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Homemade orange ice cream

Homemade orange ice cream

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A creamy orange sorbet: reduced sugar syrup, orange juice, finely chopped zest, and egg whites, whipped together and then allowed to set.

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Recipe from Gaztarrotz, Xabier Cañas (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This orange sorbet is made with sugar syrup, orange juice, and a little lemon. The egg whites add lightness before the final freezing.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting4 hr
  • Total4 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodturbining
  • Estimated cost$6.52 $0.65 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

10 people
  • $0.51
  • $3.60
  • $0.02
  • $1.34
  • $1.05

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 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). Monitor the syrup’s temperature, then allow it to 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 the ice cream mixture begins to firm up, gently fold in the whipped egg whites and allow it to set completely. ≈ 4 min
  5. Once the desired density is achieved, transfer to a container and store in the freezer.

The bill

Homemade orange ice cream

  • 450 g of sugar$0.51
  • 1 liter of orange juice$3.60
  • 10 ml of lemon juice$0.02
  • the finely chopped zest of an orange, without the white part$1.34
  • 3 egg whites$1.05

Total$6.52

that's $0.65 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 ml of water
  • 450 g of sugar
  • 1 liter of orange juice
  • 10 ml of lemon juice
  • the finely chopped zest of an orange, without the white part
  • 3 egg whites

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