Yes, you read that right, carrot cake juice. What the wha. . .? Yep, I pureed a slice of cake. Grab a straw. Kidding! That would be nothing short of disgusting.
Nope, this carrot cake juice is made with fruits, a few nuts, spices and honey. Now here’s the secret ingredient that really makes this recipe: granola. It gives the whole ensemble that cake-like taste. I figure if people throw oatmeal in their smoothies, why not granola. And let me tell you, the granola makes this recipe.
I can’t take credit for this fun dessert to juice concept. It belongs to Williams-Sonoma. I partnered up with them to create a juice around one of my favorite desserts. As you can see, I chose a tropical carrot cake to go with–that’s why you see the pineapple and mango.
And if you love cake like I do, here’s one with a few less calories and way healthier. Did I just say that? Scratch. Here’s a juice that tastes as good as cake, but without the frosting. I know, I miss the frosting too, so I had a cupcake after this to get my buttery fill—you can too, so get juicing.
Small note: I used a Blendtec to make this. If your blender isn’t as powerful, your juice may be slightly grainy from the granola not being fully pulverized. If you really want to make this even smoother, check out these juicers from William-Sonoma here. Psst. . . I’m going to ask Santa for the Huron Slow Juicer.
Carrot Cake Juice
Yield: Makes 16 oz.
Ingredients:
- 5 oz. carrots
- 3 oz. mango
- 3 oz. pineapple
- 3/4 oz. coconut
- 1/4 oz. walnuts
- pinch of fresh ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 3/4 oz. granola
- 8 oz. orange juice
- 4 oz. pineapple juice
Directions:
- Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.
I wish I was drinking this right now! Sounds and looks delish!
Carrot cake in a drinkable, juice format? YES PLEASE. I am so all about this idea. Pinned!
Cake in a juice? I’m in! 🙂
Only the best sounding juice on the planet!! Yum!
Delightful drink!
I am not normally a juice person, but I think I could handle this one! 🙂
perfect for balancing out the Halloween candy!
So many lovely flavors here 🙂
Love all of these flavors. I haven’t pulled my juicer out in a while but was recently thinking it’d be fun to play around. Need to give this one a try.
Is there a way I can bottle this up and drink it forever? Because if I could, I would!
This would be perfect to start the day with! Looks so good!
with all the tropical fruits I am sure this tastes like a decadent dessert 🙂
What a genius idea! My wife is all about making all sorts of juices lately… totally need to show her this!
What a great idea, Naomi! Love the fresh ginger…yum!
I love carrot cake – this sounds so good!
using granola is such a great idea!!!
So fun, breakfast has never looked better!
This juice is great to start the day with a lot of energy , looks delicious .
Love!! Great color!
This looks great, very different!
I love that you put granola in this! It was so awesome meeting you and Matt!!
Naomi Robinson replied: — November 5th, 2014 @ 11:01 pm
So great to meet you, Jocelyn! You are so much fun!!
Love the granola idea 🙂 I usually add some oats to my banana smoothies to give them some texture.
A smoothie that tastes like cake is the best way to start the day healthily, because the Christmas cookies are already calling my name!