Treat yourself to an anti-inflammatory Honey Turmeric Smoothie with a refreshing blend of mango, carrots, orange, ginger, turmeric and honey. Your immune system will enjoy the nourishment in this bright, delicious turmeric smoothie recipe too!
In addition, this is a super simple, tasty and filling smoothie.
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Tips for Blending Smoothies
This smoothie has a few more ingredients than a normal recipe because I tried to cram as many anti inflammatory ingredients in as possible. I must say, the result is perfectly sweet, slightly tangy, and super orange! Here’s how I blend it:
- Blend the orange, almond milk and ginger until smooth. Start on low then increase speed as the blades chop up the ginger + break down the orange pulp.
- Add remaining ingredients and blend until creamy.
The orange acts as both liquid and fruit in this smoothie, so it goes in the first blend. If using a high powered blender, then the raw carrots should break down easily. Your smoothie may have a hard time completely breaking down the ingredients if it isn’t high powered. Steaming the carrots before using can help as well.
I leave as much white pith on the orange as possible, as there are loads of nutrients there. To lower the natural sugar, omit the honey.
Turmeric Smoothie FAQs
Yes! Follow my instructions below on how to use fresh turmeric. The health benefits far outweigh those of ground turmeric, yet I know it can be hard to find. So use it if you can find it, but don’t sweat it if you can’t.
I recommend no more than 1 tablespoon per serving (about a 1 inch piece of fresh turmeric, or 1 tsp of ground turmeric.) A little goes a long way!
Since turmeric has an earthy taste, I like to pair it with sweeter fruits like mango. It also goes well with oranges, and pineapple. My turmeric smoothie recipe includes ginger, orange, mango, carrots and honey.
How to use Fresh Turmeric in Smoothies
If you can find fresh turmeric in the produce aisle, substitute a 1-inch piece for 1 teaspoon dried turmeric (1 tablespoon peeled and freshly grated or minced). If using fresh turmeric, I add it in the first blend with the ginger to give it extra time. To cut up turmeric:
First, cut the skin from the flesh with a paring knife. Alternately, you can also use the spoon method. Apply gentle pressure with the edge of spoon to scrape off the turmeric skin.
After that, slice 1-inch of turmeric and drop into your blender to do the rest.
I recommend adding ½ to 1 teaspoon of dried turmeric to a single smoothie. You don’t want to go overboard with spice in a smoothie. So I’ve given this turmeric smoothie recipe just the right amount!
Favorite Ingredients to Blend
- Turmeric— is at the heart of this smoothie. With a warming earthy flavor and beautiful golden color, this spice delivers powerful anti-inflammatory benefits. Plus a boost of antioxidants for optimal health. The spice contains curcumin. An antioxidant known to reduce inflammation and boost your immune system. Used in traditional Eastern medicine for centuries, it’s beloved as a natural treatment for a wide range of health issues.
- Ginger— This smoothie also contains ginger, another powerful anti-inflammatory spice with immune boosting properties. Above all, zesty ginger is known as a stomach soother and anti-cancer agent.
- Honey— Honey adds natural sweetness to this smoothie. In addition, it offers extra health benefits. It’s is a good source of antioxidants. And has antibacterial and antifungal properties. Manuka honey is made when honeybees pollinate the “Manuka” or “tea tree” plant. Studies have shown Manuka honey holds both antibiotic and antibacterial benefits. Likewise, it’s proven to be effective in fighting infection and promoting healing. If you can find Manuka honey, it’s a great healthy addition to this smoothie!
- Orange— I added an orange to this turmeric smoothie recipe for a whopping dose of vitamin C to support a healthy immune system.
- Carrots— Carrots also deliver vitamin C to this smoothie, along with antioxidant-rich beta carotene, a powerful free radical fighter.
More Healing Turmeric Recipes
If you’re trying to step into the natural healing space more, check out these other wonderful recipes that use turmeric:
Honey Turmeric Smoothie
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 inch ginger root peeled
- 1 orange peeled and zested
- ¾ cup almond milk or other nut milk
- ½ cup mango frozen
- ½ cup sliced carrots frozen
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 serving homemade protein powder optional
Instructions
- Place ginger, orange and almond milk in blender. Blend until smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients and blend until creamy.
Notes
- If frozen carrots aren’t available, swap for frozen pineapple or roasted sweet potato that’s been chilled.
- If you’re using all fresh ingredients, pour over ice to serve.
- Fresh turmeric has even more health benefits than ground turmeric. Swap in 1-inch peeled fresh turmeric.
- Omit honey to cut down on the natural sugar of this smoothie.
Strong tumeric and ginger flavors but the combination of ingredients works. I found a bit too thick like a cold soup next time I would add more liquid preferably water.
Tasty — made with ginger, plant-based milk, pineapple, carrots, lemon, honey & turmeric.
As with the lemon smoothie, I am not a fan of ginger, especially 1 Tablespoon fresh. So in my attempt to make a similar smoothie, I just did a pinch of ginger powder. The taste was overpowered however, by the turmeric. If I was to make this again, I would switch the orange to an apple, and cut the turmeric in half.
Carrots and oranges make a great blend of flavors. Also enjoy the rich yellow/orange colors. A feast for my eyes as well as my body.
Made this late today. I used flax and banana milk instead of the almond milk due to the oxalates. I used half the orange because we ran out and half the honey because added sugar. I used golden paste instead of turmeric because turmeric needs to be cooked to be effective. Otherwise, pretty much the same as the recipe. I liked it. My son didn’t love it but drank it. My grandson says it was pretty good. I’ll probably try it again.
Made it for dinner too. Good
Will keep this in my list of weekly smoothies for the health benefits.
Yummy! So glad I decided to do this challenge and try out smoothies I otherwise would not have tried.
This is a bit strong, probably due to the turmeric and ginger root, so luckily, I included a bit less of each, and it tastes pretty good!!
I have inflammation & this smoothie is just what I needed. Lovely to look at and not bad on the taste buds.
I love this one sooooo much! It tasted great and was a fresh, bright spot on a dreary winter day. Of course, there’s the health benefits as well.
This smoothie was delightful and filled the bill in every way! Gorgeous, glowing orange color, health-promoting ingredients, excellent fiber, great balance of mildly sweet and tangy. It had a taste of an Orange Julius. I’ll be adding this to my rotation of favorite smoothies.
Very tasty and creamy!
I loved this smoothie! This is the first smoothie i made using carrots. I love the combination of fruits with the carrots plus the turmeric & ginger. Yum!
I like the health benefits of this smoothie. The flavor was okay, but not my favorite so far of the ten day challenge.
I enjoyed this smoothie. I cut back on the ginger to one teaspoon. The tumeric was not overpowering. Could not taste the carrots. Overall not bad but felt it needed something else. Maybe should have used all the ginger.