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.
Love the color and flavor.
Will add greens or protein powder next time.
I was apprehensive to try this one as other smoothies I’ve tried with turmeric weren’t very palatable in my opinion. This one was different, and in a pleasant way. I really like ginger, so that didn’t bother me. However, my orange wasn’t sweet at all. So I think that may have altered it to not be quite as good as others are saying. I will definitely try it again when I know I have a better orange!
Interesting!! But healthy!! Orange makes everything yummy!
I love the orange flavor and spicy kick the ginger and turmeric adds!
I loved this ! I use turmeric alot with ginger as I have chronic pain from injuries. I take no pain meds at all. Try different fruits and veggies with this basic combo.
I love ginger! I have never used this much in one smoothie so it packs a punch but is very good.
I’m not a big fan of turmeric, but try to incorporate it into my diet for its health benefits. This smoothie isn’t my favorite, but is pretty good considering it has turmeric in it and I will probably make it again.
I was very skeptical about this smoothie but I really like it. The predominant flavor I taste is ginger, and I like ginger. I was afraid turmeric would taste bad but I don’t notice it at all. I will make this one again
I put off making this one today because I’m NOT a fan of ginger, and I don’t know that I’ve ever used tumeric before… was told it tasted like “peppery dirt”, which is a less than favorable description. I’m happy to say I’m very pleasantly surprised at how good this one is! I only used about a half teaspoon of the ginger and it’s just enough to suit me. Used the whole tsp of tumeric and honestly can’t pick out it’s flavor. Only other change I made was adding chia seeds. THANK YOU JEN for opening my eyes and expanding my pallet!
As I sit here, looking out at the snow and sipping this interesting smoothie, I find myself not sure how I feel about it. It is definitely spicier than most smoothies and I find it’s properties (anti inflammatory) intriguing. I can see adding this into my rotation on a limited basis.
The ginger and tumeric make the smoothie spicy. Warming me up on a winter morning.
Loved this day 5 Orange Turmeric smoothie, it’s hard to choose my favourite smoothie this time ❤️
I love this one. The zip the ginger gives it is so yummy.
# challenge day 5
The color of this smoothie was so intense and the flavor was too! I’m not a ginger fan but it was tolerable and I kept telling myself that this smoothie is good for my body, then I got over my ginger aversion!
I used almond milk and added a bit of extra turmeric because my back was hurting this morning. I probabaly should have added a bit extra honey too. This one is interesting. Definitely not like most smoothies. It did not taste sweet and was a bit spicey. I blended mine a little too long but was bot too unhappy that it wasn’t super cold since it is so cold outside. I will definitely make this one again but tweaked a bit for a tiny bit more sweetness.
This one wasn’t my favorite but next time I think I will add more honey.