Homemade Orange Julius Recipe

Name: Homemade Orange Julius Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 Cups Ice; 1 12 oz can Frozen OJ Concentrate (thawed); 2 Cups Milk; 1 Cup Water; 1/2 Cup Sugar; 2 tsp Vanilla Extract; 1 tsp Baking Soda

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Ah, the Orange Julius, smoothie of my youth.
I have worked on recreating it for years.

Yes, years!

But finally, finally I’ve got it, so I’m going to share it with all you Orange Julius lovin’ folk out there.

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Homemade Orange Julius Recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings

Author Karly

Ingredients

2 Cups Ice
1 12 oz can Frozen OJ Concentrate, thawed
2 Cups Milk
1 Cup Water
1/2 Cup Sugar
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Baking Soda

Instructions

Throw all the ingredients together in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. This recipe serves four tall glasses, or for my family, it makes two tall glasses and three kid-sized glasses of deliciousness.

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Course Drinks

Baking soda is the secret ingredient I’ve been missing for so long. It neutralizes the acidity of the orange and lends it the creamier flavor that is paramount to an Orange Julius. Give it a try, I promise it’ll make you happy!

Yummmmmmm

About Karly

From her childhood home in Southern Minnesota, Karly embraces the crazy of everyday life by creating delicious dishes her family and friends love, while experimenting with new flavors and techniques and photographing the results. Karly’s love for beautiful foods and joy for creating is infectious to all who meet her.

Comments

Casey K says
August 22, 2013 at 5:13 pm
Oh thank you so much for posting this! I can't wait to make it. Thank you thank you thank you!
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- Karly Gomez says
  September 3, 2013 at 4:10 am
  You're welcome! I hope you enjoy it!
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Lish says
August 22, 2013 at 8:20 pm
ooh I can't wait to try this!! I too always get reminded of my teenage years visiting the mall whenever I hear the word Orange Julius!!!
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- Karly Gomez says
  September 3, 2013 at 4:10 am
  Ha ha ha YES! Exactly the same for me!
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Natasha Hoover says
August 27, 2013 at 11:31 pm
Baking soda?! I never would have guessed! So cool - I love cold things and have to try this! Visiting from the From Dream to Reality hop!
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- Karly Gomez says
  September 3, 2013 at 4:10 am
  I know, right?!? Probably why it took me so long to figure it out! It was a well-held secret!
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Chris says
September 27, 2013 at 10:45 pm
I tried really hard to like this. I couldn't get past the baking soda. I mean it was almost perfect, but it had that baking soda after taste. I am going to try again without the baking soda. Thanks for the receipe.
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- Karly Gomez says
  November 4, 2013 at 11:45 pm
  That's unfortunate! Maybe you just ended up with a small clump in your cup, because you shouldn't taste it at all. It's exactly what's in the real Orange Julius to make it smooth and creamy!
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Kim says
September 4, 2016 at 4:11 pm
Thank you for developing and sharing a homemade Julius recipe! Last time I bought an Orange Julius at a mall, it was very disappoint -- not at all the goodness of childhood memory. I would never have guessed the baking-soda secret.
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Homemade Orange Julius Recipe