Orange ice cream

Orange ice cream

Desserts

A light and fragrant orange-flavored ice cream, made with eggs and cream, which should be prepared the day before for a refreshing dessert on hot days.

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This orange sorbet is a classic French dessert, perfect for when the temperature rises. It’s light and fragrant, and can be prepared in about 20 minutes, after which it needs to be frozen overnight.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting24 hr
  • Total24 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodFreezing
  • Estimated cost$4.02 $0.57 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

7 people
  • $1.75
  • $0.77
  • $0.54
  • $0.79
  • $0.17

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Take small pieces of orange zest, removing the outer peel, and place them in a large mixing bowl. ≈ 3 min
  2. Crack the eggs: pour the yolks into one mixing bowl and the whites into another. ≈ 3 min
  3. Gradually add the sugar, mixing well until the mixture turns white.
  4. Bring 2 cm of water to a boil in a pot that is smaller than the salad bowl.
  5. Place the salad bowl over the pot, so that the steam heats it, and whisk for 10 minutes above the steam.
  6. Remove the mixing bowl and continue to mix until the mixture has cooled.
  7. Squeeze the juice from the orange. ≈ 3 min
  8. Gently heat it in a pot with the flavored alcohol to allow it to thicken.
  9. Let the juice cool completely, then pour it into the salad bowl and mix continuously.
  10. In the other bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form. ≈ 4 min
  11. Whip the cream separately, in the same way, until it forms soft peaks. ≈ 4 min
  12. Gently whisk together the egg whites and cream. ≈ 4 min
  13. Incorporate this mixture gradually, adding it to the yolks in small amounts while gently folding the mixture together. ≈ 4 min
  14. Place it in the freezer for about one night to firm up.

The bill

Orange ice cream

  • 5 eggs$1.75
  • 200 g of powdered sugar$0.77
  • 1 orange$0.54
  • 200 ml of full-fat liquid cream$0.79
  • 2 tablespoons of flavored alcohol (cognac, rum, etc.) or orange blossom water$0.17

Total$4.02

that's $0.57 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 5 eggs
  • 200 g of powdered sugar
  • 1 orange
  • 200 ml of full-fat liquid cream
  • 2 tablespoons of flavored alcohol (cognac, rum, etc.) or orange blossom water

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