato basil pasta made with just three ingredients: durum semolina flour, dried basil, and tomato juice. A simple, oil-free fresh pasta dough.

Homemade apricot-raisin jam with lemon and orange juice creates a thick, spreadable preserve perfect for gift-giving and holiday baking.

A lemon cake mix gets a serious upgrade with orange juice and fresh blueberries, then frosted with a homemade citrus cream cheese whipped frosting loaded with fresh orange and lemon zest. Semi-homemade but nobody will know.

Crispy chicken flautas rolled in flour tortillas and fried golden in two minutes flat, served with homemade guacamole loaded with jalapeno, cilantro, and fresh lime juice.

Homemade dandelion jelly made from foraged dandelion petals boiled into a golden liquid, then set with pectin and lemon juice. Tastes like honey with a floral twist.

Homemade elderberry wine fermented with fresh berries, sugar, lemon juice, and yeast. A traditional country winemaking recipe that needs just five ingredients and three months of patience.

Fruity chews are homemade fruit gummies made with just 2 ingredients: fruit juice and unflavored gelatin. A healthy, low-fat, sugar-free alternative to store-bought gummy snacks.

Homemade fruit sweeteners made by reducing frozen juice concentrates into thick, syrupy natural sugar substitutes for baking and cooking without refined sugar.

Tender spare ribs baked in a tangy homemade sauce with lemon juice, vinegar, Worcestershire, and brown sugar until fall-off-the-bone.

Homemade hummus made from dried chickpeas cooked from scratch, blended with tahini, fresh lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil. Cooking your own chickpeas gives a creamier, smoother dip than canned.

Mix grated ginger, sugar, yeast, and lemon juice in a soda bottle, add water, and let it ferment in sunlight until fizzy for this simple homemade ginger beer.