I love all things pomegranate, and so I was very excited to get an e-mail from the good people at POM, asking if I'd like some free juice to try. Score! I adore POM juices. They sent me a box of their delicious pure pomegranate juice, and though I drank most of it just straight up because it is so delicious, I did use the juice to make a dessert and some special drinks. I made vegan "jello" using the POM juice mixed with apple juice. The apple juice was for a bit of sweetness. All I did was follow the package instructions for the vegan jel stuff. I cut the jello into cubes and served it with cream of coconut. (Cream of coconut is not coconut milk; it is sweetened. You can usually find it near the liquor as it is used in tropical drinks.) The jello was so delicious, and vegan, so I was pretty excited all around.
I made some green tea and mixed it with the POM and some lemon. I like unsweetened tea, but you could certainly add some sweetener.
And...for the cocktail-loving crowd, (ie. Dave and our neighbor), I made some Pomegranate-Key Lime Vodka Cocktails. I found the recipe in Cooking Light.1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 cup club soda
1 cup POM juice
1/2 cup vodka
3 tablespoons key lime juice
1/4 cup water
1 cup club soda
1 cup POM juice
1/2 cup vodka
3 tablespoons key lime juice
Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simer 2 minutes, just until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool.
Combine sugar syrup, club soda, POM juice, vodka, and lime juice. Place some crushed ice in a martini shaker; add about 1/4 of the drink mixture. Cover and shake. Strain into a glass and add ice if you so desire. Repeat. Garnish with lime.
Thank you good people of POM for sending me your wonderful juice. You rock!
I just saw that POM juice in the health store yesterday and almost bought it for my morning smoothie. I think I'll have to try it next time after your positive review.
ReplyDeleteI love pomegranate, my mother would always get fresh pomegranates from the local South Asian store when I was a little kid. It would take us ages sucking the juice from the seeds. I love the idea of jelly, I will try this the next time i have my not so small nephews up, but the cocktails I will try pretty soon.
ReplyDeleteKristy- It is delicious and so good for you!
ReplyDeletemangocheeks- I love fresh pomegranates too, but they have such a short season here. You can also make pomegranate jelly "candy" with pectin, if you have that available. the cocktails were a big hit!
The cocktails sound great! Wow, what a great thing POM did for you. That was very nice of them!
ReplyDeleteCheryl- It was a lovely surprise!
ReplyDeleteNow you are talking....me and Dave could drink a few of these while on vacation. :)
ReplyDeleteSandy- I think you would like this drink since it has key lime juice and it's not very sweet. When Dave visits, you two can make some!
ReplyDeletevegan pomegranate jello sounds delicious. It looks good too!
ReplyDeleteIt was super yummy. I love vegan jello.
ReplyDeleteMmm, your POM cocktail sounds totally refreshing! And you have me intrigued by your jello. I'm usually not a big jello fan, but the idea of pomegranate jello actually sounds super interesting! I think I'm going to have to try it!
ReplyDeleteYum! That jello looks great, but I will have a cocktail, please! Thanks for that recipe, as I still have some POM in the fridge left over. It was very nice to get some swag, wasn't it? :o) Nice job, Michele!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for all your lovely comments. I think I love jello so much because I didn't have it for so many years, until I found a vegan gel product.
ReplyDeletePamela- I loved the POM. So yummy and a wonderful surprise.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Yum, I would love to have both of those.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Mermaid!
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