Creamy Orange Smoothie with Fresh Juice and Avocado
A healthier Orange Julius, this recipe for Creamy Orange Smoothie is vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free. Enjoy Creamsicle flavor using whole food ingredients.
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Smoothies without added sugars are a healthy afternoon snack or light meal replacement. In addition to this smoothie with oranges, this Classic Green Smoothie is a go-to alongside this Blueberry Breakfast Smoothie. Check out this great post featuring 22 Smoothie Recipes!
Vitamin C is an important building block for healthy immunity which we all want to do especially this time of year. A fabulous way to obtain it is through the juice of fresh oranges. Doesn’t a healthy orange Creamsicle smoothie sound like a great way to get that vitamin C? I think so too!
Ingredients for this Recipe:
- fresh orange juice
- frozen bananas
- avocado
- vanilla
Don’t you just love the feeling of slicing into an absolutely perfectly ripe avocado? Omgsh sooooo satisfying.
How to Make this Recipe for Creamy Orange Smoothie
The nice thing about smoothie recipes is how easy they are! All you have to do is place the ingredients in your blender and blend.
Done and done.
This fresh orange smoothie recipe is so thick and creamy you could eat it with a spoon. The frozen bananas and the luscious avocado create such a creamy texture, almost like a soft-serve consistency, and the teaspoon vanilla adds that ice cream taste.
It’s like a creamsicle treat from your childhood and you are going to love it just like when you were a kid.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS:
- Top with orange zest from the peel for a fancy presentation.
- For a bit of natural sweetener drizzle in a smidge of honey or maple syrup.
- Swap out the orange juice for pineapple juice and enjoy a healthy Dole Whip knockoff. Peach or mango would also be delicious fruits to substitute in this recipe.
- If you don’t have frozen bananas add 2-3 ice cubes instead and add a bit of milk. Keep the smoothie vegan by using almond milk or coconut milk.
- Amp up the nutrition and make this smoothie green with a handful of spinach or kale.
- Boost the protein with a spoonful of greek yogurt, a tablespoon of chia seeds, or a scoop of protein powder.
More Healthy Smoothie Recipes:
- Blueberry Spinach Smoothie
- Vegan Strawberry Banana Protein Smoothie
- Detox Green Smoothie
- Creamy Cranberry Vanilla Smoothie
- Strawberry Banana Breakfast Smoothie
- Matcha Green Tea Smoothie
**This recipe was originally posted on June 10, 2015, and updated April 23, 2019, and updated again on December 21, 2021, with recipe notes, writing, and photos.**
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Creamy Orange Smoothie with Fresh Juice and Avocado
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 frozen bananas
- 3/4 cup fresh orange juice *approximately 2 large oranges
- 1 avocado
- ½ tsp vanilla
- orange zest *from the fresh oranges
Instructions
- Place all ingredients, except for the orange zest, in your blender. Blend until smooth, adding water if needed.2 frozen bananas, 1 avocado, 3/4 cup fresh orange juice
- Pour into 2 glasses and garnish with the zest. Serve immediately.orange zest
Notes
SERVING SUGGESTIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS:
- Top with orange zest from the peel for a fancy presentation.
- For a bit of natural sweetener drizzle in a smidge of honey or maple syrup.
- Swap out the orange juice for pineapple juice and enjoy a healthy Dole Whip knockoff. Peach or mango would also be delicious fruits to substitute in this recipe.
- If you don’t have frozen bananas add 2-3 ice cubes instead and add a bit of milk. Keep the smoothie vegan by using almond milk or coconut milk.
- Amp up the nutrition and make this smoothie green with a handful of spinach or kale.
- Boost the protein with a spoonful of greek yogurt, a tablespoon of chia seeds, or a scoop of protein powder.