Orange Banana Smoothie

This Orange Banana Smoothie uses whole oranges and bananas for a bright-tasting and refreshing drink. This recipe can be made both dairy-free and vegan. Each serving contains almost 100% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C. 

When you want a simple and refreshing smoothie, you’ve got to try this recipe. Bright sweet oranges get blended with ripe banana. Yogurt adds creaminess and plant milk helps the mixture blend.

This Orange Banana Smoothie tastes like a healthy Orange Julius! It’s light and tasty and is a great way to start the day. It also makes a great afternoon snack.

Why You Need This Recipe

• Each serving of this smoothie contains almost 100% of the RDI for vitamin C.
• This is one of the easiest smoothies you’ll ever make. You only need a handful of ingredients.
• Customize this recipe to meet your needs.

Key Ingredients

One navel orange adds the bright tropical flavor to this Orange Banana Smoothie. You can also use Cara Cara oranges or blood oranges. If you don’t have a whole orange, you can use orange juice instead. If you want to really amp up the orange flavor, feel free to add some of the orange zest as well!

Frozen banana adds natural sweetness and creaminess. Ripe bananas are very high in natural sugars.

Almond milk or your choice of milk makes the base of this smoothie, along with some dairy-free or Greek yogurt.

Ice cubes make this healthy smoothie cold and refreshing.

Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.

Recipe Steps

Step One

Start by combining the milk, yogurt, and ice cubes in the base of your high-speed blender. I recommend using a Vitamix.

Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.

Step Two

Next, add the orange, banana, honey or maple syrup. It’s always a good idea to add the liquid items to your blender first and then the solid ingredients. This helps the blender blend efficiently.

Step Three

Blend and serve! You’ll only need to run the blender for 25-30 seconds to get a thick and creamy smoothie.

Recipe Tips & Substitutions

• If you want to make this orange smoothie a full meal, I recommend adding two scoops of your favorite protein powder. See my lists of the best clean protein powders and the best protein powders for pregnancy.
• Be sure to check out my tutorial on the best way to freeze bananas.
• You can use coconut milk instead of plant milk or regular milk to make this a truly tropical drink.
• Vitamin C tends to dissipate with exposure to air, so it’s best to drink this smoothie right away. Or, you can cover any leftover smoothie and store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

Recipe FAQs

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Orange Banana Smoothie

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This Orange Banana Smoothie uses whole oranges and bananas for a bright-tasting and refreshing drink. This recipe can be made both dairy-free and vegan. Each serving contains almost 100% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C.

• Total Time: 12 minutes
• Yield: 4 1x

Ingredients

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• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (use regular milk if you aren’t dairy-free)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut yogurt (use regular yogurt if you aren’t on a dairy-free diet)
• 4 oranges, peeled and broken into halves
• 1 frozen banana, broken into chunks
• 2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup
• 1/2 cup ice cubes

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Instructions

1. In the base of a high-speed blender, combine the milk, yogurt, oranges, banana, honey or maple syrup, and ice cubes.
2. Turn the blender on high and run for 30-45 seconds, or until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
3. Serve immediately.

Notes

1. If you want to make this orange smoothie a full meal, I recommend adding two scoops of your favorite protein powder. See my lists of the best clean protein powders and the best protein powders for pregnancy.
2. Be sure to check out my tutorial on the best way to freeze bananas.
3. You can use coconut milk instead of plant milk or regular milk to make this a truly tropical drink.
4. Vitamin C tends to dissipate with exposure to air, so it’s best to drink this smoothie right away. Or, you can cover any leftover smoothie and store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

• Author: Carrie Forrest, MPH in Nutrition
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 2 minutes
• Category: Smoothie
• Method: Blender
• Cuisine: Healthy
• Diet: Vegan

Nutrition

• Serving Size:
• Calories: 131
• Sugar: 18.2 g
• Sodium: 56 mg
• Fat: 1.9 g
• Saturated Fat: 0.5 g
• Carbohydrates: 27.6 g
• Fiber: 3.8 g
• Protein: 3.6 g
• Cholesterol: 2.3 mg

Keywords: vegan orange smoothie, dairy free orange creamsicle, vegan orange julius

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