Sip your way to wellness with this 5-minute ABC (Apple Beetroot Carrot) juice recipe. Packed with antioxidants, it's a simple and delicious way to boost your health! This ABC juice recipe uses apples, beetroot, carrots, ginger, and pomegranates for a delicious and refreshing drink that's perfect for on-the-go mornings or anytime you need to re-energize.
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Why you'll love this recipe
- Easy to make: It only takes 5 minutes to whip up this delicious drink.
- Simple ingredients: Uses 5 wholesome ingredients or less (if you prefer).
- Minimal waste: You can reuse some of the left over pulp as a DIY face mask or use juice pulp in baking!
- Easily customizable: Hack this recipe with different combination of fruits and veggies lying around in your home. You can substitute oranges for pomegranates or add lemon juice to make the drink a bit more zesty!
Taste and Texture
Taste: This recipe has a sweet and tart taste with hints of ginger. The taste mostly comes from the apples and pomegranate. The beetroot taste is pretty mild, and blends into the stronger flavors of the other fruits.
Texture: If you prefer no pulp what so ever, use the juicer if possible. Using the strainer is not as effective to strain out all the pulp, so there will be some coarseness in the drink. You can also use a cheesecloth to drain out any excess pulp to adjust per your taste.
Ingredients for this ABC Juice Recipe
Apples: You can use any variety of apple depending on your taste preferences. I typically use a granny smith apple in this recipe because I prefer a bit of a tart flavor to my juice. I find that it balances out the sweetness of the juice well.
If you prefer your juice to be a bit on the sweeter side, you can try using a a gala or red delicious instead.
Beets: This recipe uses a small beetroot; cut and peeled. Raw beets have a more intense flavor than cooked beets. If you want a less intense flavor, you can boil the beets in hot water for a few minutes. Allow them to cool before blending them into the juice.
Carrots: This recipe calls for 2 medium sized carrots. Chop them up into bite sized pieces before putting them into your juicer or blender.
Ginger: Ginger has a particularly strong flavor. You can use anywhere from ½ inch to 1 inch piece of fresh ginger depending on how intense you like the flavor to be.
Pomegranate Juice: If you like your juice to have a bit more tart flavor, you can use ⅓ cup of pomegranate juice to supplement this drink. In this recipe i'm using POM juice, which can be found in most grocery stores.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1. Chop up your fruits and veggies
Step 2. Add them all into the blender or juicer. Add in the cold water and blend till you get the juicy consistency. You can adjust the amount of cold water depending on how concentrated you like your juice to be
Step 3. Strain the pulp if you are using a blender. I'm using a tea strainer here, but a nut milk bag will work to get the job done.
How to Re-Use Leftover Pulp
I'm a big fan of minimizing waste and this recipe is perfect to reuse left over pulp. One of my favorite benefits of ABC fruit juice is that you don't need to throw out the pulp - it contains plenty of antioxidants and vitamins and can work great as a DIY face mask or mix it in baking!
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, the pulp is edible as well and contains a ton of fiber. However, adding in the pulp makes the drink a bit coarse and hard to drink. Highly recommend using the pulp either in baking or creating a face mask instead! Our pumpkin muffins would be a great option to reuse some of this pulp to add in more fiber.
Seal it in an airtight container and store it in the fridge for another 24 hours! After that the juice starts to lose its freshness. Because it's so easy to make and only takes a few minutes, I recommend making the juice as needed.
If you want to store the juice for a longer period of time, try freezing it in an ice tray for some ABC popsicles!
Since it's called the ABC (Apple Beetroot Carrot) juice, it's best if the juice consists of these main ingredients. However, you can swap out apple for a pear or pineapple.
Adding pomegranate is entirely optional. If you prefer to have a zesty kick, try adding in some oranges or lemon juice to the mix
Additional Recipes You'll Love
If you have leftover ingredients that you want to use up, check out some of these other recipes:
- Air Fryer Carrots
- Vegan Carrot Cake
- Apple Banana Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie
- Vegan Apple Crisp
- Beetroot and Sweet Potato Salad
- Gluten-Free Cinnamon Apple Bread
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Equipment
- 1 blender or juicer
- 1 strainer
Ingredients
- 1 Apple Medium Sized
- 1 Beetroot Small to Medium
- 2 Carrots Medium Sized
- 1 inch Ginger
- ⅓ cup Pomegranate Juice
- 1 cup Water
Instructions
- Set up your ingredients. Peel your carrots, beets and ginger1 Apple, 1 Beetroot, 2 Carrots, 1 inch Ginger, ⅓ cup Pomegranate Juice, 1 cup Water
- Cut your veggies and fruits into bite sized pieces and add them to the blender or juicer
- Add water and pomegranate juice. Blend until you get a juice consistency. Adjust your water as needed depending on the taste
- Strain the pulp if using the blender
Notes
- Adjust water as needed. Less water will give you a more concentrated juice and gives you a more intense flavor
- Substitute orange or lemon juice instead of pomegranate juice for a zesty kick
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Sara
left over pulp works great in baking carrot cake