Green Orange Julius
I have fond childhood memories of making orange julius & popcorn at a neighbourhood friends house on many a weekend. That is one recipe I couldn’t forget if I tried. So when I wanted to share this favourite with my kids, I knew it would mean just a few small changes before I could be 100% satisfied. This is how we make orange julius today and it is definitely a family favourite. Remember that a recipe is always just a template and you can always adjust it to your liking. You can either make it with fresh whole peeled oranges, or if you want a quicker version, you can use orange juice. (I have included amounts for both). Hope you enjoy.
Green Orange Julius
From: Mommy Kristi
Serves: Makes 1 Litre
Ingredients
- ¼ cup almond milk (or milk of choice)
- 2 large or 3 small oranges (peeled & quartered) or 1 cup orange juice
- 1 cup spinach (or more)
- ½ lemon (peeled & some seeds removed)
- 5 medjool dates
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ice (about 2 cups)
Method
- Place almond milk, oranges or orange juice, lemon, spinach, dates & vanilla into blender in that order and blend until smooth.
- Add ice and then blend again to the consistency that you prefer.
- We do the blending in two steps to ensure that the spinach & dates are well blended before the ice goes in as blending too long will result in a warm drink.
- This is especially important if you don't have a high powered blender such as a blendtec or vitamix.
