Learn how to juice pomegranates so you could drink the juice and use it for recipes.
Our four-step process is easy and uses tools you already have at home.
The pomegranate, with its thick red skin and miniature crown, is a complex fruit.
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The sweet-tart seeds are edible.
Read on for our Test Kitchen’s easy step-by-step process for how to juice pomegranates.
Be sure to clean your work surfaces surface immediately with warm, soapy water.
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Also, consider wearing an apron or work shirt since the seeds can be messy.
Gently break the pomegranate halves into smaller sections.
Place the pomegranate sections in a bowl of cool water.
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Using your fingers, loosen the seeds from each section into the water.
The seeds will sink to the bottom.
Discard the peel and membrane that will be left floating on top.
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(One medium pomegranate yields about 12 cup seeds.)
Move on to the next step to learn the best way to juice a pomegranate.
You don’t even need a special pomegranate juicer or pomegranate juice press.
Transfer the pulp to a sieve set over a bowl.
Using the back of a spoon, press the pulp to release the juice into the bowl below.
(This is the same process you’d use tomake seedless raspberry sauce.)
Step 4: Adjust Taste and Enjoy Pomegranate Juice
Taste the juice.
you could also purchase just the pomegranate seeds to make homemade pomegranate juice easier to make.
