Jamaican carrot juice
Creamy blended carrot drink with condensed milk, lime, nutmeg and vanilla
Jamaican carrot juice isn't a thin health drink but a creamy, sweet treat, blended fresh in homes and sold cold in bottles at markets and juice stands across the island, especially on Sundays and at Christmas. Grated carrots are blended with water and strained, then sweetened with condensed milk and spiced with nutmeg, vanilla and a squeeze of lime. Chef's tip: add a squeeze of lime and a little fresh ginger. The sharpness cuts through the sweetness and stops the drink tasting flat, the way Jamaican cooks make it.
- Total time
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 1 ⅛ lb carrotspeeled and roughly chopped
- ⅜ in fresh gingerpeeled
- 2 ½ cups cold water
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milkor to taste
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ice (optional)to serve
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Put 1 ⅛ lb carrots and ⅜ in fresh ginger in a blender with 2 ½ cups cold water and blend on high for 1–2 minutes, until completely smooth.
2 minStep 2: Pour through a fine sieve lined with muslin into a jug, squeezing the cloth hard to get out all the juice. Discard the pulp (or use it in a cake).
3 minStep 3: Stir in ½ cup sweetened condensed milk, 1 tbsp lime juice, ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg and 1 tsp vanilla extract. Taste and add more condensed milk if you like it sweeter.
Step 4: Chill, or serve straight away over 1 ice. Stir before pouring, as it settles.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 180 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 4 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does jamaican carrot juice take?
- About 10 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of carrots?
- Parsnip or sweet potato, same weight.
- What can I use instead of fresh ginger?
- ¼ tsp ground ginger per tbsp fresh (add it with the spices).
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