~Gloria Naylor
I grew up drinking Orange Julius. There was a location in every mall in Orange County it seemed like, (this is before they joined DQ) and I grew up at the mall. I thought every body did. Now that I live in rural Western Washington where the nearest mall is about 45 minutes away, (and it's not even a good mall) I see how naive and ignorant I was in my thinking.
Orange County, California does have the best malls around I must say. South Coast Plaza being the best, still after all these years. As a child I rode that Merry Go Round. As a teen I shopped for school clothes in it's stores, and as a young adult I drank in it's bars.
And why not spend time at the mall? Especially in the Summer when school is out and it's 95 degrees outside. There is the movie theater, shopping, restaurants. In fact something my dad and I frequently did on weekends was eat at a restaurant in a mall, and then walk around the shops. Sometimes an inside mall, sometimes an outdoor mall, like Fashion Island or Irvine Spectrum. And like a good dad he would go with me in the stores and act interested in whatever I showed him. That is in fact one of the things I miss most about living in Orange County, the mall times with my dad. On this Fathers Day, I wish I was spending time with him doing something he wants to do! Happy Fathers Day, Dad. I hope to see you soon!
This drink is a spin off of an Orange Julius, but it's much creamier, and I think much better. It reminds me more of a 50/50 bar, or a creamsicle. A delicious and refreshing Summer drink, whatever you call it.
Make it an adult drink by adding a few shots of rum or vodka. Vanilla Absolut would be divine.
A little birdie snacking on my lettuce |
Orange Juli-ish
makes 2 drinks
inspired by this recipe from Food.com
Ingredients
6 ounces (177 ml.) frozen orange juice concentrate
1 cup (250 ml.) milk
1/2 cup (125 ml.) water
1/3 cup (67 g.) sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup (125 ml) whipped cream, or cool whip
1 cup (138 g.) ice, (if you don't have a strong blender like a Vita Mix, you may need to crush the ice first.)
2 shots of alcohol, vodka, rum, or vanilla Absolut. -optional
Instructions
Add everything to the blender except ice. Blend well. Then add the ice and blend until smooth.
I LOVE orange julius'! I'm def. going to make this.
ReplyDeleteI also love that picture of the bird, it's adorable!
Yummy! I love Orange Julius and haven't had it in ages. I really need to make some. Thanks for the recipe.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Tracy Screaming Sardine
I miss Orange Julius! Used to be one in the local mall when I was a wee kidlet, but it got closed out. I was so sad! I'm DEFINITELY getting the stuff to make this over the weekend. Thank you so much for sharing and bringing back such a tasty childhood memory! :-)
ReplyDeleteNow I'm craving an Orange Julius! Looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Orange Julius! I will be trying your homemade version! Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteSounds like summer in a glass. Thanks.
ReplyDeletestopping by from sweet as sugar cookies. these look delicious! perfect for a summer treat!
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Oooh, Vanilla Absolut sounds nice. How about Grand Marnier?
ReplyDeleteMy kids would love this! It looks delicious and refreshing. I'd like to invite you to share your recipes on A Well-Seasoned Life's Sweet Indulgences Sunday.
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I love Orange Julius! We would go to the mall to get these when I lived in OKC. I will have to make these!
ReplyDeleteOrange Julius is the best! There's one in the Tacoma Mall in Tacoma, WA that I hit up all the time. I'll have to try this version out! :)
ReplyDeleteHi there- found you through Be Different's hop and am a new follower. This looks so good! I does bring some feelings of nostalgia back! They don't make things like this were we live. I hope you have time to follow my life in South Africa by http://withoutcomplexities.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
Cute doggie!
ReplyDeleteI love orange Julius! I think strawberry julius are good too.
Coming over from the tea party.
ReplyDeleteI love orange julius. I also grew up with them around and living in the mall. lol
cant wait to try it!
Can hardly wait to try this. The kid-lings will love it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
Have a beautiful PS weekend.
TTFN ~
Marydon
I LOVED orange Julius! Thanks for the recipe! Stopping by from lady bloggers!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet story about your father... and that drink sounds yummy as well.
ReplyDeleteStopping in from the lbs tea party.
Hey! Just wanted to invite you over to share one of your wonderful recipes at my link party- Savory Sundays!! Have a great week!!
ReplyDeleteSaw this on Sweets for a Saturday -- this is how we made it growing up, too! I always thought it was a cool drink because my grandpa's name was Julius. :) We just didn't use the whipped cream. Thanks - I'll have to make this again, soon!
ReplyDeleteOooOoOo that sounds so lovely. I'm going to try and make a vegan version out of that =D
ReplyDeleteOh and by the way, I'm from the Lady Blogger Tea Party =3 Cute birdie in the pic ^__^
ReplyDeleteI love orange julius! Great post! I grew up with them in LA also...not sure that Orange county malls are the best though, LOL! The galleria in SFV had a song...Valley Girl!
ReplyDeleteslice of southern- I lived in LA for many years, so I hear you, I like the galleria, and I used to love The Beverly Center. Now I enjoy hanging out at The Grove. So yeah, LA malls are good too. That's my second favorite place to go to malls. Just the OC has a special place in my heart I guess.
ReplyDeleteVanilla vodka would taste awesome in that. I worked at an orange julius in highschool. I drank waaay too many of their smoothies, haha.
ReplyDeleteIf you are interested, I’d love for you to submit this to my refreshing Summer drinks roundup over at my blog. (Link is in my sidebar) Have a great week :)
This sounds delicious! And I love that there aren't eggs in it...something about raw eggs doesn't work for me...most of the Orange Julius type recipes I've seen have eggs. Glad to have this one to try!
ReplyDeleteOMYGOSH...I love Orange Julius sooo much and both daughter and I cried when they went out of business.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter even worked at one..IN THE MALL..:))...once.
I will fix this tonight...she will be so impressed.:)
I am hooking up to follow you to the ends of the earth if you keep giving us recipes like this. :)))
xo bj
This looks great! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteohhh, you have kicked me right back to circa 1980 ....:)
ReplyDeleteI love love Orange Julius'! Making this tonight!
thanks for sharing!
Michelle
I love Orange Julius and my husband does too. he'll think I'm the greatest if i make this for him. thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had an Orange Julius in years. I can't wait to try this!
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- The Tablescaper
I remember those drinks too. Yours looks every bit as good as the ones they sold. It made the Top 5 for last week's Sweets for a Saturday.
ReplyDeleteHmm.. This looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for linking to {nifty thrifty things} last week!
I hope to see you again tomorrow!
xoxo,
Vanessa
Thanks for sharing your yummy recipe with us at Cast Party Wednesday. I hope you come back and visit us tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteThanks again.
I hope to see you there!
Awesome thanks for the recipe! I also live in Western Washington. (Blaine) Our "local" mall in Bellingham has an Orange Julius.
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