Monday Munchies: Pumpkin Juice

Written By: Word Nerd - Sep• 19•11

A perfect drink for fall- sweet, spicy and (don’t tell) nutritious. You can serve it hot or cold, it is delicious either way.

4 cups apple juice

1- 15 ounce can pumpkin puree (not pie filling!)

2 teaspoons ginger paste (or fresh grated ginger)

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1/2 nutmeg, freshly grated (about 1 tablespoon of ground spice)

1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper

1- 12 ounce can lemon-line soda (like Sprite)

Whisk together apple juice, pumpkin, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and pepper in a large pan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and hold for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Slowly stir lemon-lime soda into cooled mixture. Strain and serve.

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16 comments on “Monday Munchies: Pumpkin Juice”

Jen on September 20, 2011 at 11:38 am said:

I adore everything Harry Potter! Thank you for posting the recipe

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anna on September 21, 2011 at 1:10 pm said:

you don’t have the recipe for butter beer do you??!

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- Word Nerd on September 21, 2011 at 1:47 pm said:
  
  Hi Anna-
  
  I am working on a butterbeer recipe. Are you looking for an “adult” beverage, or something that is kid friendly?
  
  We have a special Banned Books recipe for next week, but I’ll try to get butterbeer up on Monday Munchies for October 3rd!
  
  -WN
  
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Stuff and Nonsense on September 25, 2011 at 2:14 pm said:

this looks absolutely yummy
and i can’t wait to make it
for my kids
(and myself)

and yay for it being nutritious too

thanks for linking up to fridays unfolded!

alison

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Jenn Erickson/Rook No. 17 on September 25, 2011 at 3:16 pm said:

Your link-up at Flamingo Toes caught my eye and I’m so glad I came by! I’ve seen a lot of Harry Potter inspired drink recipes, but yours sounds like the MOST delicious. What a great combination of flavors — love the white pepper!

I’m sharing a link to your post with my readers on Facebook.

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Jenn/Rook No. 17

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Terri on September 27, 2011 at 5:06 am said:

Thank you so much for sharing this! I’ve never heard of anything like it and can’t wait to try it! It sounds delicious!

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Audrey on September 29, 2011 at 8:37 pm said:

My Harry Potter-heads will love this! Yum!
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MaryBe on October 27, 2011 at 1:56 pm said:

Thanks! I liked this so much I Pinned it!

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Hypersapien on October 30, 2011 at 11:11 pm said:

Made this tonight for a Halloween party and everyone loved it (except for one person who doesn’t like pumpkin. freak.)

I don’t know what this exact recipe is like, but I used apple cider instead of juice.

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Hypersapien on October 30, 2011 at 11:55 pm said:

I don’t know how much of a difference it makes, but I strained it first and kept it overnight, and added the soda just before serving so it could keep some of the carbonation.

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