Pumpkin juice: A healthy treat from the wizarding world

I’ve always loved Halloween. When I was young, I enjoyed dressing up, trick-or-treating and going to Halloween parties. Sharing the holiday with my children has only made it all the more fun!

Leading up to the spookiest of nights, we always set an evening aside to carve pumpkins and have a movie marathon. And now that they’re teenagers, I enjoy watching Halloween-themed movies with them.

This year, we’re planning to watch a Harry Potter flick or two, or three. And if you’re a fan, you know that in the wizarding world, ice-cold pumpkin juice was a treat you could buy at the train station from a trolley pushed by a plump witch.

So in keeping with the theme, we’re going to make pumpkin juice, using the innards of our freshly carved pumpkin, fresh apples, carrots and the best Fall spices.

Loaded with vitamin A and fiber, pumpkin isn’t just tasty; it’s also good for you. Pumpkin is also one of the best sources of lutein and zeaxanthin, both powerful carotenoid antioxidants that benefit not only your eyes but your brain, bones and more.

Now, if only I could figure out how to make chocolate frogs that actually jumped!

Pumpkin juice
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Ingredients
  • 4 cups pumpkin chunks (1/2 – 1 whole pie pumpkin)
  • 1 apple, chunked
  • 2 carrots, chunked
  • ¼-inch piece ginger
  • cinnamon
  • nutmeg
Instructions
  1. Put pumpkin, apple, carrots and ginger through a juicer.
  2. Pour the juice into a large glass and add ice if desired.
  3. Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg.

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Kelley Martin

By Kelley Martin

Kelley Martin is an award-winning journalist who has been covering the news for more than 20 years. She cooks for her family, and she shares recipes with the readers of Easy Health Options™.

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