Blackberry juice is sharp, deep purple and takes about five minutes. It is one of the few Colombian juices that is nearly always strained, because the seeds are hard and there are a lot of them.
Colombian mora is sharper and redder than the blackberry that grows in American hedgerows, closer to a loganberry, which is why this juice takes so much sugar. If you use ordinary blackberries, use less.
Blackberry Juice
Our recipe combines the tartness of the blackberry with the sweetness of the sugar, with the coldness of the ice, and with the water or milk that we use to complement and make our juice liquid. It will be so refreshing that you'll forget about the heat instantly.
Blackberry juice and its differences with other recipes?
We are going to tell you how you can flavor your blackberry juice a bit, you'll give it a unique and delicious touch.
Later on, you will find a section where we indicate what you can mix with blackberry juice to make a delicious smoothie.
It will be so refreshing that you will surely prepare it much more often, and you won't look for other recipes to prepare.
What is a blackberry?
A blackberry is a fruit or an edible berry, which, despite coming from different plant species, has similar aspects and very common characteristics.
We can find a wide variety of flavors in the different types of blackberries, i.e., some blackberries will have a fresh and intense and slightly sour taste, others will have a pleasant soft, sweet taste with acidic nuances, and others will have a tasteless flavor. From all of them, we can prepare a good and refreshing juice.
How to make Blackberry Juice?
First, wash the blackberries well with water. Then add milk or water to the blender, add the washed blackberries, the ice, and the sugar.
Once the ingredients are in the blender, blend for about two minutes so that all the ingredients mix together.
After this time, strain the juice to remove those uncomfortable seeds that the blackberry releases when blended, serve in glasses, sprinkle a bit of mint on top, and enjoy.
What to accompany the blackberry juice with?
An ideal companion would be any type of lunch, without a doubt, from meats to soups, it will go very well. However, eating it with a cookie or a bun wouldn't be bad at all. You choose.
Tips and recommendations
- Add mint at the end of the preparation, or you can choose to blend it with the other ingredients, this will give it a very pleasant and refreshing flavor.
- Mix the blackberry with strawberry pulp and a banana, this way you will form a blackberry smoothie that will taste delicious.
- Change the sugar for another sweetener, you just need to increase the amount a bit if you want it to contribute its sweetness, as the blackberry is a bit acidic.
Benefits of the blackberry
- The blackberry contains natural antioxidants.
Recommended recipes
- Meatball stew: a lunch with a good blackberry juice, irresistible combination.
- Chickpeas with tripe: Another ideal companion for our juice.
- Cupcakes: For a snack, some cupcakes with this juice, I love it.
Blackberry Juice FAQ
Both are standard in Colombia and they give different drinks. With water it is bright and sharp, the version drunk with lunch. With milk it becomes a sorbete: creamy, rounder and much less acidic, which suits anyone who finds blackberry too tart. Same recipe, one substitution.
Blackberry seeds are small, hard and numerous, and the blender does not break them down. Straining takes them out in one pass. Skip it and every mouthful is gritty, which is the single most common complaint about homemade blackberry juice.
Both work and frozen is often better out of season, since the fruit is picked ripe. Blend frozen berries straight from the freezer and use less ice. Colombian recipes often use frozen mora pulp, which is sold in US Latin groceries and is the closest to the original fruit.
Because Colombian mora de Castilla is noticeably more acidic than the blackberries sold in the United States. Four tablespoons suits the Colombian fruit; with sweeter US blackberries you will probably want less. Add it at the end and taste as you go.
Yes, though the amount matters more than the type, since blackberry needs a real counterweight to its acidity. Add it after blending and taste: sweeteners vary a lot in intensity and it is easy to overshoot.
Drink it the same day. It separates within a couple of hours, which stirs back together, but the flavour flattens and the colour dulls quickly. If you make it with milk, drink it straight away: the acidity of the fruit will curdle it as it sits.
📖 Recipe
Ingredients
- 250 g of blackberries.
- 3 cups of water or milk.
- 4 tablespoons of sugar.
- 5 ice cubes.
- A sprig of mint.
Notas
- You can also prepare blackberry juice without milk, replace the milk with the desired amount of water.
Instructions
- Add the milk or water to the blender.
- Add the blackberries, ice, and sugar.
- Start blending so that all the ingredients integrate, approximately for about 2 minutes.
- Once blended, strain the juice, this in order to remove those uncomfortable little seeds that remain when blending the blackberry.
- Serve immediately, put mint leaves in the glass and enjoy.
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