Healthy Homemade Vegan Orange Julius
Creamy, frosty and just a wee bit zippy, this healthy vegan Orange Julius is one of my favourite summertime treats. Made with fruit and juice and just a touch of maple syrup, it has about a third of the sugar of the original drink and WAY more nutrition!
Equipment
- High Speed Blender
Ingredients
- ½ large banana frozen
- 6 cubes not-from concentrate orange juice frozen in an ice cube tray for at least 8 hours
- 1 cup unsweetened cashew milk or oat milk for extra creaminess
- ½ navel orange skin on, cut into quarters
- 1-2 tablespoons pure maple syrup to taste, optional
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons orange-flavoured flax oil optional, for flavour and omega 3s
- tiny pinch of salt
Instructions
- Add the frozen banana, orange juice cubes, cashew mylk, orange, maple syrup, vanilla, salt and flax oil, if using, to a high speed blender and blend until frothy.
- Divide into two glasses and enjoy!
Notes
I highly recommend freezing an ice cube tray or two of orange juice and transferring the cubes to a freezer bag so you have them on hand! Ditto frozen bananas. That way you are ready whenever a healthy craving strikes.