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4-Ingredient Orange Julius Recipe (5-Minute)

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This 4-Ingredient Orange Julius Recipe takes only a few minutes. It’s frothy, cool, and supremely delicious. Tastes just like the mall version, but way cheaper and healthier. 

Orange Julius Recipe

4-Ingredient Orange Julius

In our culture of smoothies galore, anything goes. Smoothie add-ins range from whey protein to wheatgrass to collagen.

I’m not betting on wrinkles miraculously disappearing by gulping smoothies. {Anything’s possible?} That said, this Chia Seed Pudding and this Tropical Green Smoothies are on-trend, healthy, and taste pretty awesome.

But sometimes, we all just long for sweet and simple. Nothing fancy, but everything delicious. Something classic, yet definitely improved. We’re talking this 4-ingredient homemade Orange Julius smoothie that brings you back to childhood summers at the mall.

Anyone have nostalgic memories of begging Mom for that frothy Orange Julius you saw everyone else buying at the mall? These days, it’s not always convenient to get to the mall and we don’t typically want to blow twelve bucks for two small smoothies. Problem solved: this 4-Ingredient Orange Julius recipe is healthier, budget-friendly, and every bit as delicious.

Our homemade Orange Julius is frothy, cool, and scrumptious. It’s just like what you get at the mall, without actually going to the mall. In fact, you don’t have to go anywhere. And it takes only a few teensy minutes to whip up…

orange smoothies in glasses

Put your blender to work

You’ll be amazed at how easy and fast this classic smoothie is to whip up at home. You’ll need just 4 basic ingredients and a good heavy duty countertop blender. You’ll probably want to keep your blender on the counter all summer long, for homemade Orange Julius smoothies on the regular. We keep our trusty blender within easy reach for Strawberry Julius smoothies, too.

This frosty orange smoothie is so easy, the kids can help gather the ingredients and watch, you blend up this family treat. (Pro mom tip: be sure to divvy up everyone’s share evenly, right in front of the kids’ watchful eyes, because they’ll absolutely be monitoring the situation.)

orange slices for Orange Julius

Semi-Surprise Ingredient

It may be somewhat unexpected, but you’ll be using a can of 100% frozen orange juice from concentrate in this recipe. Totally old-school. Rather than juicing fresh oranges or using liquid juice, frozen orange juice is perfect because it’s already freezer-cold and boasts an intense orange flavor. We keep several cans of 100% orange juice in the freezer at all times now.

Our recipe uses low-fat milk, but whole milk will work wonderfully for a slightly richer texture. Powdered sugar and real vanilla extract round out the recipe.

There are no unknowns and no questionable ingredients. It’s all pure and simple.

Somehow, these 4 little ingredients blend up all fizzy and bubbly. Your drink will stay nice and frothy for awhile, so you can sit back and sip slowly, and savor every drop of this refreshing classic (it’s kinda hard to sip slowly, but it sounds good in theory.)

Orange Julius in cup with straw

Try this Easy Thai Iced Coffee, too:

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Orange Julius Recipe

4-Ingredient Orange Julius Recipe (5-Minute)

★★★★★ 5 from 9 reviews
  • Author: Chew Out Loud
  • Prep Time: 4 mins
  • Total Time: 4 mins
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: drinks
  • Method: blender
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian
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Description

This 4-Ingredient Orange Julius Recipe takes just a few minutes. It’s frothy, cool, and supremely delicious! Tastes just like the mall version, but way healthier and cheaper.

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Ingredients

  • 12 oz can of frozen 100% orange juice concentrate
  • 2 cups low fat or whole milk
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup ice cubes

Instructions

  1. In a heavy duty blender, add all ingredients except ice cubes. Blend for a few seconds until mixture is smooth. Add ice cubes and blend just until frothy (doesn’t take long.) Serve immediately, with additional ice cubes if desired.

Keywords: Homemade Orange Julius, Orange Smoothie

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Comments

  2. Courtney Andrews says

    I am really into smoothies lately! I recently got a Nutribullet so I’ve been trying lots of different recipes. I love orange-flavored drinks so I will add this to my list!

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  5. Odette @osoinspired says

    I’ve never had an Orange Julius before. It sounds easy to make so perhaps I should try it

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  10. Cat says

    Could I do this with frozen raspberries, peaches, any other fruit? Lemonade concentrate? The julius website has several flavors listed there. I remember the mall stores had several flavors… those were so good. I will try it. The raspberry one was really good!

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    • chewoutloud says

      I definitely think you can use different fruits and experiment with flavors! It would be such fun, and I’m sure all of it would turn out delish! I’m thinking my boys would LOVE if I did that kind of experiment for them 😉

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  12. Elizabeth Faircloth says

    It is 7 am and I jut made this for breakfast, but I did add a little protien powder … OMG just lime I remembered for childhood. .. I am taking this to a “Breakfast for Dinner” pot luck… and I am making a gallon of the stuff…. this is so good…

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  13. Veronica Perez says

    I tried this recipe, and my grandkids loved it .. My husband thought it tasted exactly like Orange julius

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  14. Joel Staples says

    Since I’m a diabetic I can’t drink orange juice because of all the added sugar they put in it. So what i did is I put fresh peeled oranges, %1 milk and ice in the blender and it works. Tastes just as good.

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  15. George says

    4 ingredients?
    1. Frozen orange juice concentrate.
    2. Milk
    3. Sugar
    4. Vanilla
    5. Ice cubes.
    It has been a while since I have taken a counting class but I am pretty sure that is 5 ingredients.

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  17. Gervin Khan says

    To be honest, it is my first time to hear about his Orange Julius recipe and it looks really delicious. I must try this and I am sure my husband will love it.

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  24. Candice says

    This drink is amazing! We will be making it all summer long. Love that is uses simple ingredients… ones that I can always keep on hand. Thank you for the great recipe!

    ★★★★★

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  26. Liz Cleland says

    I have not had a Orange Julius since walking the malls when I was younger whilst shopping! I just love the taste of these, can’t wait to try this recipe out, thanks!

    ★★★★★

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  27. Ramona says

    All of these look super refreshing and very healthy, which I am all for! I cant wait to make the strawberry Julius and the mango smoothie for my kids as I know they will love them. Thank you for sharing these recipes!

    ★★★★★

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  28. Jamie says

    I remember having this all the time as a kid and it brings back such happy memories! I’m definitely going to make this over the weekend. It looks incredible!

    ★★★★★

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  31. Erin says

    I haven’t had an orange julius since I was maybe 5 years ago! I remember it from a place at the mall. I need to give yours a go!

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