The Dr. Oz. show talked about the natural health benefits of cherry juice on his show again. We had several customers call us the tell us about how good they feel after drinking our Fruit Advantage drink. In addition, it’s good to know that this tiny fruit continues to get natural attention. This is not only good for our customers, but for the countless number of people who still may not know about all of the great health benefits this Michigan-grown fruit can bring.

So with the approach of the warm summer weather, here are a few cherry juice recipes you can enjoy during these warm summer months.

How to make Cherry Juice:

1 oz. of juice concentrate
7 oz. of water

Mix the concentrate with the water, add some ice and enjoy. It makes an excellent refreshing drink with any meal of the day.

Red and White Drink

1 oz. of the concentrated juice
4 – 6 oz. of white wine

The next time you pour yourself a glass of white wine, add in an ounce of cherry juice. You’ll enjoy a unique and tasty combination of the wine and the cherry juice.

We also have a complete listing of recipes for you too in our free health report that you can download directly from our homepage.

With summer fast approaching, many of our customers have asked us for some great tasting and refreshing drink recipes for those lazy summer days. One of the best drinks to enjoy during the hot months are fruit based drinks. The reason is fruit drinks help with overall health, they cleanse and provide the body with vital vitamins. In addition, fruit and summer always is a good combination. We’ll include ideas for  cherry juice, watermelon juice, muskmelon juice and more.

Here are some great fruit drink ideas for you to enjoy with family and friends during the coming months.

Cherry Juice: One of our favorites since it helps with health joint function and is one of nature’s top sources of naturally occurring melatonin. Drinking a glass of the tangy and tasty cherry juice for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Lemon/Ginger Juice. This combination offers a very refreshing taste and is good for skin, hair and the body in general.

: Since grab some fresh watermelon and squeeze into a juice. Watermelon is good for keeping the skin look and feel vibrant.

Muskmelon Juice: This is a natural source of fiber, beta carotene and antioxidants. The health benefits include weight loss.

Papaya Juice: The tasty fruit helps with digestion and is an excellent pick-me-up drink.

This treat is delicious; share it with your friends.

• 1 (10-ounce) jar maraschino cherries
• 1 (12-ounce) can frozen pink lemonade concentrate, partly thawed
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/8 tablespoon of tart cherry juice concentrate
• 8 (3-ounce) paper cups
• 8 popsicle sticks

1. Put a colander or strainer in a bowl. Pour cherries into the strainer, saving the cherry juice in the bowl.
2. Put one whole cherry in each paper cup. Put the remaining cherries on a cutting board. With a sharp knife, carefully cut cherries into small pieces. Have an adult show you how to use the knife.
3. Put chopped tart cherries, lemonade concentrate, water and the cherry juice your saved from the jar of cherries in the container of an electric blender or food processor. Cover blender or processor. Puree or blend until smooth. Do not put a spoon or spatula in the blender while it is running and keep your hands clear of the working parts.
4. Fill paper cups with equal amounts of
   

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   mixture. Freeze 30 to 40 minutes, or until very slushy.

5. Place popsicle sticks in the center of each cup. Freeze 1 hour longer, or until firm. To serve, peel off paper cups.

Makes 8 servings.

Cherry Juice

Tart cherries make an excellent addition to almost any recipe. You can add cherries and cherry juice to both hot and cold dishes. To the left is a photo of one of events we have attended to share our products. This is was tent event in the Hollywood Hills, California. When this photo was taken, everything was still getting set up for the upcoming show.

During this event we introduced many in Hollywood to the great taste of our tart cherry and cherry juice products.

We shared some recipes that included our dried cherries, cherry salsa, chocolate-covered dried cherries, cherry juice and more.

Below is one of our tables. This table included dried cherries, chocolate-covered dried cherries and more.

The chocolate-covered cherries and dried cherries are in the black plastic containers while tasty cherry desserts were available for a quick treat on the 3-riser plate stand.

In this blog we have a number of great tasting cherry recipes for all occasions. Make your own party with these great tasting cherry recipes.

Cherry Juice from Fruit Advantage

This cool combo will please family and friends.

• 1 (10-ounce) jar maraschino cherries
• 3 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
• 3 cups vanilla ice cream
• 1/4 tablespoon of cherry juice concentrate
• Whipped topping
• Whole maraschino cherries, for garnish

1. Put a colander or strainer in a bowl. Pour cherries into the strainer. Measure out 3 tablespoons of cherry juice and put it in a small container. You will use these 3 tablespoons of juice to prepare this cherry recipe. You can either discard the remaining juice or save it for another use.
2. Put cherries from the strainer onto a cutting board. With a sharp knife, carefully cut cherries into small pieces. Have an adult show you how to use the knife.
3. Put chopped cherries, 3 tablespoons cherry juice and ice cream in the container of an electric blender or food processor; cover blender. Process or blend until smooth. Do not put a spoon or spatula in the blender while it is running and keep your hands clear of the working parts.
4. Pour into 2 (12-ounce) glasses. Top with whipped topping; garnish with whole maraschino cherries.

 Makes 2 (12-ounce) servings.

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Cherry S’mores

 

• 1/2 cup marshmallow creme
• 1/2 cup dried tart cherries
• 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/8 teaspoon of cherry juice concentrate
• 12 graham cracker squares (2* inches each) 

1. Put marshmallow creme, dried cherries, cherry juice and chocolate chips in a medium bowl; mix well.
2. Add the cherry juice slowing so it mixes well with the other ingredients
3. Place 6 of the graham crackers on a microwave-safe plate. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of marshmallow mixture on each cracker. Top with remaining crackers.
4. Microwave, uncovered, on High (100% power) 30 to 45 seconds, or until marshmallow mixture is soft and warm. Carefully remove plate from the microwave and set on a hot pad. Let S’mores cool slightly before eating them.

 Makes 6 servings.

Note: To prepare in a conventional oven, place 6 of the graham crackers in an ovenproof baking dish. Proceed as above. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven 2 to 3 minutes, or until marshmallow mixture is soft and warm. Remove baking dish from the oven with hot pads and set on a hot pad on the counter. Let S’mores cool slightly before eating them