12 Tasty Things Juicing Fans Can Make With Their Leftover Pulp

Recycle the fiber-filled pulp back into your diet with these easy recipes.

by LARELL SCARDELLI MAY 2, 2016

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1. Vegetable Broth

This simple vegetable broth is made with two full bags of pulp (equal to 40 ounces of vegetable-based juice) that is cooked with water, olive oil, salt, and herbs for about two-and-a-half hours. Strain the pulp and enjoy!

2. Guacamole

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2. Guacamole

Add fiber and flavor to a zesty guacamole with this recipe. After removing the bigger chunks from a half-cup of juice pulp, add a whole avocado, some garlic, and a tomato, and mush it all up. The cool thing about this recipe is your pulp can be from fruits or vegetables, depending on the flavor of guac you’re going for.

Related: Here's How To Grow An Avocado Tree At Home

3. Mac + Cheese

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3. Mac + Cheese

Good-for-you mac and cheese exists! Add fiber-filled vegetable juice pulp (try carrot, green cabbage, cucumber, and ginger) to your cheesy noodles. Orange vegetables are great for camouflaging the good stuff from your kiddos.

4. Flavored Cream Cheeses

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4. Flavored Cream Cheeses

Juicer pulp adds flavor and color to cream cheese spreads. In this recipe, you mix juice pulp with organic cream cheese, and whip it with your mixer. Adding a bit of salt and dill goes nicely in a veggie mix, and a teaspoon of raw honey compliments the fruiter flavors.

5. Omelets

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5. Omelets

Pack in the morning greens with this juice pulp omelet recipe. Season a half-cup of green juice pulp to your liking, and then whisk it into a bowl with three eggs. Fry in coconut or avocado oil until both sides are slightly brown.

Related: 7 Reasons You Need To Eat More Eggs

6. Beet-Bean Burger

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6. Beet-Bean Burger

Dan Barber famously transformed beet juice pulp into a veggie burger to rule them all.  Spread your beet and carrot pulp evenly on separate baking trays, and roast until the pulp is dry and slightly brown. Next roast mushrooms, kidney beans, and tofu, and then pulse your ingredients in a food processor so you can pack them into burgers. 

7. Meatballs

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7. Meatballs

Mash that pulp into veggie “meatballs.” Mix together vegetable pulp, grated cheese, an egg, and garlic to make any Italian vegetarian happy.

8. Fritters

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8. Fritters

This awesome fried snack calls for two cups of juice pulp (try kale, carrot, and chard) mixed with garlic, mustard, pepper, and chili powder. Form the mix into patties, and fry them up! You can even crumble the final product over a salad like a crouton.

9. Quick Bread

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9. Quick Bread

Whether you’re in the mood for zucchini or carrot bread, this whole wheat, low-sugar snack only takes about an hour to make.

Related: Zucchini: A Growing Guide

10. Pizza Crust

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10. Pizza Crust

Along with your juice pulp, this pizza crust recipe calls for nuts and seeds, so you know it’s going to be crispy.

11. Marmalade

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11. Marmalade

Carrot juice pulp plus oranges, lemon juice, and honey pull together to make a tangy, refreshing spread in this recipe.

12. Popsicles

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12. Popsicles

Who doesn’t love a good ice pop? Have fun making this frozen summer treat and even more fun knowing it counts as one of your day’s fruit servings.