Carrot Limeade Food

CARROT LIME SOUP

Steps:

• Saute ginger, onions, carrot, sweet potato and celery for 2-3 minutes or until onion is tender.
• Add stock and simmer for 20 minutes or until veggies are tender.
• Add lime juice, salt and pepper and puree in blender until smooth.
• Heat if desired or serve cold.

EASY HOMEMADE LIMEADE

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar in a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat and bring just to a simmer stirring frequently to dissolve sugar. Once sugar has dissolved, remove from heat and let cool. (I pop it in the freezer to cool quickly.) You will need 1 cup of simple syrup for this recipe.
• Combine the lime juice, simple syrup, lime zest and cold water in a large pitcher. Stir to combine.
• Taste and add additional simple syrup if not sweet enough or more lime juice if too sweet.
• Just before serving, stir in the ice cubes and the sliced lime or lime wedges. Pour into glasses and garnish with a sprig of fresh mint and a lime wedge or slice if desired.

CHERRY LIMEADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Mix together the flour, salt, baking soda and powder and set aside. In a medium sized bowl, cream the butter until smooth then add the sugar and cream together. Once the butter and sugar are creamed add in the limeade concentrate. Mix in one egg at a time. Add in flour mixture 1/3 at a time. When flour is thoroughly mixed, mix in the yogurt. Batter will be slightly lumpy, but should be smooth kind of like pancake batter. Divide the batter evenly into lined muffin tins and bake for about 15-20 minutes. Allow to cool.
• Once the cupcakes have cooled, poke a few (5ish) holes in the top of the cupcake, not quite to the bottom of the cake. Mix together the remainder of the limeade concentrate (about 3/4 cup) with about 1/2 cup powdered sugar (You can add more or less, depending on how tart you would like your cupcakes to be. I like tart, so I went with about 1/4 cup.) Whisk the mixture well, so there aren't any lumps. Pour about a tablespoon of the syrup over the holes in the cupcake, slowly, so that the syrup absorbs into the cake. You can add more if you like, just go back over the cupcakes a second time if there is any syrup left.
• For the icing I made a standard buttercream, but I used the maraschino cherry juice in place of the milk and vanilla extract. I added a little extra food colouring to the icing to make it even more pink, but you can make it with just the juice and it is still a delightfully pale pink colour.
• Keep the cupcakes refrigerated, if only to enhance the flavour. They can be left at room temperature for a day or two once iced, if kept in an airtight container, but I wouldn't suggest leaving them out any longer. They taste best cold!

CARROT LIMEADE

Steps:

• In a pitcher, combine carrot juice, fresh lime juice, and super-fine sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves. Cover and refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour. When ready to serve, pour over tall glasses filled with ice and top each with 1 to 2 ounces seltzer. Garnish with 1 or 2 carrot tops, if desired.