Juice & Smoothies

Apple Lemonade

Ingredients:

1 quart unsweetened apple juice
1 cup cold water
2 lemons juiced
1 tablespoon sugar

Directions:

1. In a small pitcher, combine apple juice, water, lemon juice and sugar; mix until sugar dissolves. Refrigerate until ready to use.
2. To serve fill tall glasses with ice cubes. Pour juice over the top and garnish with an apple wedge or sprig of mint, if desired.

Cranberry Apple Frappe

Ingredients:

2 cups chilled cranberry juice cocktail
2 cups chilled apple juice
2 small ripe bananas -- peeled and sliced
1/2 cup sugar
4 tablespoons chilled whipping cream
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
8 ice cubes

Directions:

1. Combine half the ingredients in a blender. Process until smooth. Add half the ice cubes and process until frothy. Dvide among glasses. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Fill remaining glasses. Serve immediately.

Apple Pie Shakes

Ingredients:

1 can (14.5 oz size) baked apples
1 pint vanilla ice cream
2 tablespoons brandy, optional
Stick cinnamon, optional

Directions:

1. In a blender container combine the UNDRAINED apples and ice cream. Cover and blend till smooth. Stir in brandy, if desired. Pour into 5 glasses. Garnish with stick cinnamon, if desired. Serve shakes immediately.

Note: if you can't find the canned apples you can use the frozen kind. Good quality apple pie filling might work too, but it'd have to be very chunky.

Apple And Honey Iced Tea

Ingredients:

3 cups water, boiling
4 tea bags
1/3 cup honey
3 cups apple juice

Directions:

1. Steep tea bags in hot water for 5 minutes. Strain out tea bags, and stir in honey and juice. Mix until honey is dissolved. Chill and serve over ice.