Jamaican Carrot Juice (Vegan)

Learn how to make this classic Jamaican vegetable based beverage known as carrot juice. It's made with water, nutmeg, cinnamon, vegan condensed coconut milk with the option of adding a few other ingredients.

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 Jamaican carrot juice?

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

However, some people like to any of the following to their juice i.e rum, guinness or stout making the drink more of a big peoples affair.

Alternatively, they may add milk or supligen, ginger or even beetroot.

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.

Ingredients you need

• Carrots - these are the star of the show (can't do much without them) try to use organic if possible and large sized carrots.
• Water - this is used to break down the carrots.
• Spices/vanilla - cinnamon and nutmeg these 2 spices are very common place in many Caribbean recipes for flavour and warmth.
• Condensed milk - I like to use my homemade vegan condensed milk which is made from coconut milk.

Recipe preparation

Traditionally this carrot 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, 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.

Now to make the actual juice, the carrots and the water need to be combined and added to the blender. You may need to do this in batches depending on the size and capacity of your unit.

My blender holds a lot so I'm fortunate to have a sizeable blender, then blitz to breakdown the carrots in the water (as best as you can).

The liquid is what we need, so a sieve (or cheese cloth/nutbag) can be used to strain and separate the pulp from the liquid.

You can use the pulp for any of my carrot recipes including, Carrot Cake or even Vegan Carrot Pudding rather then let it go to waste.

I like to use a large bowl to strain off the juice but a large jug/pitcher should be suffice.

Then the next thing that needs to be done is adding your spices, condensed milk and any additional add ins i.e almond milk, rum, ginger etc...

I sometimes like to add a small amount of almond milk in replace of supligen to give the juice a richer texture.

The steps

• Peel the carrots then chop them into halves or slices.
• Combine the carrots and water in a blender.
• Blitz on high speed to breakdown the carrots (until there are no more chunks).

• Use a sieve/cheesecloth to strain the liquid into a large bowl/jug/pitcher squeezing by using the back of a spoon or your hands depending if you are using a sieve or cheesecloth to extract all of the liquid.
• Discard or save the pulp (see recipe notes)

• Sir in nutmeg, cinnamon and condensed milk to taste, if you using any add ins then add them now.
• Chill in the refrigerator and serve accordingly.

Juicer version

• Peel the carrots then chop them into halves or slices.
• Slowly add the carrots, one after the other into the chute (no water is necessary for the juicer method).
• Once the juice is made then stir in the nutmeg, cinnamon and vegan condensed milk and any additional add ins, if you want to.

What are the benefits of drinking carrot juice?

Carrots are extremely high in vitamin A, which is responsible for boosting the immune system, along with strengthening teeth and bones too.

Another positive thing about carrots is that they contain antioxidants which keep our skin looking fresh, healthy and radiant and promote nail growth (Source).

What additional things can I add to my carrot juice?

Go bold and feel free to add any of the following to your drink

• Milk i.e almond milk, coconut milk
• Rum (if you drink alcohol)
• Ginger
• Beetroot
• Guinness/guiness substitue that is gluten free
• Stout (gluten free)

Notes and tips

• If you don't care for the raw edge on the carrots, feel free to steam them first (although your drink maybe thicker).
• This is the recipe that I use for Homemade Vegan Condensed Milk
• Feel free to add any of the adds in towards the end of the recipe.
• Remember, you will need a spoon to squeeze/press out the liquid into the sieve.
• Be sure to use the freshest or organic carrots, if possible.
• Don't through away that pulp! Use it for Carrot Cake or Carrot Pudding.
• Any leftover juice and be refrigerated for up to 5 days.
• Depending on the size of the size of your blender/capacity you may need to do this in batches.

More juice recipes to try

• Ginger Turmeric Shot Recipe
• Guava Juice
• Dragon Fruit Juice Recipe
• June Plum Juice
• Tamarind Juice
• Guinep Juice
• Jamaican Ginger Beer

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