Spooky Little Recipe: Perfect Pumpkin Juice

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Does anything sound more on-brand for Halloween than pumpkin juice? I’ve been dying to experiment with recipes for years but never found a good excuse to do so…until I had a Halloween blog.

This week I decided to finally give it a try. I collected every pumpkin juice recipe I could find, bought all the ingredients and sat down at my kitchen table to mix up and sample every concoction.

Some were great. Others were bland. In the end, I came up with a blend of a few recipes to create one I think is the perfect pumpkin juice.

 

 

I should note while I’m definitely a Potterhead, this wasn’t meant to be a quest to duplicate what is served at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. (Though I’m sure, it’s quite similar.)

Instead, I wanted to find a pumpkin juice I could whip up from time to time to enjoy the flavors of fall – the flavors that remind me of Halloween.

 

Here’s what I came up with:

Step-by-step directions follow the recipe.

Looking for the perfect pumpkin juice recipe? This one is five simple ingredients and takes less than five minutes to make. Enjoy it this Halloween season!

Perfect Pumpkin Juice

Nothing says Halloween like an ice cold glass of pumpkin juice. Whip up a glass to celebrate the most wonderful day of the year.
Prep Time 5 mins
Total Time 5 mins
Cuisine Pumpkin Recipes
Servings 1 drink

Ingredients
  

  • 7.5 Tbsp pumpkin canned
  • 6 ounces apple juice
  • 2 ounces pineapple juice
  • 1/4 ounce honey
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice (recipe below)

Instructions
 

  • Measure all ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
  • Seal and shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
  • Open and pour into glass.

 

Here’s how to make perfect pumpkin juice:

 

 

Gather your ingredients. The mini mason jar is some homemade honey I received from a family friend. (Yum!) The shot glass on the right contains my self-made pumpkin pie spice. Keep reading for how to make your own.

 

 

You’ll also want to gather your hardware, aka what we’ll be using for mixing. I recommend a cocktail shaker since we’re making a single drink here, but you could also use a blender for batches.

 

 

First, we’ll add our 7 1/2 tablespoons of canned pumpkin.

 

 

Next, we’ll measure out six ounces of apple juice. I preferred apple juice to apple cider (I sampled both in my taste tests) and adding spices myself – the overall flavor was better.

(By the way, can you spy me in this photo?)

 

 

Then it’s two ounces of pineapple juice.

 

 

A one-quarter ounce of honey gets drizzled in for a bit of sweetness.

 

 

It’s looking good, isn’t it?

 

 

Finally, we sprinkle about one teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice. I made my own, and just in case you’ve never done it…it’s super simple. Here’s how:

 

 

Add one tablespoon of cinnamon, one teaspoon of nutmeg and ginger, each, and half a teaspoon of cloves. I stuck mine in a small container with a lid and shook it to combine.

 

 

Seal your cocktail shaker.

 

 

Shake for 30 seconds until the juices, pumpkin and spices are all combined.

 

 

How gorgeous is that? I love how thick mine came out!

 

 

Pour into your favorite pumpkin-shaped glass!

 

 

Add a straw, and enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

Stay tuned – next month we’ll be revisiting this recipe and giving it a delicious twist.

By the way, if you love the vintage pumpkin banner in the background of my photos…you can get it too – for free! It’s a free download from Tried & True over on Craftaholics Anonymous.

 

What spooky Halloween drink are you dying to try?

Whether it’s pumpkin juice, a witches’ brew or something else entirely, I’d love to hear about it. Share it in the comments!

 

Happy haunting,

 

 

Miranda | Spooky Little Halloween

Miranda is the Houston-based writer, blogger, and Halloween lover behind Spooky Little Halloween, the blog celebrating October 31st all year long. Her favorite Halloween things include pumpkin guts, chocolate bars in her trick-or-treat pail, real haunted houses (including the one she lives in!), and historic cemeteries.

6 Comments

  1. Reply

    Stacey

    June 24, 2017

    Sounds yummy!!! I am going to try it!! Need to be the juices, then I try it. I always have canned pumpkin innyhe pantry.

  2. Reply

    Chelsea Celaya

    June 28, 2017

    I never would have thought of trying or drinking pumpkin juice! O_O It sounds weird, but oh so awesome all at once! I shall have to add this to my list of drinks to try for sure! Major bonus that majority of ingredients are things I usually have on hand at all times (Don’t you hate the recipes you end up having to go out and buy a whole new pantry for because it’s all stuff you’d never normally stock?)

    I don’t know why, but I just automatically think of apple sodas and ciders for the fall season, but I cannot wait to give this a go!

    • Reply

      Miranda | Spooky Little Halloween

      June 28, 2017

      It isn’t something I think about a lot, outside of the confines of a Harry Potter book, but I think I’ll be enjoying a pitcher or two this fall to celebrate the season. You’ll have to let me know what you think when you try it.

      A lot of the recipes I sampled to get to this one included random things like pear or apricot nectar which I found and was affordable…but it’s not exactly a pantry (or fridge!) staple. Glad to hear this ingredient list sounds simple to you.

  3. Reply

    Candace Jedrowicz

    April 2, 2018

    I was skeptical, but this looks like it could be delicious!

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