This Plum Juice recipe is a simple juicing recipe quickly made in a blender! Adding a splash of lemon and honey make this extra delicious.
Try my Peach Juice Recipe, Grapefruit Juice, or Watermelon Juice next.
Quick Look
- 🕒 Prep Time: 15 minutes
- 🌡️ Cook Time: No cooking needed
- ⏳ Total Time: About 15 minutes
- 🍽️ Serving: 4 servings
- ⚡ Calories: 93kcal
- 🌶️ Flavor Profile: Sweet ripe plums with bright lemon, honey, and a hint of fresh ginger
- ✋ Difficulty: Easy, even simpler than our homemade apple cider
Quick Answer
Wash the plums (you can leave the skin on), remove the stone from the center, and cut them into slices. Add the plums, honey, and lemon juice to a blender and blend on high for about 1 minute until smooth, adding water to thin it out as needed. Strain the juice through a strainer or mesh nut bag into a glass bowl, then pour it into a glass jar and store it in the refrigerator. Serve chilled.
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Refreshing homemade plum juice is packed with antioxidants and easy to make at home. If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you will have seen that I love and make a lot of fresh juice recipes in a blender like Mango Juice, Celery Juice, and even Parsley Juice.
Homemade juices are easy to make, popular with readers, and are fantastic for a juice cleanse and weight loss, a wonderful addition if you are doing my Clean Eating Plan for Weight Loss!
All you need are four simple ingredients and a blender or a juicer blender combo for this super healthy drink.
Why This Recipe Works
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- A blender does the work of a juicer. Blending the fruit and straining out the pulp gives you the same silky juice a juicer makes, with a machine you already own.
- Ripe, in-season plums carry the sweetness. Plums picked in season are sweeter and more flavorful, so the juice needs barely any added sweetener.
- Honey sweetens and slightly preserves. A tablespoon of honey rounds out the tartness and helps the juice keep in the refrigerator.
- Lemon juice brightens everything. That splash of acidity adds a punch of flavor and keeps the color fresh and vibrant.
- A little fresh ginger goes a long way. Just a slice adds complimenting flavor and anti-inflammatory agents to the drink.
- Straining puts the texture in your control. The juice comes out thick, and you decide how much water to add for exactly the texture you like.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- No Fancy Equipment. Can you juice plums? Yes! If you don't have a juicer, no problem. This plum juice is made in a blender, easy-peasy! If you do have a juicer or are looking for a good one, you may enjoy this Hurom Slow Juicer Review.
- Zero Preservatives. Store-bought juice can have preservatives and high fructose corn syrup. This plum juice recipe is 100% natural.
- Fresh is Best. Fresh pressed and homemade juice is always the freshest tasting without much added sugars.
Key Ingredients
- Fresh ripe plums - for juicing in a blender! Make sure to select plums that are nice and ripe, meaning slightly soft and not hard or bruised.
- Lemon juice - it adds a punch of flavor.
- Honey or maple syrup - honey makes this super delicious and slightly preserves it, but if you are vegan you can use maple syrup.
- Fresh ginger - just a little slice adds complimenting flavor and anti-inflammatory agents to this drink.
- Water - to thin the juice to exactly the texture you like.
As always, please see recipe card below for full ingredient list.
Substitutions and Variations
- Working with ginger. If you happen to not have ginger on-hand you can leave this out, or use ½ teaspoon of ginger powder instead of fresh ginger.
- Plum smoothie alternative! Use frozen plums, or freeze your own then blend in a blender with a splash of water to turn this drink into a smoothie.
- Sweeten it your way. Honey, maple syrup for a vegan version, or skip the sweetener entirely when your plums are perfectly ripe.
How to Make Plum Juice
Full ingredients & instructions are in the recipe card below.
1Wash The Plums. Start by washing the fresh fruit (you can leave the skin on). Remove the stone from the center and cut into slices.
2Blend It. Using a blender add the plums, honey, and lemon juice. Blend on high for about 1 minute until smooth. Add water to thin it out as needed to desired taste and texture.
3Strain the Pulp. Using a strainer or mesh nut bag, strain the juice into a glass bowl. The plum juice will be very thick and you can enjoy it that way or add water to thin it out.
4Store it. Using a funnel, pour the juice in a glass jar or juice jug and store in the refrigerator. Serve chilled.
Recommended Tools for This Recipe
- Blender. You can use a high powered blender, which is an invaluable tool for your kitchen. I use this one in this recipe or you can use a basic one.
- Fine Mesh Strainer. An ideal way to strain the pulp is with a fine mesh strainer or you can squeeze it through a nut milk bag.
- Funnel. For pouring the juice into a container to store.
- Juice Jug. For storing your fresh juice.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Pick ripe plums. Choose fruit that is slightly soft, not hard or bruised, for the sweetest juice.
- Juice in season. Plums are in season from summer to early fall (June through September), and the juice always tastes best when they are, sweeter, more flavorful, and just delicious!
- Control the thickness. The strained juice is very thick, so add water a little at a time until it is exactly the texture you like.
- Shake before serving. If settlement occurs, just give it a good shake or mix before drinking.
- Drink it fresh. The sooner it is consumed the better, as it starts to lose nutrients the longer it sits.
Serving Ideas and Suggestions
Serve it chilled over ice for an afternoon refresher, or pour small glasses at breakfast next to a batch of chai muffins or warm apple muffins for a cozy start to a fall morning.
Store your homemade plum juice in a glass container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. If you love blender juices, rotate it with our Detox Beet Juice, Carrot Juice, or Green Detox Juice through the week.
Plum Juice FAQs
Yes! If you don't have a juicer, no problem. This plum juice is made in a blender: blend the plums with honey and lemon juice, then strain the pulp through a fine mesh strainer or nut milk bag for smooth, silky juice.
Plums are in season from summer to early fall, June through September. When juicing them, the juice always tastes best if you can do it when they are in season, creating a fruit juice that is sweeter, more flavorful, and just delicious!
No, you can leave the skin on. Just wash the plums well, remove the stone from the center, and cut them into slices before blending. The skins blend smooth and add color and antioxidants to the juice.
Select plums that are nice and ripe, meaning slightly soft and not hard or bruised. Ripe, in-season plums give you the sweetest, most flavorful juice with the least added sweetener.
Store it in a glass container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. The sooner it is consumed the better, as it starts to lose nutrients the longer it sits. If settlement occurs, just give it a good shake before drinking.
Yes. Pour cooled juice into freezer safe jars or containers, leaving about an inch of headspace, and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and shake well before serving.
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Equipment
- Fine Mesh Strainer or mesh nut bag
Ingredients
- 10 plums ripe
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice fresh
- water
- ½ inch fresh ginger peeled, or about ½ tablespoon
Instructions
- Wash the plums (you can leave the skin on). Remove the stone from the center and cut into slices.
- Using a blender add the plums, honey, and lemon juice. Blend on high for about 1 minutes until smooth.
- Using a strainer or mesh nut bag, strain the juice into a glass bowl. The plum juice will be very thick and you can enjoy it that way or add water to thin it out. Using a funnel, pour the juice in a glass jar or juice jug and store in the refrigerator. Serve chilled.
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