If there was one thing that caught our attention in the whole of the Harry Potter series (apart from the Butterbeer, ofcourse), was the massive amount of pumpkin juice they consumed. I always wondered what it actually tasted like, since the prospect of pumpkin juice was unimaginable. However, I decided that the best way to overcome my curiosity was to satiate it.
So I threw in some of my all time favourite flavours; cinnamon and vanilla, along with some pumpkin pulp obviously, and made one of the tastiest drinks I've ever had.
Pumpkin Juice
- Prep Time:45 mins
- Cook Time:15 mins
- Total Time:1 hr
- Servings:4
- Medium
- 10 dried apricots
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 cups apple juice
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 pieces thinly sliced ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- almonds and hazelnuts optional
Ingredients
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Step 1
Soak the apricots in the water for at least 4 hours or overnight in the fridge.
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Step 2
Mix the apple juice, ginger, vanilla extract, cinnamon stick and bring to a boil. Simmer for a few minutes on low flame once the mixture is boiled.
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Step 3
Put the soaked apricots along with the water in a blender and blend until smooth.
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Step 4
Pour the pumpkin puree and the nuts into the apricot blend and blend again.
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Step 5
Strain the apple juice mixture into the blender. Make sure only the juice comes through. Blend till properly smooth.
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Step 6
Drain the juice from the blender into a jug through a fine mesh filter so that any thick pulp doesnt come into the juice.
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Pour into 4 tall glasses served with iced cubes and enjoy!
Wanna try another Harry Potter famed drink; Butterbeer? Find the recipe here.