Homemade orange and lemon sorbet

Homemade orange and lemon sorbet

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A homemade orange sorbet made with fresh orange juice, lemon zest, and lemon juice, based on a chilled sugar syrup, which is then churned and stored in th…

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This sorbet consists of a chilled sugar syrup, orange juice, chopped zest, and lemon. It is churned in an ice cream maker before being placed in the freezer.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting3 hr
  • Total3 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodturbining
  • Estimated cost$5.68 $0.57 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

10 people
  • $0.39
  • $3.60
  • $1.34
  • $0.35

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine the water and sugar and heat together for about 10 minutes, until it reaches 100 °C (212 °F). Let it cool.
  2. Add the chopped zest, orange juice, and lemon juice, then mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Pour utiliser, pour this liquid into an ice cream maker or ice cream machine and let it freeze. ≈ 3 min
  4. Once you’ve reached the desired consistency, transfer it to a container and store it in the freezer.

The bill

Homemade orange and lemon sorbet

  • 350 g of sugar$0.39
  • 1 liter of filtered orange juice$3.60
  • One orange peel, finely chopped, with no white part$1.34
  • One lemon, freshly squeezed and filtered$0.35

Total$5.68

that's $0.57 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 50 cl of water
  • 350 g of sugar
  • 1 liter of filtered orange juice
  • One orange peel, finely chopped, with no white part
  • One lemon, freshly squeezed and filtered

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