Starbucks' Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice

     OMG!  Pumpkin Juice where have you been all my life??  Like I said in my previous post about discovering the Starbucks Secret Menu, well this is another amazing recipe I found on there!  At first, I was like, hmmmmmm Pumpkin Juice?  Now I'm like, PUMPKIN JUICE GET IN MY BELLY!  It's so simple with two ingredients that make an amazing beverage!  

     Just like the Butter Beer Latte, DO NOT ask the barista to make a Pumpkin Juice.  Just list off the ingredients and the amounts, which I provided below, for them, then ENJOY!  

Recipe from the Starbucks Secret Menu

This is for a GRANDE

2 pumps Pumpkin Spice Sauce (1.5 for a Tall, 3 for a Venti)

Apple Juice to the top line

Fill the rest of the cup with ice, stir

     Hope you enjoy this tasty drink as much as I do!  ENJOY!

Perfect Pumpkin Juice

     Since Halloween was just last month, I wanted to host a fun festive Halloween-ish movie night with some friends.  So what better than a Harry Potter movie??  With that being said, I couldn't host a party without serving up some Pumpkin Juice to my guests!  It is my new favorite drink!  (I even order it at Starbucks!  Here's the recipe if you ever want to get one for yourself, they are AMAZING! Even my daughter loves them!  Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice)

Recipe modified from The Disney Diner

What you need:

1 jug of Simply Apple Juice

1 cup canned pureed pumpkin

1/2 cup apricot preserves

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

How to make it:

Pour apple juice into a pitcher of a blender.

Add in canned pumpkin, apricot preserves, vanilla, and cinnamon.

Blend on high until well incorporated.

Pour into a serving pitcher.

Pour into glasses and ENJOY!