Are you familiar with those nostalgic orange creamsicle popsicles? Don’t you just love them … the flavor at least?
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 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 + enjoy the flavors of a creamsicle, you’re going to LOVE this ice cream.
Homemade Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream
YOU WILL NEED: Knife, Cutting Board, Glass Measuring Cup or Medium Size Bowl, Fine Mesh Strainer, Microplane, Blender, Ice Cream Maker
Homemade Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream
Yield 1 quart
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 – 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
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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MORE RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE:
Real Food Root Beer Float
Strawberry Lemonade Ice Cream
I plan to make this for my kids! I like the addition of collagen. I will do that version! 🙂
🙂 I hope everyone enjoys it!
I 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!
Oh 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.
I see you throwing down in the kitchen making all these delectable treats. YUM! =)
lol thanks Jessica xo
Oh my goodness Emily you make me wanna go out and buy an ice cream maker!
🙂 I love mine, I use it all the time
Love that you use freshly squeezed orange juice, how special!!
Thanks Megan 🙂
Our ice cream maker is a staple in our house. I love this idea!
Thanks! It is in ours too, I use mine all the time 🙂
Oh yum! I just love orange, so refreshing. 🙂
Me too 🙂
yum, 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!
Thanks so much Jessica!
It’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!
Brrrrr!!! We have sunshine and spring-like weather here. Oranges are on season now, so I just had to make some 😉
This 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! 🙂
Thanks Raine, I completely understand how you feel. 🙂
I love orange creamsicles. They taste like summer. 🙂
Yes they do 🙂
Yum! 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!! 🙂
Oh you’ll love it! I use mine all the time. 🙂
Can’t wait for the San Francisco Indian summer to arrive so that I can make something like this. 🙂
🙂 it will be arriving soon, we’ve been having such lovely weather here {just a few hours away from you}
Just 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.
Did 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.