Recipe: Cretan Orange Ice Cream
Scroll down for my recipe for home made Cretan Orange Ice Cream.
On a recent visit to Crete I was lulled by the vastness of the orange groves which seemed to be around every corner. If there weren’t orange groves then there were lemon groves. I have made Cretan ice cream with one of the oranges I brought back from Crete with me.
Ever since I can remember my perfect house would have a lemon and orange tree in the back garden so I could pick to my heart’s content!
One of the oranges I carried home was used to make an orange and chilli dipping sauce (here is the recipe). To make this I had to simmer a whole orange in a sugar syrup. After making the sauce I was left with a lovely orange infused syrup which inspired me to make this ice cream.
I served this delicious ice cream with a rhubarb crumble. It must have been good – there was absolutely none left!!
A quick and delicious ice cream made with oranges I brought back from my trip to Crete
- 1 large orange
- 300 ml double cream
- 300 ml condensed milk
- 2 tsp orange zest
- 1-2 Tbsp orange syrup
- 1 tsp Cretan orange balsamic nectar optional
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Whip the double cream until light and fluffy .
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In another bowl whip the condensed milk until light and fluffy .
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Carefully fold the whipped condensed milk into the whipped cream.
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Fold in the orange zest and orange syrup
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If using the Cretan orange balsamic nectar fold this in at this stage.
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Pour the mixture into a plastic container and freeze for a minimum of two hours.
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Before serving take out of the freezer about 5 minutes in advance.
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Serve with your favourite pudding or dessert. I served it with a rhubarb crumble and it went down very well!
If you liked this recipe here are some more posts from my trip to Crete:-
Recipe: Orange & Chilli Dipping Sauce
Crete: Olea Villas Chania near Loutraki Bay
Crete: Spending the Day with Handpicked Greece
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Love that you bought back oranges from Crete, I bought back blood oranges from Venice recently! The ice cream looks like such a great way to make the best of them!
I’m asking myself now why orange ice cream isn’t in the freezer more often. I will definitely be giving this a try!
I’m all over this ice cream, I bet it tastes absolutely amazing! Would love some of that Cretan balsamic nectar!