Orange "Julius"

Love those orange shakes at the mall? Ever want to know how to make them? Here's my version via Alton Brown. You'll soon learn I love Alton, and I DVR his show every day.

Ingredients:


8 1/2 ounces orange juice
1/2 an orange worth of zest (If you don't have any, don't fret...still good without it!)
1/2 cup whole milk (you can use other milk..but it's better with whole)
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (real if you can...it does make a difference than the imitation)

Directions:


1. Pour 6 1/2 oz of orange juice in an ice cube tray and freeze until solid...about 2 hours should do it.
2. After the cubes have formed, put the remaining 2 oz of juice and zest in the blender with the cubes, along with the milk, powdered sugar, and vanilla and blend until smooth and slushy....serve and enjoy :)

I've used an 8oz can of orange juice concentrate that was frozen instead of the cubes before, this works too. All matters on what you have. Very refreshing on a hot day or for breakfast like I do sometimes. I keep a tray of these orange juice cubes in my freezer for when I get the itch for this so I don't have to wait..but I really love the orange julius... I always get one when I am at the mall!