This 4-Ingredient Orange Julius Recipe takes only 5 minutes. It’s frothy, cool, and supremely delicious! Tastes just like the mall version, but way healthier. They’ll ask you to make this one again and again!
In our current culture of hyper smoothies, anything goes. Smoothie add-ins range from whey protein to wheatgrass to collagen.
Yeah, collagen. I’m not betting on my wrinkles miraculously disappearing by gulping smoothies. {Anything’s possible?}
Okay, so I do love me some easy Chia Seed Pudding and Tropical Green Smoothies that taste like Maui.
But I’m simple at heart, and who doesn’t have simple memories of begging our mamas for that frothy Orange Julius at the mall? Back in my day, they included raw egg whites into our drinks, along with some powder stuff (I routinely peered over the counter and watched with fascination every single time.)
My 7-year-old self thought those teenagers had the coolest job ever. It didn’t matter what went into those superyummy Orange Julius drinks. I simply savored Every. Single. Sip.
Lucky for my Littles, I’m both simple and nostalgic. That’s how this 4-Ingredient Orange Julius Recipe happened.
It’s frothy. It’s healthy. It’s cool and scrumptious. It’s just like what you get at the mall, without going to the mall. And it takes only 5 teensy minutes to whip up…
All you need is real frozen OJ from concentrate (because it’s frozen and has bold flavor.) We use low-fat milk, but whole milk will work wonderfully for a slightly richer texture. A bit of powdered sugar and real vanilla round out the recipe.
No egg whites, no unknowns. Just simple and pure.
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 as slowly as you want. Though it’s honestly kinda hard to sip slowly 😇
I may be far from being a teenager in an Orange Julius hat, but I do have the coolest job ever.
I can toss a few great ingredients into a blender. A little orange magic happens in front of all the Little’s watchful eyes.
They don’t care what goes into their superyummy Orange Julius drinks. They simply savor Every. Single. Sip.
4-Ingredient Orange Julius Recipe (5-Minute)
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: drinks, dessert
Description
This 4-Ingredient Orange Julius Recipe takes only 5 minutes. It’s frothy, cool, and supremely delicious! Tastes just like the mall version, but way healthier. They’ll ask you to make this one again and again!
Ingredients
- 12 oz frozen 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
- 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.
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You ALWAYS make me want to try your recipes. I am a HUGE smoothierre (yes, I just made that up) and am always on the lookout for new recipes. Never made one made of oranges before but will be trying this when I return home!!
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Hope you love it as much as we do, Candy! Thanks so much for being here today
I just had the real thing this evening and I will be trying this out tomorrow. I watched them use their powders….. I’m still wondering….all natural sounds much better. Thanks for the recipe.
I know, the mysterious powders…;P LOL! Thanks for coming over, William, and hope you love the recipe as much as we do!
What are the mysterious powders in the orange julius ?
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!
Hope you love it as much as we do, Courtney! Thanks for being here today 🙂
I agree it’s pretty difficult to sip slowly when it’s orange! Orange has a zesty taste n the fragrance makes one really happy!
Yes, totally agree 🙂 Thanks for coming over, Tiffany!
Looks like drinking sunshine! Delightful.
Love that description! 🙂
I’ve never had an Orange Julius before. It sounds easy to make so perhaps I should try it
Definitely, Odette! 🙂
Mmmm…I love a good Orange Julius! And even better with natural ingredients!
Thank you, Melissa! 🙂
It is soooo hot in my house right now. I could really use one of these right about now.
I know, today is smoking hot in our ‘hood, too!
Sounds good and refreshing. I love orange.
Thanks so much, Tali! 🙂
Sitting in DQ, sipping a Julius, wishing I had found this ten minutes ago.
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!
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 😉
Thanks for the Orange Julius recipe. It taste wonderful. 5 Stars. By Gregg L. Friedman MD
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…
I tried this recipe, and my grandkids loved it .. My husband thought it tasted exactly like Orange julius
Yay, that makes me smile, Veronica! 🙂 Love it!
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.
Sounds amazing, Joel!
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.