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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
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 raw 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.
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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.
Not my favorite. I don’t like carrots in my smoothies so I swapped them out for cauliflower. I probably wouldn’t make this again.
Great smoothie! I was worried the ginger and turmeric might be overwhelming, but they weren’t. This is a nice balance of flavors. I added honey a bit at a time and found I needed less.
I know honey is in the name but next time I will leave it out or use less-I thought the carrot made us sweet enough. Very good
This one is surprisingly tasty. Felt stronger after drinking all the vitamin C.
I love this one!
Very tasty, but I didn’t need that much honey to make it palatable.
Very tasty and refreshing!
Honey Tumeric: Okay — I only put in a teeny tiny itty bitty piece of ginger, just to say it was in there. I liked the combo of orange, mango, carrot. I’ve added carrot to lots of different combos in the past. This was an interesting new flavor with the tumeric. It was good.
This is a new favorite! Love that it has tumeric packed with health benefits. Taste amazing and is amazing for you. So good!!
How do you measure half a cup of carrots and the mango? Are you able to provide the weight (ie grams or ounces) of these ingredients instead?
I have this problem, too. Frozen produce come in different sizes so it’s hard to replicate the recipe as intended.
This has become one of our favourites….snuck in a handful of frozen cauliflower…..so very refreshing.
So glad you’re lovin this one! And way to sneak in the extra cruciferous veggie!! 🙂
I love this smoothie – I forgot to buy oranges, but I have clementines on hand – would 2 clementines be sufficient? Sometimes I feel they pack a little more punch than a full orange and am not sure how best to substitute them.
Hi Ka! I love subbing clementines for oranges in my smoothies. And yes, I use two clementines in place of one orange and that works great. Happy blending!
This was AMAZING. I drank this today because I have had some digestive issues this week, and I felt some instant relief. Thank you so much for the recipe! I’m making the watermelon and strawberry popsicles tomorrow, VERY excited for those!! Thank you for the wonderful additions to our freezer 🙂
I love this one also, Rebecca! It’s great for digestive problems and it also helps when I’m feeling swelling and/or inflammation in my joints. Definitely a great smoothie.
This was delicious and the color is so vibrant. I’m always looking for more recipes containing turmeric because I love its anti-inflammatory properties. And I love that there’s also ginger in this smoothie, which *always* makes my digestive system feel good. I added 1 tsp. of MCT oil and some fresh ground black pepper to make the turmeric more bioavailable and easier for my body to absorb. I think you could add those things and also a bit of cinnamon and have a kind of Golden Mylk smoothie. I felt great after drinking this and I plan to make it in batches and keep in 8-oz. mason jars in the fridge so I can drink some every day. Thanks for this recipe, Jen! 😀
Love the Golden Mylk smoothie idea!
I just made this, and I love it! Such a delightful surprise! Thank you for all that you do,
You’re welcome, Sadie! I love this one, also. 🙂
I have a question. This contains a lot of carbs. 45g of sugar. How would this work for someone who is a pre-diabetic or even a diabetic?
Hi Vercilla! I don’t know if this smoothie would be right for someone with those types of health concerns. I recommend speaking to your doctor and/or nutritionist before consuming this smoothie. They are better equipped to answer your question as they know you, your body, & your individual health concerns better than us. In the meantime, I think you will find this post on low-glycemic fruits for smoothies very helpful! 🙂 https://simplegreensmoothies.com/low-sugar-fruits
So do you zest the orange peel before peeling and add that to the smoothie as well? About to make it. Sounds delicious and I’m looking forward to getting some joint relief.
Hey Krista! Zest the orange and then peel it. Add the peeled orange + the zest to your smoothie. 🙂