orange sunrise smoothie

Okay, okay, I know what you're thinking, "A smoothie recipe? On a baking blog? What?" But, just, hear me out for a second. I live in Texas, which has had pretty much a record-hot summer so far. As in, triple digits. Daily. It's awful. So please don't blame me if the thought of turning on my oven when it's already 105F outside makes me die a little inside. I thought I would offer you an easy peasy recipe for something you're realistically gonna make soon, maybe even tomorrow! For breakfast, perhaps? It's definitely good for you! 

I'm quite confident this smoothie meets your daily Vitamin C requirements 100%! AND it's delicious, and refreshing. It's a win-win-win situation. On a slightly unrelated yet completely relevant note, I just got a new car! And I'm pretty sure I picked the worst summer in the history of ever to purchase a dark grey car with black interior.... eeeehhh. I literally die inside every time I get in when it's been sitting outside. HELP. In the meanwhile, don't be like me. Buy a white car. With beige interiors. But make this smoothie!

Orange Sunrise Smoothie

A Baking Fairy original!

Yields: 2 medium servings

1 medium nectarine, ripe

1 orange

1 mango

1 carrot

1/4 cup pure mango juice (or orange juice, or milk... pick your own!)

1 heaping handful of ice cubes

In a blender, combine the carrot (peeled and cut into rounds), peach (cut into chunks, skin on), and mango (cut into chunks, peeled). Cut the orange in half and squeeze all the juice you can, then, using your fingers or a knife, scrape as much leftover pulp as possible into the blender. Pulse on high until completely smooth and blended. Add in the juice, and ice cubes. Pulse until no more ice chunks remain. Pour into two cups, and garnish with a slice of orange, if desired. Enjoy immediatedly! :)