Jamaican Carrot Juice (Vegan style)

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 which contains 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 non alcoholic to alcoholic 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, strain off the carrot juice 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 dont consume alcohol I still like to acknowledge certain customs and I'm not here to judge anyone.

If you are going to include rum (of your choice), Guinness (albeit not gluten free) or stout then you would add this, 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 (check the readiness as they boil). This is a great idea if you want to lessen the chances of having excess amounts of 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.
• Be sure to slice the carrots 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 half a batch.
• Keep the carrot juice refrigerated at all times.
• Any leftovers can carry over for up to a week.
• Make sure to strain off the juice if you are using the cold water method and add the pulp to a smoothie, cakes, freeze it or use it as 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 Smoothie
• 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 10 votes

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Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Caribbean, Jamaican

Prep Time: 7 minutes minutes

Total Time: 7 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 103kcal

Author: Charla

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 lb of carrots preferrably organic, halved or sliced
• ▢ 1 teaspoon of nutmeg
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon
• ▢ 5 cups of water only use if doing the blender technique
• ▢ 1 teaspoon of vanilla power or extract
• ▢ Coconut condensed milk sweetener to taste ½ 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.
• Be sure to slice the carrots 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 you are making this for both, separate the batch and only add the alcohol to half a batch.
• Keep the carrot juice refrigerated at all times.
• Any leftovers can carry over for up to a week.
• Make sure to strain off the juice if you are using the cold water method and add the pulp to a smoothie, cakes, freeze it or use it as 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: 103kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 117mg | Potassium: 525mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 25259IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg

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