If you're in Bigby Coffee now and then like I am, you've probably seen their posters for ‘orange cream coolers‘. They looked really good, so of course, I decided to try making them myself with none of the bad stuff that those probably have and a lot of the good stuff like eggs and cream! (I've never had an “Orange Julius” from that store at the mall, but can imagine these taste similar.) Now our kids beg for them. They're not used to me buying juice, so when I bought some orange juice for this recipe, they just about did back-flips. I didn't break it to them yet that these will just be once-in-a-while treats.
Delicious Orange Cream Cooler
If you're trying to break your addiction to chain-store smoothies or to Orange Creamsicles, give this recipe a shot.
Servings: 6 Glasses
Ingredients
- 4 pastured egg yolks, from a farmer you trust
- 1 1/2 cup real cream, raw if possible
- A couple handfuls of ice
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 cup milk, always whole, raw if possible
- Organic orange juice
Instructions
- Blend everything except orange juice until it's frothy, a minute or two!
- Pour into a glass: equal amounts of the cream mixture and your favorite orange juice, organic if possible. Stir and enjoy!
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Laura says
I just made this. I think I needed more oranges. I only had two, so I halved the recipe, and didn’t taste until it was all over. I think if I added more oranges and reduced the maple syrup a bit (my oranges were super ripe) I would enjoy it more. My 3yo loves it, but then she loves anything with milk in it. I love that she’s getting eggs this way, though, as getting her to eat eggs can be hard sometimes.
Kelly says
I’ve been making something similar with a can of coconut milk and 3 whole organic oranges. I peel the oranges and then whir them in the blender for a while before adding the coconut milk. It’s a tasty way to start the day!
Commenter via Facebook says
I made these for Christmas morning and everyone loved them! Thanks so much for such a great recipe!
Joan says
I’ve been making this since you posted it in July, But I refuse to buy Orange juice, when I can just use the real thing, and since it calls for one orange, whole, already…it seems to me that that would be way healthier.
Jennifer says
Yum, yum and yum! What a treat 🙂
Steve says
Looks delicious and perfect for a warm summer day!
Primal toad says
This looks so freaking amazing! I might just have to try it!
Commenter via Facebook says
thanks, kelly! just wondering!!
Commenter via Facebook says
Yes, they’re very good for you! As long as they come from a safe source, read more: https://kellythekitchenkop.com/2010/01/are-raw-eggs-safe-to-eat-real-food-wednesday.html
Commenter via Facebook says
waht about the raw egg yolks? i’ve never made anything like this before…is it safe? sounds delish!!
Deb says
what about the raw egg yolks…is that safe? i’ve never made anything like this before…
KitchenKop says
Yes, they’re really good for you! (As long as you get them from a good farmer.) Read more here: https://kellythekitchenkop.com/2010/01/are-raw-eggs-safe-to-eat-real-food-wednesday.html
Melissa @ Dyno-mom says
Why, oh why did I feed the kids the last of thar famr eggs?!? Darn, I’ll just have te wait.
Rachel J. says
I’m drooling. I’ll have to try this with coconut cream/milk and see how it turns out. I’ve been craving orange lately.
amy says
So many recipes call for heavy cream. I don’t have access to heavy cream other that the ultra pasturized stuff at the conventional grocery store.
The only whole milk I have access to (from grass fed cows) is not homogenized and low heat pasturized. So I feel pretty good about the milk we get. I also get some cheese, buttermilk and butter from the same company. However, i cannot get cream and I don’t skim it off our milk because then it would not be WHOLE milk. Anyway, I make our own yogurt and it is pretty thick. Can I use our yogurt in place of heavy cream in recipes like this one?
Thanks
KitchenKop says
Yes, I think that would be great!
Tiffany says
Jen at nourishedkitchen.com has a similar recipe but you freeze it for orange creamsicles – my girls and myself LOVE them.
KitchenKop says
Oooh, that’s a great idea to turn them into popsicles, but we never have any left for that, LOL!
jessica bronson says
Hi tiffany I love it I make before at west valley high school last years
Commenter via Facebook says
looks yummy and refreshing, thanks for sharing
Commenter via Facebook says
My daughter has been making something similar to this, I need to show her this recipe , I bet it’s even better! Thanks!!!
Commenter via Facebook says
this looks delicious! its almost what I did the other day,
I wanted to make kefier ice cream, i had neve made ice cream before, and had no idea what I would have to do to make kefir “creamy”.
I made a custard out of 3 egg yolks and vanilla paste
whipped the egg whites till stiff then added maple syrup
blended kefir and frozen peaches, added the custard
then stirred in the egg whites
put that into the ice cream maker and wow! soft serve!!
amy says
thanks for another yummy – and nutritious – fun treat for the kids!
ValerieH says
I’m having trouble getting the kids to drink milk. One kid thinks it’s uncool and now they all avoid it. They tolerate small portions if I force it on them :(. I wonder if they would drink this? I think I might have to expose them to orange ice cream first and then this might be a substitute. Since the kids aren’t drinking milk, I have been making lots of kefir and taking it to work as a snack. I’ll bet one could sneak kefir into your recipe.
I bought an ice cream maker along with Ben & Jerry’s recipe book. I have been making ice cream with pastured, raw dairy and eggs. I have also tried ice cream with coconut cream (wilderness family naturals) which turned out pretty good. They have a recipe for Dreamcicle. It calls for the regular vanilla recipe and some orange juice concentrate.
KitchenKop says
My kids are going through a streak of not drinking much milk, either, so yes, this is a great way I get raw milk into them, too! Trust me, it works. 🙂
Janice says
My kids would love this also and it looks so easy! Wondering how many servings you got from this?
KitchenKop says
Sorry I forgot to include that, but I just added it. It will serve at least 6 people. 🙂
Soli @ I Believe In Butter says
That looks amazing! A treat I can’t have since I am trying to follow Body Ecology (no fruit, no dairy) but I can daydream about it!
D. says
What could possibly be healthy about a “diet” which encourages people to cut out whole food groups like fruit and diary?? Does this “diet” discourage these foods for life or just for an “interim period”?
Soli @ I Believe In Butter says
It’s a diet akin to GAPS though the actual food allowed varies some. The purpose of the diet is to heal the gut and specifically focuses on curing candidasis (yeast overgrowth). Sugar (which is also present in milk, the only milk product allowed is milk kefir) is food for the yeast so the diet cuts off what feeds it, so it starves.