Comments on: Breakfast Week-Orange Julius and Strawberry Syrup

By: Lori

Lori — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:07:05 +0000

I made the orange julius for my family today with lunch and they loved it! Thanks for the recipe.

By: Carla

Carla — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 12:37:45 +0000

How many servings do these make, especially the Orange Julius?

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 12:06:15 +0000

We LOVE Orange Julius! Here is the recipe we use:
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup orange juice concentrate
1/2 cup water
2T sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
enough ice to reach desired consistency.

Mine ends up always being too thick so I thin it down with orange juice (not the concentrate.) To boost up the healthfulness of it, I often substitute vanilla yogurt for the milk. Yum!

By: Thanks Management

Thanks Management — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:46:15 +0000

You are my hew Hero!!! I am soon to be 12 weeks pregnant and have been CRAVING an Orange Julius real 100% fruit Smoothie (but would never allow myself to go on an unneeded trip to the mall)… I am thrilled I can make one at home now!! I squealed like a little kid when I read your post! My husband said.. “well I think I can guess what you’ll be making this week!” Thank you very much!!

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:37:06 +0000

Mmmmm…the Orange Julius recipe sounds great! My kids have never had Orange Julius, but I had it occasionally as a teenager and enjoyed it muchly. I will have to try this! Thank you!

By: Katherine

Katherine — Mon, 30 May 2011 16:54:30 +0000

The kids loved the drink. I used 1/4 sugar

By: Katherine

Katherine — Mon, 30 May 2011 16:53:39 +0000

Just made the Orange Julius with cheese quesadillas after returning from a very moving, very hot and humid Memorial Day parade and service at our township’s veteran’s cemetary. The drink was awesome! I used 1/4 cup sugar . Kids loved it – said it was just like the one at the mall (at what – 70 percent cheaper?) Poured the remainder in a Zip Lock and freezing it. Plan to pop it in the blender for easy summer drink.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:55:35 +0000

Hmmm. One is forced to wonder – how would the orange julius work if combined with the strawberry sauce?

Excuse me, I have a sudden need to head to my lab… I mean kitchen!

(I also have 25 pounds yet of frozen sweet cherries I need to use up that may have to get tossed in and tried in this.)

Thanks for the idea. I’m always looking for ways to get more fruit into my diet and find something other than my usual oatmeal (or more often, nothing) for breakfast.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:45:25 +0000

Julia, I forgot to mention that you can use different berries in the syrup too…so you could recreate the Village Inn experience. lol

By: Julia

Julia — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:29:51 +0000

Oh I also wanted to say thanks for the strawberry sauce recipe because I hate maple syrup so I’m always looking for alternatives. Another story from ancient times: we frequented a breakfast place called the Village Inn and I loved it because they had containers of brightly colored fruit flavored syrup in addition to maple. I always ordered the dollar pancakes and put a different flavor on each. Every night before he goes to sleep, my son wants me to tell him a story from when I was little. When I protest that I can’t think of a new one, he says “tell me the pancake story” and that’s the one he means. Talk about cheap entertainment!