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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No real allergies, but I sure feel better when I eat real food, and lots of fruits. I love to start the day with a smoothie, but I have a old blender.. you can’t make an awesome smoothie.. I also would love to make my own hummus, which I can’t with my current blender. boy I need to win a great Blendtech. You know how I feel, I bet….
No allergies. Orange juice is now on my shopping list, can’t wait to try this. I’m looking for more ways to use coconut milk in place of dairy. I’m also going to try this combination as a popsicle.
I’m lucky that I have no allergies. The best smoothies are my morning ones, the pick me up is addicting! Could use a Blendtec to keep me fueled and healthy!
I don’t have any food allergies, but I would love this try this Orange Julius out!
I am diabetic and am always trying to eat healthy. I am allergic to shellfish, but I don’t care about that! I LOVE Orange Julius and am excited to try this recipe!
Don’t know if I’m officially intolerant, but milk is not my friend. Still, the first recipe I would try would be my favorite milk shake recipe. It’s actually more ice cream than milk the way I make it … so yummy!
I have no food allergies, but I just made one, tweaking slightly, as I am watching calories. Used one whole navel orange in place of oj, added about 1/4 of orange’s skin, used 2 small packets of stevia in place of powdered sugar, and the rice milk and ice as in recipe. Wonderful!
That’s great! Thanks for sharing your substitutions!
Sounds delicious and refreshing! I will add it to my summer and spring recipes. Thank you! Yum yum!
I don’t have allergies, but I’d love to have a blender powerful enough to handle anything I want to cook. Please send a Blendtec this way!
No allergies here, thankfully. But I like to be sensitive to that for friends who have allergies. We just like to eat healthy and yummy!