Blood Orange Sherbet

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Source: Serious Eats — Max Falkowitz, Blood Orange Sherbet.

Sherbet · Blood orange · American

A blood orange sherbet recipe for 8 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep5 min
Cook0 min
Total5 min
DifficultyEasy
Per serving220 kcal
FreeLow saltVegetarian
Servings8Recipe makes 8
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Chill. Beat together blood orange juice, zest, cream, corn syrup, plus sugar till sugar is completely dissolved in a big bowl. Mix in salt till it tastes right. Chill mixture in fridge for 2 to 3 hours till very cold if blood oranges were not chilled (see note). Churn mixture according to manufacturer's instructions. Eat at once as soft serve or move to an airtight container plus put in the fridge in freezer for no less than 4 hours for a firmer texture.

Storage

Keep covered in the fridge and use within a few days.

EU nutrition claims

  • Low salt: 0.21 g salt per 100 g (limit ≤ 0.3 g)

Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 112 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

29 g per serving

58 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 116 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy220 kcal
Protein1.3 g
Carbohydrate31.1 g
of which sugars29.9 g
of which free sugars29 g
Fat11 g
of which saturates6.9 g
Fibre0.1 g
Salt0.23 g

Protein per 100 kcal

0.6 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values