Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice
How to Make Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice – This magical copycat recipe makes a perfectly fruity and spiced juice that tastes exactly like the beloved drink from Harry Potter World!
Why We Love This Copycat Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice
On a recent trip to Harry Potter World in Orlando, we decided to taste-test several of the popular beverages offered in Diagon Alley. To our surprise, it wasn’t the famous Butterbeer that caught our attention, but the Pumpkin Juice!
Our whole family loved the chilled Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice so much that we decided to make our own copycat version at home…. Turns out, it is super easy!
What makes Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice special is that it isn’t just a pumpkin drink. Instead, this is a juice blend containing pumpkin, apple, nectarine (or peach), and a few key baking spices. It’s sweet, kissed with fall spice, and tastes like fall.
After MANY test runs and tastings, this is the combination that best represents Harry Potter World and keeps my family coming back for more. I have a feeling I’ll even be making batches in the spring and summer!
But this copycat pumpkin juice recipe is everything that you love about fall. Pumpkin and apple along with brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice? All the best fall flavors merge and create one amazingly delicious fall drink!
Our chilled pumpkin juice recipe is a snap to blend up like magic in only a few minutes and is sure to make muggles and wizards alike happy.
Serve this non-alcoholic beverage at holiday parties, theme parties, or as a base for festive grownup beverages with a shot of spiced rum, or bourbon!
Ingredients You Need
- Apricot nectar – or peach nectar
- Apple cider – not apple juice
- Pumpkin puree – 100% pure pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling
- Brown sugar – for a sweet but mellow, warm taste
- Vanilla extract – brings all of the sweetness together
- Pumpkin pie spice – to give the drink that true fall flavor
- Salt – just a pinch to balance the sweetness
How to Make Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice in Just 5 Minutes
First, set out a blender. (Alternatively, you can make this recipe using a stick blender and large drink container.)
Measure all the ingredients into the blender jar. Cover and purée for 30 to 60 seconds to dissolve the sugar.
Transfer to a serving pitcher and chill in the refrigerator until ready to drink.
Serve as-is or pour over ice and enjoy!
Get the Complete (Printable) Copycat Harry Potter World Pumpkin Juice Recipe Below. Enjoy!
Pro Tip: If making ahead, make sure to shake or stir the pumpkin juice before serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have never read Harry Potter or seen the movies, you might be asking yourself, what is pumpkin juice?? Pumpkin juice is a drink that is often referred to in the movies and books and is enjoyed often in their magical world. That and butterbeer! This sweet pumpkin juice recipe pays homage to these classic movies.
Blend the ingredients as directed for 30-60 seconds. Then add 4-6 cups of ice, and blend again until frosty. Note: You might need to work in batches to make all 8 servings as blended drinks.
Certainly! Blend in 1 ounce of dark spiced rum for each 8oz serving you are making. So for this recipe that serves 8, add 8 ounces of rum to the blender. Or make the pitcher nonalcoholic, and mix in alcohol to individual glasses.
You can definitely heat up the juice and enjoy it as a sip-able warm drink. Once blended, heat in a pan on the stovetop or in the microwave until the temperature is to your liking.
It will last for up to a week in a sealed container in the fridge.
In our local grocery stores, both items are in either the juice aisle (with the fancier bottles) or in the international food section, sold in small cans. You can also buy either type of juice online. In a pinch, use white grape juice instead.
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Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups apricot nectar or peach
- 3 cups apple cider
- 1 cup pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Set out a blender. Measure all the ingredients into the blender jar.
- Cover and purée for 30 to 60 seconds to dissolve the sugar.
- Serve immediately over ice, or cover and chill until ready to use. If making a head, make sure to shake or stir the pumpkin juice before serving.
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