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.
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 teaspoon 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
Rate this Recipe Print RecipeIngredients
- 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 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 serving Protein Smoothie Boost (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.
Val
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!!
Manuel
I have inflammation & this smoothie is just what I needed. Lovely to look at and not bad on the taste buds.
Lisa Hendrix
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.
Carole Reid
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.
TemaraLeShaun@gmail.com
Very tasty and creamy!
Sharon V
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!
Amanda
I like the health benefits of this smoothie. The flavor was okay, but not my favorite so far of the ten day challenge.
Mickey
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.
Alicia N
As is I give 4 stars. I added a stevia leaf and protein which improved the taste. I do love all the benefits of this 1 so will be making again.
Deb
This was not my favorite but I could just feel the immune benefits in my body. The combination of ginger and tumeric was well balanced. I always use powdered tumeric but have ginger in my freezer so I hope powdered tumeric is as effective as fresh.
Tanesha
First, I have to say, this smoothie is gorgeous! Orange is my favorite color and it just makes me soooo happy just looking at it! The flavor is very yummy and has a bit of a bite from the ginger. With that said, my tastebuds are still trying to process the balance of flavors. With these flavor profiles I usually use coconut water not almond milk. I also used tangerines instead of oranges (because that is what I had on hand) and added a dash on cinnamon! Overall, it is a tasty treat!
Steve L Herrmann
I didn’t find the flavor too bad although Ginger was a little strong. It seemed thicker than the others and I had to add a little water in order to keep the blender from cavitating. I did feel a little bit of a burning sensation on my tongue in the back of my throat, not sure if this was from the ginger.
Marcia U
This one is a little thick with the carrot and orange. It wasn't my favorite as I like to add a protein powder to my smoothie as a meal replacement. I added extra water to this one to thin it out a bit.
Jean
Awesome zing with ginger and turmeric combination, plus knowing I’m getting natural immune building benefits!
L. Williams
This one was much better than the previous turmeric/ginger combination. I will definitely make this one again.
Chilly
Today turmeric smoothie oh my gosh!!!!!! It’s so delicious I ever had I have to make another one cuz good inflammation for my body! I feel so different!!!! You got me hook of this!!! Thank you thank you thank you! I love it!!!!
HB
Wanted to like this because I love carrots, orange but I think I just don't like the turmeric/ginger combination. I could taste a hint of the orange and even added a bit more honey. Don't think this is one that I would try again.
Chimene
This one was not my favorite, but I drank it for the health benefits. The ginger and turmeric were overwhelming to me.
Jackie
Love the tangy taste.
Susan
Did not have carrots so added spinach. I did add protein powder and collagen. But everything else was the same. I really liked the taste.
Dorée Trent
At first taste the Orange, with a hint of Mango hit my taste buds. The taste of Carrot hit later and lingered a bit. Also; I found the drink itself, seemed a bit too pulpy/grainy.
Next time I'll steam the Carrots before freezing them. Hopefully this will help to make it smoother.
Dorée Trent
At first taste the Orange, with a hint of Mango hit my taste buds. The taste of Carrot hit later and lingered a bit. Also; I found the drink itself, seemed a bit too pulpy/grainy.
Next time I'll steam the Carrots before freezing them. Hopefully this will help to make it smoother.
KARTIK BHATIA
Nice
I avoid honey as it makes it very sweet
Paula
I was excited to try this with the tumeric and ginger. I am looking for more antioxident foods. I was also excited that the ingredients are in season right now and cheaper in the store! Next time I might add a little pineapple just giving it a sweeter edge.
Tiphanie
I was a bit worried about this smoothie because of the ginger & turmeric, but I’m very pleasantly surprised! It’s not my favorite, but I would definitely make it again. It has a great balance of flavors.
Hope Thompson
I wanted to like this one. I was hoping the fruit and even carrots would help the flavor, but it didn’t. I used ground ginger (because it was all I had) and I clearly overdid it. I love ginger, but a teaspoon was too much. Between the ginger and the turmeric I couldn’t taste much else. I might try doctoring this one up (less ginger, more fruit) because I love the health benefits of turmeric and ginger.
Daw. H (@inmikitchen)
Big glass of health right here!!! Everything screams “immune booster” to me!!! Yea was very delicious and a nice change to the normal 🙂
Sara
OMG this smoothie is unreal amazing! I love the kick that you get from the ginger and turmeric. I was a little worried about it about at first, not going to lie, but please give this a smoothie a try!!! It's so yummy and just bursting with flavour! I also added in a scoop of vanilla protein powder 🙂
Suzanne C
Very tasty! In a big fan of ginger so this is high on my list of smoothies!!
Sheila
Yum!! I think this is my favorite so far...and I usually like green smoothies best!
Paula
Sorry but there isn’t anything about this one I like. Not a match for my taste buds.
Karyn Feder
Not my favorite but not bad either. I think getting rid of the pith really helped and adding the zest gave it flavor.
Cheryl Brueggeman
I enjoyed this smoothie. I like the flavor combination of orange, mango, and carrot. I used oatmilk instead of cashew milk and only 1 teaspoon of ginger and 1/2 teaspoon turmeric. It was still good. Next time I will probably bump up the ginger to 2 teaspoons. I also added a small handful of power greens to bump up the nutrition even more.
Candace Cecconi
I LOVE this one!! Very earthy but refreshing. I love the color and the taste. I think next time I made add pineapple in addition to make it just a tad sweeter.
Janlee
I like this one. Had it in the morning to start off my day. Nice and refreshing combo of ingredients.
Marion
this is one I need to get used to. sipped it thru the day.....
candy
I must admit, I made this with hesitation, I thought for sure I was not going to like it purely based on it's ingredients. Well, I was pleasantly surprised. Although not my favourite in the 10 day challenge I will make it again.
Marilou Morgan
I liked this better than I thought I would.
Donna
The honey Turmeric Smoothie was very good. I used one teaspoon of honey for a double serving. Honey has its own healing benefits.
Debbie Little
Good- I am just not a fan of turmeric.
Katie
Yummm!
Teri
Beautiful color. Great creamy texture. Too much ginger for me. I added extra mango, extra honey and some frozen pineapple. After tasting it again, and noticing it was warm, I decided to chill it in the refrigerator which made a big difference. Much better but still a bit bitter for me. My carrots were refrigerated and cold but not frozen so perhaps that is why it came out a bit warm. Lesson learned! I like the idea of the ginger and Tumeric so I will need to experiment a bit to see what I can do to get rid of the bitterness. Any suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks.
Fritzi
I liked this smoothie. It has a very refreshing taste. The ginger flavor is strong but I like that.
Anita
Not a fan of carrots in my smoothies even though I know they are good for me. The taste wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. If I make it again it will have less carrots.
Jessica
It was good but a little heavy on the ginger for me.
Stephanie Patterson
It says “Wake up NOW!” An orange and ginger for those bright flavors; carrot, mango, and honey for the sweet. Cashew milk makes it creamy, and turmeric brings a little spice to the party, LOVE IT!
Wen
Delicious!! This is another favorite. I had everything frozen, including the orange, so it was harder to blend and needed a bit more liquid. In the future, I will try again without freezing the orange. I also used fresh turmeric. So Yummy!!
Anneliese
I love this smoothie! I don’t love the taste of turmeric but I know it is good for me. I used fresh turmeric and it works well with these flavours. This one is a keeper!
Grace
Good morning sunshine! ☀️
I used anti-inflammatory smoothie cubes (made with pineapple, lemon, ginger, honey, turmeric, black pepper), oranges, carrots, cashew milk, and a little water.
Heather
My favorite smoothie so far on this smoothie challenge I am in now. Used 1tsp maple syrup instead of honey. I like this one a lot
Lynn
I liked this one, my husband wasn't too crazy about it. I think it might have been the ginger. But I like the health benefits of ginger and turmeric.
Krista Ginter
Another delicious smoothie. This one was bright and sunny both in flavour and colour. We are in the middle of a Canadian blizzard today. So this smoothie brought a nice pop of colour and flavour to a white and wintry day.
-Krista from Canada
ALBERT
Very good and healthy
ZK
Love it!
B. Moore
This one is good but not my favorite.
Pam
Day 9 - Honey Turmeric Smoothie
Surprising delicious. Definitely going to make this again
Pam L
Janice jack
I always add ginger and turmeric to smoothies and this combination with oranges and mango was fabulous!!!! I should not have peeled the orange, but I'll be adding this recipe weekly at least and will tweak with peel for more orange pop! Carrots were a great addition.
Barbara Johnck
I really enjoyed this one! Felt so refreshing and revitalizing! Will definitely make this one again.
Kristi
This is one of my favourites! And I love the extra health benefits brought with the tumeric!
Laura O
Day 9. Not my favorite. LOTS of orange pulp & carrot bits. I used a Raspberry Orange which gives it more of a pinkish color. Next time I would add more mango.
Krista Ginter
Do you have a Vitamix blender? They are amazing at blending without any pulp bits. I struggled to put out the money 5 years ago. But it has more than outlasted it’s value. Well worth it.
Warren
Loved the ginger and carrots.
Sav
Was simply outstanding!!! Loved it.
Carol
I was nervous about trying this one. It was so delicious! I think I might of went a little to heavy on the ginger. Definitely would have this one again!
Cecily
I love the color of this smoothie, so beautiful. And it tastes wonderful too! I’m loving these new smoothies!
Lea M
This smoothie is very pretty. It's very tasty. I could've probably done with less honey. It feels so healthy.
Kari M
I put off making this right away because I didn’t think I was going to like it, but it surprised me. It was really good!!
Sandra S
This smoothie was surprisingly yummy. I didn't expect to like it because I don't care for the taste of turmeric.
Judy
Thought this one would be just 'OK', but am wildly surprised that I will make this one again and again! So yummy with the ginger.
Joyce
I enjoyed this smoothie. I used almond milk instead since that is what I had on hand. I will make this one again.
Elizabeth Verburg
I loved this one. Fresh, rich and creamy. Never would know that there were carrots in it!
Carolyn Butt
Liked it .. liked the orange addition.. something I have never done before!
Nancy
I really enjoyed it! Tasted like an orange Creamsicle!
Lauren Hopkins
I was going to leave out the ginger and turmeric since I didn’t like it in the lemon smoothie. But, I’m glad I left them in, it wasn’t as pronounced in this one. I’m not a big oranges fan, but this was good.
Aja
The color is beautiful! I feel like I’m putting all the goodness of the world into my body! This one will go into the rotation especially around flu and cold season (do we even have that any more )
Katie
The Honey Turmeric Smoothie is bright and full of flavor. Will definitely keep and make again.
Martha Cuellar
It was good and yummy. I almost feel it was a juice not a smoothie.
Tracee
This smoothie is like sunshine in a bottle. I love the orange, ginger and turmeric flavor that comes through. I did reduce the ginger and turmeric a little bit and to me this tasted perfect.
Kathleen
I like this one. It's zesty. Had slight grittiness though. Maybe I should've blended a little longer. Still good.
Jean Marie Tays
The orange flavor shines through and the ginger is so good! Didn't have carrots so subbed in pineapple and added greens. This is a keeper!
Sloane Grey
My husband and I loved this one! It was different in a great way. It tasted similar to an orange cream popsicle.
Laura Steinwand
I liked this one. Only added protein powder.
Rosie
Just what the doctor ordered! Love the orange to take the fierceness down a notch. I added black pepper to go with the turmeric.
Tom
Yup this one is spicy. But also fresh and alive. And so pretty, that bright yellow colour is so nice.
Randa Kuziez
I love the kick from the Tumeric with the sweetness of the honey! Clean your vitamix right away because of the color staining!
Sharyl
A lot of people are tasting orange while the gunger is definitely the star of this drink for me. Very enjoyable.
Yvonne
I loved that special kick it gave. Another go to a def keeper and in my favorite smoothie box.
LaVon Teel
Way to sweet for me! I might try it with half the honey next time.
Amy D
A nicely balanced smoothie. Not overpowering of any ingredient. Enjoyed it as my morning breakfast. Might try adding a half a banana to make the texture creamy.
Cynthia
Too gingery for me, but definitely refreshing and a bright, pretty orange color.
Judy
9/10
Not at the top of the list but better than the lemon. I like turmeric.
Beverly
This smoothie is delicious! I take turmeric daily to counter inflammation. This smoothie is definitely going on repeat. It’s a wonderful way to get more turmeric in a healthy, immune boosting way!
Melanie
Beautiful smoothie and tastes healthy. This is something I wouldn’t have made on my own. Glad I did…Really good!
Neera
My kind of smoothie as I love ginger and turmeric. My kids were not a fan. I think I put in too much ginger for them. Reason for the 4 stars.
Kris M.
Beautiful color! Great taste. Though, I did modify the ingredients a little - less of the spices (1/2t ginger, 1/4t turmeric). I really liked the orange in it. I'll be making this one again, for sure.
Vicky
Delicious! Smooth and creamy. Light and refreshing. Just the right amount of sweetness. Very filling.
Elisa
This smoothie is delicious! I love the spice from the ginger and the color is beautiful. I added a pinch of black pepper and a sprinkle of cinnamon. My kids liked it as well!
Jane
This is one of my favorites. I really like the combination of carrots, turmeric, honey and fruit.
Justine Villeneuve
What a great discovery the aroma in this smoothie is quite unique, I really enjoy the taste and the color, like a tropical drink. I ommit the honey as it was sweet enough for me with the mango, the carrot and the orange
Sara
This was surprisingly tasty! I was worried about the ginger/turmeric being too strong, but the orange makes it a nice flavor combo! I'll definitely have to try it again.
Dawn
Beautiful and Yummy! I steamed the carrot to blend quickly. And didn’t peel the ginger. It all felt so healthy!
Angie
It was good. Different for me.
Beth
Not a favorite. I know I need the turmeric but I think it was a little strong for me.
Tina
I think this one is my favorite so far! So refreshing with a great kick from the ginger & turmeric. Just feels so healthy! I made it just as the recipe said. Was tempted to add protein powder< but mine is vanilla & I didn't want to change the flavor
Anne Marie
I really love this one! It has so much flavor and it's so thick and rich.
Denize
Loving the turmeric ginger combo! Needed this boost today!
Rachel
Loved this cheery smoothie! The citrus/carrot combo is perfect. Added a little black pepper to boost the efficacy of the turmeric. It’s a winner! Enjoying the 10 day challenge!
Vanessa Segura
It's very good. Something different for me.