Pumpkin Juice Recipe

Pumpkin Juice as served at WWoHPP

Okay, I know guys, I did say I would give you my pumpkin juice recipe when the next Potter occasion arrives on our calender, but hey I may just do that with something else!


Pumpkin Juice is the chosen drink for the Hogwarts Students when dining at Hogwarts. I have know idea what would happen if you went to Hogwarts and didn't like it! Pumpkin Juice is currently available to purchase in Hogsmead in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando at the moment, and although I've never been there, I am told that the ingredients revealed on the back are Apple and Pear Juice, and Pumpkin Puree, and it tastes a bit spicy.




I only finished testing the recipe, and making some last minute changes last night so this is really hot off the press.


I tested using the ingredients I had been told and it came out near enough what I expected it to, but I just needed to crack the measurement ratios. This was when I debated swapping Pumpkin Puree for Pumpkin Pie Filling, for a fruit juice 'with bits in' once it had been blended. This tasted far nicer than what I had expected so I moved on to the spice.


At first I experimented with a few of the most common spices that I found at the front of my cupboard. These included Cinnamon and Ground Nutmeg. By putting a little sprinkle of both in it was just how I hoped. 


I showed the drink to my friend who had visited WWoHP who said it was similar, but there was just something missing, so then I went back to the drawing board and thought how I could improve it. Looking at other fruit juice recipes and things that taste nice with the ingredients I had already put in  I tried a few different things, but none were approved. My final attempt was putting some Apple Pie Spice into the mixture. I but the recipe into the blender and then gave it to my friend for approval. He thought it was as close to the real thing as he had ever tasted, so that is how I kept it.




Pumpkin Juice

Ingredients:

• 225g Apple Juice
• 85g Pear Juice
• 3 Tablespoons Pumpkin Pie Filling
• Pinch of Apple Spice
• Pinch of Cinnamon
• Pinch of Ground Nutmeg
• 1 Teaspoon Honey (optional)
• 100g Cinnamon Schnapps (optional)

Method:

1. Put all the ingredients (except if you are using honey leave that aside) inside a large mixing bowl and stir in the spices for a few seconds.
2. Pour the contents of the bowl into a blender and blend until it looks like a fully liquid drink, with some small flakes of pumpkin in it. (This should take about 30 seconds - 1 minute dependant on your blender.)
3. Pour into your chosen glass/mug/goblet or whatever you will drink it out of. (If you are using money, stir that in now)
4. Sit back and enjoy!