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Quench your thirst with this Jamaican style carrot juice recipe. This root vegetable based beverage is 100% vegan, thick, smooth and so delicious made from carrots, nutmeg, cinnamon and vegan condensed coconut milk. Great to sip on any time of the year or as a crowd pleaser.

If you’re a fan of carrots then you’ll definitely want to stick around of this tropical thirst quenching beverage.

This isn’t just any old carrot juice recipe, it’s Caribbean so you already know to expect some spices here and there. I’m not one to disappoint so hopefully I will do my mother’s recipe some justice.

What is Jamaica carrot juice?

In short Jamaican carrot juice sometimes referred to as Jamaican carrot punch is a drink with contains of the following ingredients – carrots, water, condensed milk nutmeg, vanilla with a lovely hint of cinnamon to balance out of nutmeg.

Alcohol is usually added too but this is dependent upon who you were serving it to (adults, children or both). This drink can easily be transformed from from non alcoholic to alcoholic driven using stout, rum or Guinness.

Growing up carrot juice was something we’d consume especially when we’d have lots of guests around. In all, I would summarise it as a delicious celebratory drink.

It’s really simple to make this drink yet one that is guaranteed to impress your family and friends.

Ital carrot juice – let’s talk!!

Traditionally this drink is made with condensed milk which we all know contains dairy.

You guys know while I’m not quite vegan, I do embrace a dairy free lifestyle, so I managed to successfully replicate the conventional results, only using my homemade condensed milk

This coconut condensed milk is my savour, trust me it saved my Caribbean Peanut Punch. If you’re lactose intolerant or lead a vegan lifestyle then I’m sure you will appreciate how difficult is it to substitute specific recipes from time to time.

Since discovering this dairy free condensed milk I always keep a stash in my refrigerator as an alternative sweetener.

Ingredients you will need

How to make Jamaican carrot juice

Grab the chopped carrots and then add them to a blender with the water and puree

Once blended use strainer off the carrot from the pulp and then add your spices and sweetener

When to include your add ins

Caribbean people are very big on including rum or stout in there juice/punch. Although I not consume alcohol I still like to acknowledge certain customs and I’m not here to judge anyone. I

If you are going to include rum of your choice, Guinness (albeit not gluten free) or stout then you would add then once the carrots have been pureed. You can include it when you are sweetening the juice, how much you want to add is entirely up to you.

What to do with the leftover juice pulp?

Make pudding i.e this Carrot Pudding

Add to a smoothie i.e Orange Mango Green Smoothie

Make a dip with it

Carrot cake

Is it okay to boil the carrots to soften them first?

Yes, some people actually boil the carrots to soft them. It takes about 20 minutes for them to soften (just test along them as they boil). This is a great idea if you want to lessen the chances of having excess pulp leftover.

Don’t use the 5 cups of water to boil them though. Separate that water from what you would use for boiling.

Notes and tips

Work in batches if you cannot accommodate all the carrots at once

if you cannot accommodate all the carrots at once Be sure to slice the carrots about 1-inches thick

about 1-inches thick To save on any excess pulp you can make this recipe using a juicer if you have one. Alternatively boiling the carrots is a great idea if your blender/food processor isn’t very powerful.

you can make this recipe using a juicer if you have one. Alternatively boiling the carrots is a great idea if your blender/food processor isn’t very powerful. Feel free to make this a child friendly or strictly grown up drink , if making this for both, separate the batch and only add the alcohol to the half a batch.

, if making this for both, separate the batch and only add the alcohol to the half a batch. Keep the carrot juice refrigerated at all times .

. Any leftovers can carry for up to a week .

. Make sure to strain off the juice if are using the cold water method and add the pulp to a smoothie, cakes, freeze it have a dip.

and add the pulp to a smoothie, cakes, freeze it have a dip. Feel free to add an inch or two of ginger or some people make this recipe half carrot and half beetroot.

Other Caribbean drinks to try

Jamaican Sexy Juice

Jamaican Ginger Beer

Sea Moss Drink

Iced Cerasse Tea

Guinep Juice

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Jamaican Carrot Juice (Vegan style) A dairy free version of a Jamaican classic beverage with plenty of spices and sweetened with coconut condensed milk 5 from 7 votes Print Pin Prep Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 7 minutes Servings: 6 servings Calories: 103 kcal Author: Charla Ingredients 2 lb of carrots preferrably organic, halved or sliced 2 lb of carrots preferrably organic, halved or sliced

1 tsp of nutmeg 1 tsp of nutmeg

1/4 tsp of cinnamon 1/4 tsp of cinnamon

5 cups of water only use if doing the blender technique 5 cups of water only use if doing the blender technique

1 tsp of vanilla power or extract 1 tsp of vanilla power or extract

Coconut condensed milk sweetener to taste 1/2 cup should suffice Coconut condensed milk sweetener to taste 1/2 cup should suffice Instructions Proceed to put the carrot in the blender with the water and blend, you may need to do this in two batches depending on the capacity of your machine. If using a juicer then extract the juice and move onto step 3

Once completed use a strainer or cheese cloth to extract the juice from the pulp. Keep the pulp for another time to add to your baking, freeze it and re-use.

Stir in the coconut condensed milk, nutmeg, optional cinnamon and vanilla.

Serve accordingly. Notes Work in batches if you cannot accommodate all the carrots at once

if you cannot accommodate all the carrots at once Be sure to slice the carrots about 1-inches thick

about 1-inches thick To save on any excess pulp you can make this recipe using a juicer if you have one. Alternatively boiling the carrots is a great idea if your blender/food processor isn't very powerful. Feel free to make this a child friendly or strictly grown up drink , if making this for both, separate the batch and only add the alcohol to the half a batch.

, if making this for both, separate the batch and only add the alcohol to the half a batch. Keep the carrot juice refrigerated at all times .

. Any leftovers can carry for up to a week .

. Make sure to strain off the juice if are using the cold water method and add the pulp to a smoothie, cakes, freeze it have a dip.

and add the pulp to a smoothie, cakes, freeze it have a dip. Feel free to add an inch or two of ginger or some people make this recipe half carrot and half beetroot. Nutrition Calories: 103 kcal | Carbohydrates: 15 g | Protein: 2 g | Fat: 5 g | Saturated Fat: 4 g | Sodium: 117 mg | Potassium: 525 mg | Fiber: 4 g | Sugar: 7 g | Vitamin A: 25259 IU | Vitamin C: 9 mg | Calcium: 60 mg | Iron: 1 mg Tried this Recipe? Tag me Today! Mention @ThatGirlCooksHealthy or tag #ThatGirlCooksHealthy