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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.
Loved the color and flavors! I used fresh turmeric and omitted the honey as I prefer smoothies to be less sweet. I frequently add ginger to my smoothies and this one did not disappoint!! It will definitely be in the rotation.
Well how does how this one was a hard no from my son, but I feel like it has potential with some tweaks!
Yummy and refreshing!
I love the tang from turmeric and ginger! Blends so nicely with the fresh orange!!
This was a labor of love smoothie, intense, and great flavor.
Love the color of this smoothie. It was fresh and bright in flavor. The turmeric didn’t bother me like I thought it would. Good combination of flavors. I will keep this for my inflammation.
It’s warm, cool, and refreshing all at once
I love ginger and really like this one. If you’re not a fan of ginger (looking at my husband) I can see this might not be your favorite.
This one came out too thick. My blender couldn’t handle the frozen carrots. I am going to try this one again, but will put in less carrots and not freeze them.
i’m not rating this because, while i didn’t love it, to be fair, i used the whole orange (unpeeled) and added 1/4c cauliflower, so it wasn’t made precisely as written (although i think the ginger is to blame). because i didn’t love it and it was so thick, i added 1/2c orange juice. still didn’t love it… and it made more than all the others thus far! but i had been looking forward to trying it since it uses some ingredients i don’t usually use in smoothies but rather in hot beverages. thanks for nudging me toward something new! i’ll try the ginger root and turmeric in some other smoothie recipes before forgoing them altogether, but i may end up using them in smaller amounts or leaving them solely for my hot beverages.
A really good one. Love the ginger in it.
Not my favorite, I may need to play with this one a bit to get it just right for me. The ginger & turmeric flavors overpowered this one for me.
I had prepped all my smoothies before the challenge. More milk was needed than called for since all my ingredients were frozen (minus the milk and honey). Next one I do, I’ll decrease carrots and add more ginger and honey. Good way to add veggies to your day.
This smoothie is a yummy, bright pick me up! I used a delightful sumo orange, added a pinch of black pepper to help activate the turmeric, the ginger adds a perfect kick, the color reminds me of the sun, which I’ll hopefully see in Ohio again around April!
I personally couldn’t drink more the a few ounces, my husband drank a glass and said it wasn’t his favorite either. Way to much turmeric and I even put in half the amount.
Delicious! Turmeric is not overbearing. I always read about the health benefits but struggle with ways to incorporate it into my meals. The ginger and carrots are so refreshing with the perfect amount of sweetness added by honey and mango.
I used 1/2 inch of ginger. I peeled the orange with a vegetable peeler like shown. The texture was a little thick for my liking. The taste was actually pretty good, not too hot, and grew on me the more I drank it.