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Orange Berry Smoothie

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This orange berry smoothie is so fresh and sweet, loaded with orange juice, frozen berries, and yogurt. It’s a great way to start the day, and the new year!
 
A side shot of a glass filled to the brim with a purple-ish berry smoothie. It has two paper straws in the glass.
 
It’s the new year, and I don’t know about you, but I always like starting the new year off fresh with some better for me foods. Especially after all the delicious holiday cookies, and treats.
 
This orange berry is the perfect place to start. It’s such a great way to start your day, with something fresh, delicious, filling, and good for you!
 
I drink a smoothie 2 to 3 times a week for breakfast. They’re usually very simple, some fruit and juice, whatever I have on hand. This orange berry smoothie is made up of frozen berries, a frozen banana (I like to stick mine in the freezer when I notice they’re starting to get overripe, I just peel them and throw them in a ziplock bag), orange juice, Greek yogurt (I used strawberry, but vanilla works fine too), a little milk, a dash of vanilla extract, and some ice as needed.
A dark pink smoothie in a glass topped with two raspberries and a blackberry, with two straws, and oranges, bananas, and berries on the side.

How to make an orange berry smoothie?

This smoothie couldn’t be easier to make, especially if you have a nice high powered blender. Throw all the ingredients in at once if you have a high powered blender and blend it up.
 
If your blender is a little slower, you may need to add a couple ingredients at a time to not over work it.
 
Once it’s all blended to your desired thickness, pour it into two separate glasses and voila, enjoy.
 
Step by step photos of how to make an orange berry smoothie in a blender.

How to turn it into a smoothie bowl?

You can also turn it into a smoothie bowl by adding a little extra ice or extra frozen berries to make it a little thicker. Then top the bowl with some crunchy granola, fresh berries, shredded coconut, sliced banana, chopped up nuts, or whatever your favorite toppings might be.
 
I like to use fresh squeezed orange juice to make this smoothie extra delicious, but store bought is fine too. When we lived in California we had both a navel orange, and a Valencia orange tree.

What are the differences between Navel and Valencia Oranges?

Valencia oranges are usually ready and ripe in the summer. The valencia orange is often considered a juicing orange. It is more difficult to peel, but it is packed with sweet orange goodness that is ready to be squeezed into fresh delicious juice. One other great thing about the valencia oranges is you can leave the fruit on the tree and they will stay good, for practically the whole year.

The navel orange looks like it has a belly button when you separate it from the stem, hence its name. It has a thicker peel, which makes it easier to peel and eat fresh. These oranges are ripe and ready in the winter (so it’s probably what you’re finding at the store right now – don’t worry, you can juice these too)

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Orange Berry Smoothie

(Can you see the differences?  it is subtle in the picture)

A dark pink smoothie in a glass topped with two raspberries and a blackberry, with two straws, and oranges, bananas, and berries on the side.

This orange berry smoothie is such a delicious and refreshing way to start the day, or add a boost to your afternoon. 

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A side shot of a glass filled to the brim with a purple-ish berry smoothie. It has two paper straws in the glass.

Orange Berry Smoothie

Created By: Aimee
Servings 2
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
This orange berry smoothie is so fresh and sweet, loaded with orange juice, frozen berries, and yogurt. It's a great way to start the day, and the new year!

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup frozen berries
  • 1/2 banana (frozen)
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 3 oz strawberry Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 to 5 ice cubes

Instructions

  • Add your berries, banana, and juice into your blender.
  • Blend it up together.
  • Add in the yogurt and vanilla extract, and mix until blended together.
  • Add the milk and ice cubes, and blend until the smoothie is totally smooth. (You may be able to skip either depending on how thick you want your smoothie, and how high powered your blender is)
  • Pour into two 8 oz glasses and enjoy.

Notes

*Frozen works better, but you can use fresh if that's what you have on hand. I like using Kirtland frozen Triple Berries
 

Nutrition

Calories: 166kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 6gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 29mgPotassium: 418mgFiber: 2gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 362IUVitamin C: 66mgCalcium: 96mgIron: 1mg
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This orange berry smoothie was first posted on March 21, 2014. The photos and text were updated on January 4, 2021.

A side shot of a glass filled to the brim with a purple-ish berry smoothie, an orange berry smoothie

A side shot of a glass filled to the brim with a purple-ish berry smoothie, an orange berry smoothie

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    • Aimee says

      I updated the recipe to show the calories, so if you make 2 servings its approximately 166 calories each. Hope you’ll try it!

    • Aimee Berrett says

      It might not be quite as sweet with plain Greek, because the strawberry has some sugar. But I think it’ll still be good!

  3. Wanda says

    This looks like it could be good but I wish there was a photo of the whole smoothie. It is zoomed into a microscopic level but it would be nice to see what the whole smoothie looks like. I will definitely be trying this though!

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