17 Apr, 2010
Recipe for making your own frothy Orange Julius drink
Posted by andrea tomkins in: Easy ways to make kids happy|Recipes and Food
We have the good fortune (or misfortune?) of living within walking distance of a Dairy Queen. Lately their ice cream frozen desserts haven’t been turning me on. And their portion sizes are way too big. Have you ever tried to order a small cone for your little kid?
Anyway, our local DQ has an Orange Julius neatly installed within it. So the last time we were there I decided to order a Orange Julius – THE classic treat of my childhood years.
I don’t know what happened between then and now but it didn’t taste the way I remembered it. Didn’t these things used to be sweet and frothy, not watery and tinny? Was the Flavour Enhancer** doing something weird to my taste buds?
Anyway, I digress. I like fruit smoothies AND I like frothy orange beverages. They remind me of the cool sweetness of Creamsicles (another fave), so I poked around the interwebs for a recipe so we could make our own on the cheap.
Best part: I control the sugar and I know exactly what’s going into it.
You’ll need:
- 1 c. whole milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 can frozen orange juice concentrate (I like unsweetened and pulpy oj.)
- sugar (I ran out of sugar (!) and used three Splenda packets instead. If you have sugar, just sweeten to taste. Try 1/3 cup and see what happens. )
- one egg white
- 5 or 6 ice cubes
Put everything (except for the ice cubes) in a blender. Blend for a few minutes. Add ice cubes until they’re totally crushed. Pour and serve.
The recipe above makes about four normal-sized servings.
For added nutritional punch you can toss in a banana or two. If you happen to have a frozen banana (remember the ice-cream that isn’t really ice cream??) on hand you can omit the ice cubes.
Enjoy!
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** Secret Orange Julius flavour enhancer: “A dairy-based flavor enhancer blended for taste and texture. Ingredients include dairy and egg products, specifically whole milk powder and egg white solids. Contains: Milk and egg.”
I say ew. What else do they put in there besides the milk and egg? I propose that we take control of our treats and not overpay for extra junk we don’t want. What say you?
Let me know if you try this one out!
