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Blood Orange Italian Ice made in a Ninja CREAMi, served
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Blood Orange Italian Ice

Deep crimson-orange ice made from freshly squeezed blood oranges. Fine, icy and refreshing, with a berry-like orange flavor.

Hands-on
15 min
Freeze
24 h
Program
Italian Ice
Makes
4 servings6 servings

Good forWinter

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Nutrition

Per 100 g, estimatedPer serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint, about 120 g), estimated

79kcal
0.5 gProtein
0.1 gFat
20 gCarbs
18 gSugar
95kcal
1 gProtein
0 gFat
24 gCarbs
22 gSugar

Whole tubpint: 379 kcal, 2 g protein569 kcal, 3 g protein (709 ml24 oz). No common allergens in the ingredients.

Ingredients

4 ingredients
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watergranulated sugarfreshly squeezed blood orange juicefresh lemon juice max fill
watergranulated sugarfreshly squeezed blood orange juicefresh lemon juice max fill

444 of 473 ml666 of 709 ml

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Steps

  1. Whisk 100 ml water100 ml water¼ cup + 3 tbsp water150 ml water150 ml water⅔ cup water and 60 g caster or granulated sugar75 ml caster or granulated sugar¼ cup + 1 tbsp granulated sugar95 g caster or granulated sugar110 ml caster or granulated sugar⅓ cup + 2 tbsp granulated sugar in a bowl for about 2 minutes, until the sugar has fully dissolved.
  2. Pour 290 ml freshly squeezed blood orange juice290 ml freshly squeezed blood orange juice1¼ cups freshly squeezed blood orange juice435 ml freshly squeezed blood orange juice440 ml freshly squeezed blood orange juice1¾ cups freshly squeezed blood orange juice through a sieve into the bowl to catch the pips and pulp. Stir in 15 ml fresh lemon juice1 tbsp fresh lemon juice1 tbsp fresh lemon juice25 ml fresh lemon juice1½ tbsp fresh lemon juice1½ tbsp fresh lemon juice.
  3. Pour the base into an empty tubpint, up to the max fill line. Put the lid on and freeze on a level shelf for 24 hours.
  4. Take the lid off, set the tubpint in the outer bowl and lock it into the machine. Run Italian Ice.
  5. If it looks crumbly or powdery, add 15 ml freshly squeezed blood orange juice1 tbsp freshly squeezed blood orange juice1 tbsp freshly squeezed blood orange juice25 ml freshly squeezed blood orange juice1½ tbsp freshly squeezed blood orange juice1½ tbsp freshly squeezed blood orange juice and run Re-spin.

To serve: Pile into small paper cups and serve with blood orange halves on the side.

My notes

Tips

  • Blood oranges are in season from about January to March. Out of season, use freshly squeezed regular oranges and swap 2 tbsp of the juice for pomegranate juice for a redder color.
  • Blood oranges range from sweet to quite tart. Taste the juice, and add another 1–2 tsp lemon juice if yours are very sweet.
  • Squeeze the oranges the day before and keep the juice covered in the fridge, or freeze a few tubspints in blood orange season and spin them later.

Why it works

Juice instead of fruit purée means no pulp or fiber, so the ice spins fine and smooth. Water keeps it light, as in classic Italian ice, and sugar at about 18% keeps it spoonable.

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