Sparkling Plum drink recipe
Sparkling plum drink | Plum Juice
Sparkling Plum drink is a refreshing summer drink made with fresh ripe plums to beat those heat pangs. It is refreshing, healthy , and the taste of fresh juicy sweet plums make it a favourite amongst the kids as well.My daughter calls it Plum juice.
A great way to quench your thirst this summers, and use those overripe plums. Just in case you’ve been thinking how to use your overripe plums.
This plum drink is really easy to make. The best thing is that you can make this drink concentrate in a big batch and store it for 2-3 weeks in the fridge. Just take it out, add sparkling water , ice and have it whenever you like.
This plum drink is a regular in our home in summers. It is one of my favourite fresh fruit drinks (apart from the aam paana of course) for summers.
Check out my aam pana recipes on the blog- Classic aam panna recipe, and sparkling aam panna recipe.
How healthy are plums?
Plums are so easily, and widely available during summers.Apart from their lovely Sweet and tangy taste, plums have so many benefits :
Plums are full of healthy vitamins and minerals.
Plums aid digestion, and are also known to improve cardiovascular health, boost the immune system, aid skin health, fight free radicals and lower cholesterol.
So it makes so much sense to include plums in your diet!
Making this drink is a great way to add this seasonal fresh fruit to your diet. For people who do not eat plums whole (as a fruit), and for kids, this is a perfect way to have plums .
This is a perfect replacement for those ‘artificially flavoured’ plum juices or any juice or fizzy drink!
I made this twice this season.The first time, I got red plums, from the market, and the next time I got the black plums which are much more sweeter. The difference in taste was of course the sweetness.
The result of the red plum was the sour sweet drink, and the black plums was a much more sweeter drink, – and less use of sugar of course.
This is also a perfect way to use any leftover ripe plums.
Ingredients required to make Plum drink
You require re plums, sugar, some black salt (optional) and soda/sparkling water.
Like I said, you can make it in large batches, and store in clean airtight glass bottles in the fridge. As the plums are cooked, it does not go bad very soon.
How to make the Sparkling Plum drink using fresh Plums?
To start with boil the required quantity of plums in a little water , for a 5-10 minutes till the plums become soft and tender.
You can even pressure cook the plums in a little water for 1-2 whistles.
Once plums are boiled, add the sugar, and mix it well. I used the brown unrefined cane sugar.Though not much different from the regular refined white sugar, i prefer this. If you are able to get this, using raw unrefined cane sugar is a better option .
Once the sugar dissolves, let the mixture cool.
Once cool mash the plums, and sieve the puree, so that the plum seeds are separated.
It gives you a thick puree. Something like in the below pictures.
You can throw away the peels left in the sieve. However you can also blend the peels separately in a blender, and added it to the plum puree .Though this will not give a very smooth texture to the drink, it is a sustainable way to use the whole fruit and avoiding any waste.
Now add a little seasoning- salt, black salt, pepper.
The plum concentre is ready.
Suggestions for serving
To have it, add half a glass of plum concentrate (you can vary this as per your taste and sweetness you want) in a glass along with ice.
Add a few crushed mint leaves, and a dash of lemon (these are completely optional), and top it up with chilled sparkling water (soda).It tastes so good.Im sure you people are going to love this drink.
You can always add plain water instead of soda , but the real taste comes with the fizz.
Let me know if you try this recipe, and please do leave your comments.
Sparkling Plum drink recipe
Ingredients
- 1 kgs plums ripe or even over ripe would do
- 2 cups sugar raw unrefined cane sugar
- 1.5 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper optional
- fresh lemon juice
- fresh mint leaves for garnish(roughly crushed)
- lemon slices for garnish
- sparkling water/ soda water to serve the drink
- ice to serve
Instructions
- To start with, add the washed plums in water . Cover and boil for 10-15 minutes or till the plums become soft and tender. You can even pressure cook the plums in a little water for 1-2 whistles.
- Once plums are boiled, and still hot ,add the sugar, and mix it well. I used the brown unrefined cane sugar.You can use any sugar you prefer.Let the mixture cool to room temperature.
- Once cool, mash the plums using the back of spoon/ladle or potato masher.
- Using a sieve, filter the puree, so that the plum seeds, and peel are separated, and the plum flesh is filtered.
- You can throw away the peels left in the sieve. I did not want to throw away the peels, so I blended the peels separately, and added it to the plum puree I had.
- Add a little seasoning- salt, black salt, pepper. Using black pepper is optional.If you do not like it, you can avoid using this.
- The plum concentre is now ready. Pour it into clean glass bottles, and store it in the fridge.
Serving
- To serve, add half a glass of plum concentrate (you can vary this qty as per your taste and the sweetness you want) in a glass along with ice. Add a few crushed mint leaves, and a dash of lemon (these are completely optional), and top it up with some sparkling water (soda).It tastes so good.
Notes
- I tried having this with plain water, instead of soda (sparkling water), but it did not taste so good.So I suggest using soda, and not plain water even for kids. Don’t worry, Plain soda/sparkling water is good for health !!!
- If you want you can make it in large batches, and store in airtight glass bottles in the fridge. As the plums are cooked, it does not go bad.
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