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4-Ingredient Orange Julius Cocktail (Gluten-Free, Vegan)

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Give your Orange Julius a grown-up boozy twist! A quick and easy 4-Ingredient Orange Julius Cocktail recipe that’s gluten-free, vegan, and makes for a perfect frozen, creamy, and fruit treat! A sippable Creamsicle for adults only!

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Have y’all ever had an Orange Julius? The actual branded beverage/treat that stemmed off of Dairy Queen? Basically it is a frozen “smoothie” type of treat that’s a mixture of orange juice concentrate, milk, sugar, vanilla, and a whole bunch of scary things if it’s not homemade. Like a delicious Creamsicle (also a branded frozen dessert). A Creamsicle I’ve had…vanilla ice cream coated in orange popsicle…so good! Never an actual “drinkable” Orange Julius.

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An Orange Julius is probably the only time milk and acidic orange juice can be consumed in one fell swoop. That creamy, sweet, zesty, fruity combo is so delicious though. I did have a “prime opportunity” back in high school to try out vast quantities of Orange Julius; alas, I was years into being “free-from“. The vast quantities came from my Latin club’s monthly Orange Julius sales. You guys may remember way back (like first post “way back”), that I was a little Latin prodigy in high school. From Latin I through AP Latin, I was writing, translating, and speaking my little Latin heart out.

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With being so immersed in 4 years of Latin, I was also a “member” of the Latin club (I rarely ever went to the meetings, haha!). I assume the reason my teacher was so into making Orange Julius the “sale item” was the “Julius” part (i.e. Julius Caesar). The thing that really grossed me out about the whole sale was that members of the club would bring in bottles of milk and leave them in the Latin room until the end of the school day when the sale would go on and my teacher would whip up Orange Julius down in the “Mall” (the hallway outside the cafeteria). Who knows how long that milk was kept out before it was brought to the classroom, let alone how it was kept cold IN the classroom for a full school day.

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Maybe if I’d gone to a meeting or two I’d know how the ingredients were kept (haha!). Thankfully, now-a-days, I can happily whip up an Orange Julius that’s safe, dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan, and perhaps a little more “grown-up”. I’m keeping things simple with just some orange juice, ice, a touch of Swerve, and some Bom Bom Nilli Vanilli, which is an all natural gluten-free & vegan rum with an almond milk base. (Added, bonus, no one has to worry about refrigeration with with “milk”!)

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 I’m pretty sure (okay, I’m certain), THIS Orange Julius would have had me suspended from school, even though it is 100% more delicious (and healthier!). Now if there was a college Orange Julius sale…maybe (but that’s still cutting it close to 21!). Maybe we’ll just reserve these 4-Ingredient Orange Julius Cocktails for those girl’s nights and weekend brunches. Some orange juice and what I like to call some “boozy vanilla spiked almond milk” seems to be a perfect little sip for brightening up any little occasion 😉

4-Ingredient Orange Julius Cocktail

4-Ingredient Orange Julius Cocktail (Gluten-Free, Vegan) | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Give your Orange Julius a grown-up boozy twist! A quick and easy 4-Ingredient Orange Julius Cocktail recipe that's gluten-free, vegan, and makes for a perfect frozen, creamy, and fruit treat! A sippable Creamsicle for adults only! #orangejulius #creamsicle #cocktail #glutenfree #vegan

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4-Ingredient Orange Julius Cocktail (Gluten-Free, Vegan)

4-Ingredient Orange Julius Cocktail (Gluten-Free, Vegan) | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Give your Orange Julius a grown-up boozy twist! A quick and easy 4-Ingredient Orange Julius Cocktail recipe that's gluten-free, vegan, and makes for a perfect frozen, creamy, and fruit treat! A sippable Creamsicle for adults only! #orangejulius #creamsicle #cocktail #glutenfree #vegan

Give your Orange Julius a grown-up boozy twist! A quick and easy 4-Ingredient Orange Julius Cocktail recipe that’s gluten-free, vegan, and makes for a perfect frozen, creamy, and fruit treat! A sippable Creamsicle for adults only!

  • Author: Rebecca Pytell
  • Cook Time: 2 mins
  • Total Time: 2 mins
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Drinks
  • Cuisine: American
Scale

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup 100% Orange Juice
  • 1 Cup Bom Bom Nilli Vanilli*
  • 1/2 Cup Erythritol (or preferred granulated sweetener)
  • 1 1/2 Cups Ice
  • Fresh Orange Slices (optional garnish)

Instructions

  1. Simply place all the ingredients in a blender and blend it up!
  2. Pour into glasses and garnish with an orange slice if desired.

Notes

*To make this kid-friendly, use 1 cup of unsweetened vanilla non-dairy milk.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1

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Julius Caesar may not have had access to this Nilli Vanilli when he whipped up some Orange Julius back in the day, but if he had, he’d probably been able to save himself on the Ides of March. He’d have had more friends, because everyone loves a little boozy, creamy, fruity Orange Julius! Now that I think about it, is “Julius” a play on the word “juice”? All that Latin blinds you from the obvious, I guess…

So tell me:

+ Have you ever had an Orange Julius?

 + What language did you take in high school? Latin…because we didn’t have to actually “speak” in conversations like the other languages!

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Comments

  11. Kelsey says

    This looks amazing! I love the pina colada (non-boozy) version of a Julius that our mall’s Orange Julius stand used to sell. I wonder if it’s still on the menu. Anyway, I’ll have to give this a try!

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  12. Elise Ho says

    The hubby and I used to go to Orange Julius 2 to 3 times per week. Now I think about all the crazy amounts of sugar we were consuming. It is just so unhealthy.

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  24. Liv says

    Wel this recipe has made me super jealous lol I can’t have alcohol since I’m pregnant and this recipe sounds amazing!! I’ll have to save it to make later one when I can drink again!

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  28. Farrah says

    I love how easy this is to make! 😀 I’d never heard of Bom Bom Nilli Vanilli, but this definitely sounds intriguing! (I’d probably go with the kid-friendly version though because me + any type of alcohol is a disaster. x_x )

    I took Mandarin in high school, hahah. 😛

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Haha, I think my school offered a select few spots for Mandarin! Most kids took French Spanish or German…I took Latin 😉

      Reply

  33. Nicole | What She Ate says

    I saw this on Pinterest earlier and have been drooling ever since! I didn’t have to take another language in high school (best school ever, right?!) Although, I did pick up some Spanish while backpacking in Central America. Mostly how to order food. Haha.

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Thank you!
      Haha, yes! So lucky!! It shouldn’t be required! Not everyone is “good” with that kind of thought…but I guess that goes along the lines of not everyone being good with MATH either, haha!

      Reply

  42. Ashley says

    I actually worked for Dairy Queen/ Orange Julius in high school and a little after. Never did take a language in high school though which I regret! I’m very interested in trying this! I love orange Julius, but t always made me feel a little sick after, maybe this healthier version will be better on my stomach. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Haha, that’s awesome!
      You weren’t required to take a language? Wow! I wish I’d went to your school!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Spanish was the worst!! We were forced to take that as the only language all through elementary and middle school!

      Reply

  45. Leslie says

    Yum, I love adult beverages now and again. I think anyone who doesn’t like a good orange Julius is dealing with something and can’t be bothered to try something delicious. I took French for 4 years, I loved it.

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  51. Kate K. says

    I used to love the DQ Orange Julius, but I don’t think I could get one now because I don’t trust what they put in them, haha! This sounds like a much better (and more adult) version. 🙂

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  53. amy says

    this looks fabulous, I’m definitely trying it out, thanks for providing dairy free and kid friendly!. (I didn’t learn a language until after high school…then French, Italian, German, Spanish and a bit of Japanese 😝)

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Haha, well you are far ahead of me with language! It’s just not my forte 😉 (But Latin was!)

      Reply

  54. InvisiblyMe says

    Oh wow, this sounds quite nice! I’ve never heard of an Orange Julius before, though I must admit I’ve never even heard of Bom Bom Nilli Vanilli! I got this smoothie/blender machine thing as a gift last year and it needs using! 🙂
    Caz x

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