Janny from Pom Wonderful contacted me recently and offered to send me some POM Wonderful 100% pomegranate juice along with some information on the health benefits. I happily accepted her generous offer and a case arrived a week later with lots of the cute little bottles. Thanks Janny!
I had seen a lot of great pomegranate recipes on the net and was excited to try some new recipes. But my boys had other ideas. They wanted to drink the juice straight from the bottle. My first thought was no, it’s my juice. But I knew how good the juice was for them and gave in and let them each chug a bottle. I thought it would be too tart for them, but they loved it.
I tasted it straight from the bottle, but it was too tart for me, so I mixed it with some OJ and loved it. Since I loved this combination I decided to try Recipe Girls’ Pomegranate-Blood Orange Sorbet. I used regular orange juice in the recipe and left out the cinnamon. If I made it again, I would use white sugar instead of brown sugar.
Next, I made a recipe from the POM Wonderful website – POM & Balsamic-Glazed Chicken. I didn’t have any pomegranate arils, but I thought the sauce was great. My husband who doesn’t like sweet sauces thought it was just okay.
My favorite recipe was the smoothie I made with the POM juice. My local paper had a good article this week about creating healthy smoothies and one recipe called for pomegranate juice. I didn’t have the nonfat buttermilk it called for, so I substituted yogurt. I didn’t have enough frozen blueberries, so I also added raspberries. The smoothie was deliciously tart and refreshing. I liked that I didn’t need to use ice, because my blender always has a hard time chopping it up. I’d definitely make this one again.
I have one bottle left in the refrigerator and have my eye on an apple pomegranate tart recipe that Sara has on her blog, if I can keep my boys from drinking it first.
Berry-Pomegranate Smoothie
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 cup frozen raspberries
1 cup POM juice
6 oz. strawberry yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch salt
In a blender, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth.
2 Servings
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I think there is a “POM push” right now. Seems like there are lots of posts out there with Pomegranate recipes. Your smoothie sounds nice and refreshing!
Your pom recipe caught my eye. The only time I’ve eaten a pomegranate is when I was a kid and I think I had a pucker for a week LOL. I’m curious why all the interest in pomegranates all of a sudden. Am I missing something? (your smoothie looks beautiful…is it really tart?)
Great recipes! I just had some POM and sprite mixed the other day. They’ve got a few recipes I’m wanting to try out.
I like POM too. The smoothie recipe sounds delicious!
Another great use for the POM, I still have to use mine. This looks fantastic.
Greta uses of the POM Barbara! Sadly I became addicted to the stuff after being sent some and keep drinking and cooking with it lol
I really enjoy pomegranate juice. The smooth is an excellent idea! Delicious and healthy!!
Barbara I want a case. Great job. I love pomegranate. Smoothie on the morning menu.
Barbara, I got a case too. It really has a kick to it. I drank several bottles myself and gave some away to friends. I then made a diaquiri out of it and posted it to my blogspot. I really liked the diaquiri. I think your smoothie recipe sounds great. I’ll have to give it a try.
I have really been into smoothies lately, I definitely want to try this version!
So funny….I received a case too and made a smoothie this morning. Mine is a little different and I will be posting it soon.
That smoothie looks so light and delicious!
This smoothie looks fantastic. I love pomegranate–such great flavor AND so healthy. What a great deal!
The smoothie looks so refreshing and yummy, and the sorbet, too!
My seventeen year old son would just love this. He has been in to smoothies for breakfast before school. I think he picks them because they are portable. He drives now and the more time to listen to his music the better (for him!!) Sounds like the whole family would like these smoothies!! Thanks for sharing…
Oh that smoothie sounds wonderful!! I love your pics!
I would love this for breakfast!
This sounds wonderful. This may be my daughter’s breakfast (she seems to only eat berries and smoothies in the morning). And – (drum roll) I have all the ingredients!
What a refreshing smoothie!
Barbara, I love this post and I am bookmarking it — I have some POM juice to try and didn’t know where to begin. You’ve given me some really wonderful ideas! The smoothie is at the top of my list – it looks fabulous, and is healthy to boot! Weather is getting warmer around here, and this sounds just perfect!
I love smoothies! The color of this one is so pretty. I might have to break down and buy some of the POM juice just to make this. I bet my kids would love your recipe, too.
LOL. “No, it’s MY juice.” I’m suprised you let them drink it–I would have climbed up on top of the fridge and batted at anyone who came near!
I received a box of POM also. I need to try some recipes using POM. Sounds interesting and fun. Seen one for POM ice cream!
I love POM. It’s been 80+ degrees here the past few days – this smoothie would be so tasty in this weather.
Hi Barbara!
This smoothie looks delicious and pretty healthy. I almost have all of those ingredients. Thanks for the great idea!
Kasha
http://www.grubandstuff.blogspot.com/
Love the smoothie! And that sorbet sounds mighty refreshing.
Looks wonderful and I’m pretty sure it tastes even better! I’m gonna try it for sure. Thx.
Wow, what a great way to use a product. The good thing is most of these recipes are so doable. I love this post. It is so well written out. I love pomegranates. They add something special and bright and very healthy to a meal. Thanks for sharing these with us!
I love it and I am going to try it.!!!!
You always have the nearest recipes… I like this one
Thank you for sharing/~~~~
The smoothie looks great Barbara! Let me know what else you whip up!
This smoothie sounds really good. I’m allergic to dairy, but I’m going to try it with soy yogurt.
Thanks.
I’m definitely a big one for smoothies and have been experimenting with adding pomegranate juice lately. I like my smoothies really cold and my Vitamix has no problem with grinding things up, so I’ve been freezing the pomegranate juice and then adding it in cubes. I wish I could find frozen pomegranate arils, though, I prefer using the whole fruit in smoothies.
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Love the idea of adding frozen POM juice to smoothies. I’ll have to give it a try.
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