Old Fashioned Orange Haze Juice
A vibrant, scratch-made summer beverage featuring whole pulverized citrus and sweet nectarines, strained to a perfect cloudy consistency and sweetened with real brown sugar.
Ingredients
- 3 large organic navel oranges peeled
- 1 blood orange peeled
- 4 fresh nectarines pitted (skins left on)
- 1 large lemon or 2 small, peeled
- Filtered water to fill one gallon
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup brown sugar to taste
Instructions
- Peel the navel oranges, blood orange, and lemons thoroughly, removing the bitter white pith.
- Slice the nectarines in half to remove the hard pits, keeping the flavorful skins on.
- Place all prepared fruit into a high-powered blender and fill halfway with cold filtered water.
- Blend on high speed until the fruit is completely pulverized into a smooth, thick slurry.
- Pour the mixture slowly into a one-gallon jug through a fine-mesh strainer to catch the heavy fibers.
- Use a spoon to press the pulp, allowing a tiny bit of micro-pulp to slip through for the signature haze.
- Top off the gallon jug with cold filtered water, add the desired amount of brown sugar, and shake vigorously.
Notes
Always give the jug a hearty shake right before pouring, as the natural micro-pulp will settle to the bottom as it sits in the refrigerator. Store covered and enjoy within four days for the freshest flavor.