Uses for Juice from Canned Fruit
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Sauce For Dessert
You could freeze them for use later in a fruit punch or just drink it. Or instead of "throwing away the juice", why don't you do what we do quite often. Drain the juice, heat in a microwave and then thicken with cornstarch, cool and add your drained fruit back into it. This makes a nice easy fruit dessert.Make Jelly
I have been saving the peaches with real fruit juice to make jelly. I have it in my freezer.Add To Soda
You can add ginger ale or 7-Up to make a great tasting drink, kind of a punch. Years ago we had a lady in our church that made the punch for Vacation Bible School and they were all made with fruit juice, delicious!By Luvyabye
Ice Cube Trays
I use it as a substitute for the cold water when making gelatin. Or freeze it in ice cube trays, and add to fruit punch to keep it chilled.By Zballoongirl
Use In Marinade
Fruit juices make a great addition for a marinade for meats. Pineapple in particular is great for tenderizing less than tender cuts of meat. Gives a great flavor too.By Cjgeo
Use With Cereal
Use canned fruit juice on cold cereal instead of milk. Peach and apricot are good.By John
Replace Water With Juice In Recipes
You can use the juice from canned fruit when you make jello. Use the juice in the amount that you normally would use for cold water. If there isn't enough, just add water to it to give you the required amount. You may not taste any difference but at least you know that you added nutrition to the jello and didn't waste it.Also I use pineapple juice when I make baked pears instead of the water it calls for. Very tasty.
By Joesgirl
Use In Baking and Cooking
I often use canned fruit juices instead of water when making a cake mix. You could also use the fruit juice when cooking rice. Or you could add it instead of water when reconstituting frozen orange juice, lemonade, or other from-concentrate juice drinks.By Ness
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Fruit Liquids
Canned fruit liquids can be used instead of pouring them down the drain. Heat and thicken with cornstarch. Serve over a plain cake.By Chell
Smoothies Or Koolaide
Use the juice from canned fruit in your homemade fruit smoothies. Or substitute for some or all of the water when you make Kool-aid.By Becki in Indiana
Pineapple-Cherry Jelly
My kids love pineapple and cherries. A couple of years ago I made pineapple-cherry jelly, out of dole pineapple juice and maraschino cherries. I actually made it up myself from estimating. BUT it would never gel like it was supposed too.By Stephanie
Can Pears In Apple Juice
I just canned pears and to prevent them from turning color, I put them in apple juice. Then heated the juice with the pears and put them in jars and canned them. No need to add sugar. The taste is excellent.By Lilas
Thanks For The Great Ideas
Some great ideas! Thank you! Some I had heard of before, just had forgotten about them!The one about using for a marinade was a new idea to me and I cannot wait to try it. It reminded me of a marinade I used to buy and is hard to find a store that carries it, but it is called "Cheryaki". It was a cherry flavored teriyaki and it was sooo good on chicken, pork or beef! I could put it on any kind of meat and my kids would devour it! Especially if it had been grilled. One time we even used it on hot dogs to try something different. It was good! (But you have to wrap the hot dogs in foil to keep from burning.)
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