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How to make beet juice with or without a juicer. This sweet and earthy beetroot juice recipe is loaded with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Optional add-ins included.
Raw beet juice, a vegetable juice made from fresh beets (beetroot), boasts an early and mildly sweet taste, great on its own or in juice blends. Learning how to make beetroot juice at home is cheaper than purchasing the juice.
It’s also fresher and contains more nutrients, and you can make it using a juicer or blender! You can also flavor the juice in different ways. The end result is a delicious drink.
Plus, you can easily mix it with other favorites like homemade carrot juice, homemade apple juice, homemade orange juice, homemade cranberry juice, or homemade ginger juice.
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Ingredients
- Raw beets: You can use red, golden, or candy beets, though red beets have higher water content.
How to make beet juice
Prepare the beets: Beets are root vegetables, so they’re likely to have dirt on them, so washing them well is necessary. Fill a bowl with water and brush away any dirt with a vegetable brush. Then rinse them well. Next, roughly chop the washed beets into pieces.
Blender Method: For this method, you will need to add some water, so keep in mind that the juice will be slightly diluted. Transfer the beet pieces into a blender and pour 1/4-1/3 cup of water. Blend the beets and water until smooth and juicy. Then, transfer the mixture to a nut milk bag or fine mesh strainer layered with cheesecloth to strain the juice from the pulp. Note that the juice STAINS, so use materials you don’t mind staining permanently.
Juicer method: Feed the beet pieces through the juicer chute and let the machine do all the work.
The juice is now ready to be enjoyed straight away. You can also enjoy it as part of other fruit and veggie juice blends. Furthermore, beetroot juice also works as a natural colorant for drinks (cocktails, mocktails, soda), jelly, popsicles, baked goods (like muffins and quick breads), and more!
What to add to beet juice
Alone, this juice can taste overwhelmingly earthy, which is why I love to add ginger and lemon:
- Beet ginger juice with lemon: For every five beets, use around 50g (~1.8 oz) ginger root (or 1 Tbsp ginger powder) and the juice from one lemon or lime.
Other options include apple juice, orange juice, carrots, cucumbers, celery, strawberries, leafy greens (e.g., flat-leaf parsley), and fresh mint leaves.
FAQs
Store any leftovers in an airtight bottle/jar in the fridge for 1-2 days. You can also freeze the juice for 3 months in Ziplock bags, freezer-safe jars, or large ice cube trays (depending on the material, expect to stain). Allow it to thaw in the fridge overnight before enjoying it.
Add the raw pulp to your smoothies for extra fiber, or mix it into vegan burger patties. You can also dehydrate and turn it into powder. Dry at room temperature (if you live in a warm, dry climate) or in an oven/dehydrator. Once dried, grind it into a powder using a blender or coffee/spice grinder. You can then use the beetroot powder in smoothies and baked goods (like cookies, quick bread, pizza) or to color food. Alternatively, you can compost the pulp.
Just like radish greens, beet greens are edible. You can toss them raw into salads (try them in roasted beet salad), add them to smoothies, sauté them (just like arugula or spinach), or even make chips using the method for kale chips.
I recommend drinking it on an empty stomach 30 minutes before breakfast. This will help it absorb quickly into your system.
More juice recipes you might like
If you try this beet juice recipe, let me know how it goes in the comments below. I’d appreciate a recipe card rating and would love to see your recipe recreations – tag me on Instagram @Alphafoodie!
Beet Juice Recipe (2 Methods)
Equipment
- Blender/Food processor -AND-
Ingredients
- 2.5 lb beet
With a juicer, this yields about 1 pint/600 ml of juice
Instructions
- Wash the beets well. Fill a bowl with water and brush away any dirt with a vegetable brush. Rinse them well.
- Roughly chop the washed beets into 4-8 pieces. Then juice them following your preferred method.
Juicer method
- Feed the beet pieces through the juicer chute. The machine will do all the work. Enjoy!
Blender method
- Place the beet pieces into a blender and pour 1/4-1/3 cup of water. Blend until smooth and juicy.
- Transfer the mixture to a nut milk bag or fine mesh strainer layered with cheesecloth and strain the juice from the pulp. Enjoy!
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I wanted to make beet juice with my dash masticating juicer. I was wondering if golden beets have as much detoxifying properties as the beautiful red beets do, I thought they would be less messy overall but I want to be sure I’m getting all the benefits!
Thanks, Elisa
Hi Elisa,
Golden beets are great too! They have some detox benefits, just like red beets, but the red ones are a bit stronger on the antioxidant side. So, if you like the taste of golden beets and want to avoid the mess, go for it! You’ll still get some good stuff in your juice.
Cheers,
Samira
What is the juicer you’re using and how do I get one ? I love it is stainless steel minimum plastic based.
Hi Jason.
It’s from Omega. You can check it out on the Shop page here on the blog if wanted.
I’m glad to learn of your channel, Im just learning how to make juices at home and I’m even planing to be just having juice in the evenings especially when it’s summer. It’s interesting for me to find your channel as it will help me learn more about juices and my clients will have a variety. I’m a lifestyle counselor on lifestyle diseases so I help my clients with diet reform and treat them to juices.
Thanks for your comment, Charity. Glad you are enjoying my blog. I do have a lot of juicing recipes. You can find a collection here: https://www.alphafoodie.com/best-juicing-recipes/
I also have some juice blends (like strawberry-kiwi or orange-ginger) that might be interesting as well. And why not try some of my homemade lemonades – there are many recipes here on the blog. 🙂
Thank you Alpha Foodie.
I found it awesome reading through this.
Can I combine garlic, purple beet, tumeric, ginger, lemon and small quantity of cloves; all in one?
Thank you.
Hi Ben,
I’ve never tried this combination but it seems good. I imagine it’s very potent. Let me know if you give it a try.
hello i am a diabetic i saw that beet juice is 17 gr of sugar its too much for me i am not supposed to go more than 15 grms of sugar will it still hurt my blood sugar level ?
Hi Serge,
It would be best to consult with a medical professional. The nutritional information is for a serving of 200 ml (over 3/4 cup). Maybe it’s OK to drink less (1/2 or 1/4 cup) but it’s best to check with your doctor.
Looks gr8!! Will try out this and update…
Thank you for your comment, Murali. I hope you like it 🙂
This is awesome .thank you. Im drinking this after surviving very bad covid sickness. After hospital treatments, drinking full cup every morning on empty stomach.i feel like im coming back to normal body function.
Thank you for your comment, Grace! Glad you are feeling better!
Hey just finished making my first batch of beetroot juice only I added celery, green apple, pear and ginger as well as lemon juice taste spice but good trying to get my BP down.
Thank you for your comment, Carol. This version sounds great 🙂
what kind of juicer are you using?
Hi,
It’s an Omega slow juicer. If you’d like to check the exact model I use, it’s linked on the Shop page here on the blog.
Very good blog post. It will be valuable to anybody who employess it, as well as yours truly. Keep up the good work. I will definitely read more posts. Thanks again for the tips
Hi Benny, thank you very much for the feedback, glad you liked it!