If you love ice cream and enjoy the flavors of a creamsicle, you’re going to love this real food Homemade Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream.
Did you grow up with the nostalgic orange creamsicle popsicles?
Don’t you just love them – the flavor at least? I do!
I don’t care for the packaged box ingredients though. Have you taken a peak at them?
Lowfat milk, water, liquid sugar (sugar, water), high fructose corn syrup, maltodextrin, corn syrup, milk fat, orange juice concentrate, citric acid, malic acid, mono and diglycerides, guar gum, polysorbate 80, locust bean gum, natural flavor, ascorbic acid, annatto (for color), Low Fat Ice Cream: nonfat milk, liquid sugar (sugar, water), corn syrup, milkfat, whey, maltodextrin, high fructose corn syrup, propylene glycol monoesters, cellulose gum, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, natural flavor, locust bean gum, polysorbate 80, guar gum, carrageenan, vitamic A palmitate
No thanks! There is nothing REAL about those creamsicles.
It’s really so simple to make your own orange creamsicle version at home.
Trust me, your taste buds are going to jump for joy when you take a bite of this deletable ice cream.
Creamy vanilla meets sweet orange – yes please! These flavors were meant to be.
I’m just going to say … MAKE THIS. Really, if you love ice cream and enjoy the flavors of a creamsicle, you’re going to LOVE this ice cream.
Homemade Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream
Homemade Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups fresh organic orange juice - approx. 3 large oranges
- Zest from oranges - optional
- 3/4 cup raw/organic/grass-fed cream
- 1/4 cup light colored raw honey {See Notes}
- 2 teaspoons organic vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons cold water soluble grass-fed collagen (<-- this is the only grass-fed collagen I use and recommend) – optional
Instructions
- Wash and zest all of the oranges {I use a microplane to do this}. Add orange zest to glass measuring cup or mixing bowl. Cut oranges in half and squeeze/juice oranges through a fine mesh strainer into glass measuring cup.
- Pour orange juice + zest and all remaining ingredients into blender. Blend until smooth and combined, about 15-30 seconds*.
- Pour mixture into ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer's instructions. Serve immediately or freeze until desired consistency. Spoon ice cream into freezer safe container, cover tightly and store in freezer for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
YOU WILL NEED: Knife, Cutting Board, Glass Measuring Cup or Medium Size Bowl, Fine Mesh Strainer, Microplane, Blender, Ice Cream Maker
Make sure to use a lighter honey like clover, star thistle or orange blossom {wild flower varieties are too strong for this flavor combo}.
*I run my ice cream maker for about 20-25 minutes until it's a thick soft-serve consistency. My family loves it like this. If we're not eating it right away, I usually place it in the freezer for a few hours to firm up a bit.
INGREDIENTS I USED: I used local raw creamed clover honey. Make sure to use a lighter honey like clover, star thistle or orange blossom {wild flower varieties are too strong for this flavor combo}. I have used this and this honey brand before. For raw milk/cream resources, see my About page – scroll down to the bottom of that page. I used this organic vanilla extract. I used this cold water soluble {flavorless} grass-fed collagen … this is totally optional, but I like adding it for the extra protein boost.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 271 Total Fat: 8g Saturated Fat: 5g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 2g Cholesterol: 25mg Sodium: 11mg Carbohydrates: 51g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 46g Protein: 3g
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Megan Stevens says
March 3, 2015 at 9:04 amI plan to make this for my kids! I like the addition of collagen. I will do that version! 🙂
Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri says
March 4, 2015 at 10:28 am🙂 I hope everyone enjoys it!
Renee Kohley says
March 3, 2015 at 11:09 amI love all of your ice cream recipes! My husband just found some cream for me this weekend and I’m dying to get my ice cream maker out – I just might make this one! Beautiful!
Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri says
March 4, 2015 at 10:27 amOh Renee, you’ll love it! And the girls will too 🙂 I’m sure your husband would enjoy it too … this is one of my husband’s favorites.
Jessica @ConveyAwareness says
March 3, 2015 at 11:47 amI see you throwing down in the kitchen making all these delectable treats. YUM! =)
Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri says
March 4, 2015 at 10:26 amlol thanks Jessica xo
Krystal says
March 3, 2015 at 12:00 pmOh my goodness Emily you make me wanna go out and buy an ice cream maker!
Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri says
March 4, 2015 at 10:26 am🙂 I love mine, I use it all the time
Megan Stevens says
March 3, 2015 at 12:07 pmLove that you use freshly squeezed orange juice, how special!!
Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri says
March 4, 2015 at 10:26 amThanks Megan 🙂
Andrea Fabry says
March 3, 2015 at 1:43 pmOur ice cream maker is a staple in our house. I love this idea!
Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri says
March 4, 2015 at 10:25 amThanks! It is in ours too, I use mine all the time 🙂
Jessica says
March 3, 2015 at 3:51 pmOh yum! I just love orange, so refreshing. 🙂
Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri says
March 4, 2015 at 10:25 amMe too 🙂
Jessica says
March 3, 2015 at 5:06 pmyum, Yum, YUM! This sounds amazing, Emily. I love how you compare the ingredients…of course, yours is so much better. It’s actually a nourishing ice cream. Perfect. Thanks for sharing!
Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri says
March 4, 2015 at 10:25 amThanks so much Jessica!
karen says
March 3, 2015 at 6:24 pmIt’s snowing out and we’re expecting more this week. Sooooo….ice cream is furthest thing on my mind. However, this recipe may just change my mind! Yum!
Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri says
March 4, 2015 at 10:24 amBrrrrr!!! We have sunshine and spring-like weather here. Oranges are on season now, so I just had to make some 😉
Raine Saunders says
March 3, 2015 at 7:17 pmThis looks delicious Emily! I am so far behind in making fun, healthy desserts. Most of the time I’m lucky if we get yogurt and berries on the table after dinner. I get so wiped out with all the other recipes and have-tos we make, I seldom have the energy. But your recipes and beautiful photos are so inspiring! One of these days, I’m going to make one of your recipes! 🙂
Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri says
March 4, 2015 at 10:23 amThanks Raine, I completely understand how you feel. 🙂
Daja @The Provision Room says
March 3, 2015 at 7:33 pmI love orange creamsicles. They taste like summer. 🙂
Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri says
March 4, 2015 at 10:22 amYes they do 🙂
Sarah McLain says
March 4, 2015 at 6:32 amYum! Great recipe… I NEED an ice cream maker! The one you linked to is like half-off right now, may be a good time to invest!! 🙂
Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri says
March 4, 2015 at 10:21 amOh you’ll love it! I use mine all the time. 🙂
Rachel says
March 5, 2015 at 1:15 pmCan’t wait for the San Francisco Indian summer to arrive so that I can make something like this. 🙂
Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri says
March 8, 2015 at 4:44 pm🙂 it will be arriving soon, we’ve been having such lovely weather here {just a few hours away from you}
Becca says
October 25, 2015 at 11:39 amJust made this recipe! Love that it’s made with real food! It tastes great, but I find it a little grainy though. Perhaps it’s the gelatine? Not too sure. But it tasted good regardless! Thank you.
Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri says
October 25, 2015 at 12:17 pmDid you use collagen or gelatin? There’s a huge difference. It sounds like you may have used gelatin since you said it’s grainy. This recipe calls for optional collagen – not gelatin. Gelatin won’t dissolve, which would make it grainy. I used collagen which fully dissolves in liquid. Hope that helps. I linked to the brand I used under the recipe if that helps.
Cedars says
August 8, 2018 at 8:54 pmIce cream was something my family always made when I was growing up. 4th of July and Christmas required hand cranked. Since ice cream only takes a few minutes to mix and 20 minutes to freeze, I have never figured out why anyone would buy ice cream. Homemade is sooooo much better!