Concord Grape Juice Recipes

Country Grape Sherbet (J)

• 1 cup of sour cream
• 1 cup of milk
• 1/4 cup of lemon juice
• 1 egg white, beaten
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup of 100% Concord Grape Juice

Combine ingredients and beat until sugar dissolves. Pour into 2 refrigerator trays and freeze until nearly firm. Turn mixture into chilled bowl and beat until fluffy and smooth. Work fast and do not let mixture melt. Return to trays and freeze until firm. Makes 6 servings. To freeze, wrap blocks of sherbet, seal, label and date. Recommended storage time is 1 month. Note: attractive and tasty when garnished with fresh strawberries, cherries or red raspberries.

Grape Cider Punch (J)

• 4 sticks of cinnamon
• 1 tsp. grated orange and lemon rind
• 24 whole cloves or 1 tsp Allspice
• 5 cups of sweet apple cider
• 4 cups of 100% Concord Grape Juice
• 1/2 cup of lemon juice
• 2 quarts of ginger ale

Combine spices and 2 cups of the cider in saucepan: place over low heat, bring to boil and simmer about 5 minutes. Remove from heat: let stand 1/2 hour: strain. Add remaining cider, grape juice, lemon juice, lemon and orange rind. Pour into pitchers and chill. When ready to serve, pour over ice in punch bowl and add ginger ale. Garnish with orange slices. Makes 35 to 40 servings.

Grape Ice Cream (J)

• 1 pint of heavy cream
• 1 1/4 cups of 100% Concord Grape Juice
• 1/3 cup of sugar
• A few drops of lemon or lime juice to taste

A simple and surprisingly delicious ice cream, the color of lilacs. Mix the cream, grape juice, and sugar together and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add fresh lemon or lime juice to taste. Freeze in a hand-cranked or electric ice cream maker. Makes 1 quart.

Grape Juice Crush (J)

• 24 ounces of 100% chilled Concord Grape Juice.
• 1 cup of chilled orange juice
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1/4 cup of chilled lemon juice
• 1 quart of chilled ginger ale

Mix juices and sugar, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Just before serving, stir in the ginger ale. Serve over ice.

Purple Cow Milkshake (C)

Prepare a 32 ounce vanilla milkshake in a blender, then add 4 ounces of 100% Concord Grape Juice concentrate. Mix and serve.

Purple Cow Pie (C)

• 1 prepared 10" pie crust
• 2 cans of Eagle Brand Condensed Milk
• 2 8-ounce packs of cream cheese
• 16 ounces of Cool Whip Topping
• 1 1/2 cups of 100% Concord Grape Juice Concentrate

Prepare a pastry shell and bake. Cool. With an electric mixer, beat together the Eagle Brand Milk and cream cheese until smooth, then beat in the grape juice concentrate. When, thoroughly mixed, fold in Cool Whip. (Filling should have the consistency of a refrigerator cheese cake.) Pour into pie shell and chill before serving.

Concord Grape Iced Tea (J)

Mixing equal parts of iced tea and 100% Concord Grape juice makes a wonderful and healthy thirst quencher. WANT FIZZ? - substitute ginger-ale or lemon lime soda for iced tea.

Concord Grape Gelatin (J)

• 4 cups of 100% Concord Grape Juice
• 2 packets of unflavored gelatin
• 1/4 cup sugar

Pour 1 cup of grape juice into bowl, sprinkle gelatin on top and let stand for 5 minutes to soften. Add 1 cup juice and sugar in pan and bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring to dissolve. Add to the gelatin mixture, stir to dissolve the gelatin. Stir 2 remaining cups of gelatin into the mixture. Pour into a 9x13 glass pan, cover and refrigerate until set. Cut into cubes and serve.

Grape Glazed Ham (J)

• 10 pound smoked ham
• 1 cup of 100% Concord Grape Juice
• 1/2 cup of grape jam
• 1 tsp. of grated orange rind
• Pineapple and maraschino cherries for garnish

In a bowl combine 100% Concord Grape juice, jam and orange rind and stir until well blended. Bake the ham as usual. One hour before it is ready, pull the ham from the oven and score the outer fat layer with a sharp knife in a crisscross pattern. Brush about 1/2 the glaze mix onto the ham and return it to the oven and bake for about 30 minutes and then brush with the remaining glaze mix. This recipe will make 1/12 cups of glaze, enough to glaze a 10# ham. You also may want to garnish the ham with pineapple and cherries prior to glazing.

Grape Salad Dressing (J)

• 1/4 cup of vegetable or olive oil
• 3/4 cup of 100% Concord Grape Juice
• 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp. lemon zest
• 1/2 tsp. chopped fresh mint
• 1 tsp. grated fresh ginger
• 1/4 tsp. garlic powder (optional)
• Salt to taste

Whisk ingredients together. Pour over mixed greens of your choice. Also makes a great marinade for meats.

Grape Juice Tapioca (J)

• 2 1/2 cups of water
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup of 100% Concord Grape Juice
• 2/3 cup minute tapioca
• juice of 1 lemon

Combine sugar and water and boil together until the sugar is dissolved. Add tapioca and cook until clear. Add the lemon juice and grape juice and continue to cook for 3 minutes. Serve warm or chilled. Serves 6.

Purple Snow Cone (C)

• 3 trays of ice cubes
• 12 ounces of 100% Concord Grape Juice Concentrate

Crush ice in blender or food processor. Spoon into six dessert dishes or paper cups and pour equal amounts of the concord grape concentrate over the ice. Serve immediately.