A cranberry-pineapple gut healthy elixir with turmeric is the perfect drink to support digestion and the liver, and it tastes delicious! This gut-healthy elixir recipe uses fresh cranberries, pineapple, and a superfood called coffee fruit. You’ll love this refreshing drink!
Disclosure: I actually first found Bai 5 products at my local grocer and at Target. I fell in love with Molokai coconut and was about to work my way through buying and trying each flavor when Bai contacted me. So honest to goodness, this is why I am sharing and why I wanted you all to try it too! I was compensated for this review, but just keepin it real ya’ll.
Here we go! Second week of 2015. How’s it been treating you? Are you one to start the detoxing and cleansing?
I’ll be the first to admit, I don’t believe in detoxing. But that’s just my personal preference. To each their own. I think the liver is the only one that needs to focus on detoxing for us, but sometimes we just need to give it a little TLC or support. I know my liver and digestion definitely need some extra support after a few month’s of crazy eats and frequent stress. I also think it’s great to support the liver when you are doing heavy training or racing. Which is why I have the Kiwi supporting his liver too, ya know?
Okay, so instead of focusing on detoxing and cleansing by eliminating foods, let’s maybe shift focus on adding in nutrients that support the liver in doing its job.
- Nutrients like bromelain (a proteolytic enzyme found in pineapple) that helps support digestion by breaking protein.
- Nutrients like Turmeric (a powerful ant-inflammatory spice) that can help reduce inflammation in the gut and whole body. You can see my whole post about turmeric HERE along with another recipe.
- Nutrients like those found in Cranberries (including digestion-aiding enzymes). In fact, a new study has been linked cranberries to helping prevent attachment of bacteria to the stomach lining, You all know i love a good soothing cranberry smoothie.
And thanks to antioxidant rich Bai Drinks, I can now add in coffee fruit to that list of nutrient packed ingredients. Coffee fruit is the fruit in which the coffee bean is grown. Remember, I used it in my SUPER FRUITCAKE smoothie. Yep, that delicious one! Coffee fruit is a amazing SUPER FRUIT rich in antioxidants and helps fight free radicals. Free radicals cause cell damage. Free radicals are caused by… well… STRESS.
Which leads me to this recipe. A new gut healthy elixir recipe.
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Cranberry Pineapple Elixir
- Total Time: 2 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Description
Cranberry Pineapple Elixir with Turmeric. Simmering will extract the beneficial compounds from the turmeric
Ingredients
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 2 cups purified water
- Lemon juice
- 6–8 oz fresh pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cranberry juice
- Optional sparkling water (lemon)
- Optional – honey, stevia, etc.
- Fresh lemon slice and cranberries to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- There are two ways you can make this. You can just add in the the turmeric, or you can boil it first it first like i did with Turmeric Lemonade! I highly recommended boiling a tsp of your turmeric in 2 cups hot water first, then strain the turmeric and add in lemon juice. Let it cool.
- Pour into cup and mix in your pineapple juice and cranberry juices and sparkling water to make it more fizzy, if desired.
- Optional – Sweeten with stevia or even ginger if you’d like.
- Option 2: You can use 4oz pineapple juice and then 4 oz sparkling water to make it bubbly.
Notes
Recipe by Lindsay at Cotter Crunch
- Prep Time: 2 min
- Category: drink
- Method: mix
- Cuisine: fusion
Keywords: elixir, turmeric, drink, cranberry
It’s like a tune up for my liver and gut. Ahh.. post holiday tune ups feel nice!
Can you see why I’m so hooked now? Plus the color alone just makes me smile. Speaking of smiles, Bai Drinks! You should so try out all their drinks. So much you can make with them! !
Do you detox? Or do you find ways to support the body?
Cheers!
