Allergy Friendly Orange Julius
This Allergy Friendly Orange Julius is creamy, frothy, and delicious, yet dairy and nut milk free!
It’s National Food Allergy Week and so I’ve teamed up with a few other bloggers to bring you some delicious allergy-friendly recipes! (Scroll to the bottom of this post for more recipes.)
Did you know there are 8 foods that are responsible for 90% of food allergies? They are: milk, eggs, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish.
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Our family has been fortunate enough to not have to alter our diets because of a food allergy, but I know there are so many people out there who have to change what they eat due to an allergy, so I thought it would be fun to re-invent one of my favorite drinks to make it dairy and nut free.
Some of you may be thinking, Orange Julius doesn’t have nuts in it, so of course it’s nut free! Well, a lot of dairy-free people use nut milks, which wouldn’t work for those who have allergies to tree nuts, so this recipe can use rice milk OR coconut milk.
Now, before you get after me for coconut milk being classified by the FDA as a tree nut, let me assure you that coconut is not a common allergen and is not related to tree nuts. If you have a tree nut allergy, consult your physician to find out if you need to avoid coconut.
Orange Julius is one of my favorite breakfast drinks! We also enjoy it in the summer for a dessert-like smoothie. Plus I get to use one of my favorite kitchen appliances, my Blendtec, to make it! Easy and delicious!
More Allergy Friendly Recipes
- Lemon Curd- Bite of Delight
- Tomato Soup- Jonesin’ For Taste
- Coconut Milk- Food Apparel
- Pina Colada Agua Fresca- Tried & Tasty
- Raspberry Gelato- Tastefully Frugal
Allergy Friendly Orange Julius
Ingredients
- 1 cup pure orange juice
- ½ cup rice or coconut milk, (Coconut milk is classified by the FDA as a tree nut, but is not a common allergen and is not actually related to tree nuts. If you have a tree nut allergy, consult your physician to find out if you need to avoid coconut.)
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 ½ cups ice
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a blender.
- Blend on high speed until smooth and frothy.
- Enjoy immediately.
Notes
- For extra orange flavor, add the flesh of one orange to the recipe.
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So far, we don’t seem to have any allergies in our immediate family but my niece and sister-in-law are sensitive to gluten and I have been watching my gluten intake after having my daughter last year as well. Love this allergy-friendly Orange Julius! It looks and sounds so refreshing!:)
No food allergies, thank goodness. I have a lot of frozen blueberries I need to use (last year was a huge crop); I would like to make a smoothie with them and coconut milk–maybe add strawberries?
I avoid gluten and dairy. Can’t wait to try this!
I am gluten free and would love to try berry smoothies.
I follow a gluten free diet.
My brother is dairy-free and just getting into smoothies.
We would like to try this allergy friendly orange julius 🙂
No food allergies that I know of but I do have some intolerances.
I think I have a few food ‘allergies’, but they are not severe enough to have issues with them most of the time. BUT if I’m under a lot of stress, pollen levels are super high – those allergies tend to become an issue!
The Orange Julius since I used to get those from a hot dog place called Nedick’s when I was a kid!
Feeling blessed to not have food allergies. I would make my own coconut milk with the blendtec and use it to make these orange Julius drinks, a favorite from my youth.
We are gluten free and half of us are dairy free. This sounds great!