Blackberry Bliss Kombucha Hack, A Really Refreshing, Revitalizing Drink

My husband has us trying a week-long campaign to see if taking a shot of ACV (apple cider vinegar with the "mother"*) in our water 3X a day will provide us with the health benefits that are "proven" in medical literature:

• Weight Loss
• Lowered Blood Sugar and Insulin Sensitivity after Eating High Carb Meals

Since we are eating a plant-based, whole food, low fat way, it is helpful to see if the diet can be additionally boosted by the addition of Apple Cider Vinegar.

And I want to continue dropping pounds (I weigh in with TOPS weekly) eating the healthy foods that I do.  

We have enjoyed a rather hot summer from mid-July until now, so cold filtered water with ACV (1 teaspoon to start, 3X a day) is a refreshing event.  

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A friend of mine had a drink and commented, "Tastes like kombucha."  She said it with a bit of a twinkle since she knew that I really do love the commercial kombucha.  I'm not horrified by the tartness of ACV (and I do know people who gag even smelling it) but I sometimes find it a bit of a sour jolt to my system.  

The comment about kombucha got me thinking, "Aha, I could maybe experiment with some of the fruit and berries that is dropping to the ground all around me" (we grow berries and fruit in our yard and this is definitely harvest time for many prolific varieties, such as our cultivated blackberries).  

But, it seems that I have come late to the table, so to speak.  The Internet is groaning with ACV-laced fruit (and veggie) drinks.  Today I will make a Blackberry Bliss Hack but in days to come I hope to use a number of ideas from Cyberland to make the ACV-drink project even more healthy and a lot tastier~ so, stay tuned!

BLACKBERRY BLISS KOMBUCHA HACK

Ice Cubes, Stevia, The Blender Mix of Fruit and Water (Ingredient Missing from the pic: Apple Cider Vinegar)

Sieve out the Pips... Alas, into the compost this will go! 

Here is the Recipe for Blackberry Bliss Kombucha Hack

• 2 C. juicy fresh Blackberries, cultivated or wild
• 2 C. filtered or distilled Water (or add "sparkling" water after sieving crushed berries)
• 1 tsp. to 1 T. for individual glasses, of ACV (Braggs or other unrefined ACV with "the mother")
• Stevia (1 small packet or 1/4 teaspoon)
• Ice cubes

METHOD

1. Blenderize Blackberries and Water
2. Pour the blend through a fine sieve or a Juicer Bag into a bowl or large measuring cup
3. Agitate/stir with a wooden spoon to get as much fluid through, leaving behind a mound of pips
4. Let the mix sit for a while so that more fluid separates (or you can pour once more through a sieve to remove some of the 'foam')
5. Add ice cubes (optional) to the bottom of a glass or jar and pour in the Juice.
6. |Add 1 tsp. - 1 T. of ACV to each container of juice
7. Add 1 small packet of Stevia (or other sweetener, to taste)
8. Add more filtered/distilled water if desired

OTHER RECIPES YOU MIGHT ENJOY:

Blackberry-Orange-Avo Chia Pudding

How To Make Chia Gel and How To Use It

  

Mango Black and Blue Berry Vegan Non-Churn Ice Cream   

Blackberry-Pineapple-Banana Smoothie with 1 tsp. ACV (yum)