Orange Julius - Pineapple Julius Copy Cat Recipes

As a kid, going to Orange Julius was a big treat.  So sweet and refreshing!  My favorite always was the Pineapple Julius, yum!  I recently found a copycat recipe for Orange Julius on Pinterest.  I didn't think it would be that difficult to adapt to make a pineapple version.  I was right.  This was very easy. 

Here's the Orange Julius recipe I found from the Budget Savy Diva

• 6 oz. can frozen concentrated orange juice
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 8 or more ice cubes
• 1 Tablespoon of Instant Vanilla Pudding Powder

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in a blender except for the ice cubes.
2. Blend until mixed
3. Add ice cubes one at a time – blend until smooth.

Here's my adapted, lightened up Pineapple Version:

1-2 cups fresh pineapple, chopped into chunks
1 cup milk
1 cup water
1/4 cup Splenda
1 tsp vanilla extract
8 or more ice cubes (I didn't have any ice, so I left these out, but I can see where they would make it even better)
1 Tbsp of Instant Vanilla Pudding Powder (I didn't have any on hand, so I used Butterscotch instead)

Place all ingredients in a blender, except for the ice cubes.  Blend until mixed.  Add ice cubes on at a time, blend until smooth.