Arabian Orange Ice Recipes

ITALIAN ICE

Steps:

• Blend the fruit, sugar, honey and lemon juice with 2 cups ice in a food processor or blender until chunky. Add another 1 cup ice and blend until completely smooth.
• Pour the mixture into a shallow baking dish and freeze 30 minutes. Scrape the ice with a fork until slushy, then freeze until firm, about 2 more hours. Scoop into paper cups.

ORANGE ICE TEA

Steps:

• Special equipment: a 60-ounce (7 1/2 cups) pitcher
• For the syrup: In a small saucepan, bring the orange juice and sugar to a boil over medium-high heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool for 20 minutes.
• For the tea: In a small saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Add the tea bags and remove the pan from the heat. Allow the tea to steep and cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Remove the tea bags and discard. Pour the tea and syrup into a pitcher and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To serve: Pour the sparkling water into the pitcher and add the orange slices. Pour the tea into 4 ice-filled glasses. Garnish with fresh mint, or basil, and serve.

REFRESHING ORANGE ICE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring 1 cup water and sugar to a boil, stirring frequently. Boil for 1 minute or until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in orange juice concentrate, lemon juice and remaining water. Transfer to a freezer-proof bowl. Cover and freeze until firm., Remove from the freezer. Beat until blended. Beat in cream. Cover and return to freezer. Remove from the freezer 20 minutes before serving.

ORANGE DREAMSICLE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Line a mesh sieve with a coffee filter. Pour yogurt into sieve and allow yogurt to drain over a measuring cup in the refrigerator until about 1/2 cup whey is collected, about 8 hours.
• Whisk half-and-half and drink mix in a large bowl. Add yogurt and sweetened condensed milk, stirring until smooth.
• Pour into the container of an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.

ARABIAN ORANGE ICE

Steps:

• Bring the sugar and the water to a boil.
• Boil 5-10 minutes, until the sugar is completely dissolved; cool slightly and strain if necessary.
• Add the juices and rinds, stirring to mix well, or blend in a food processor.
• Pour liquid in glass bowl and freeze until slushy.
• Use an electric mixer or a food processor to beat the frozen mixture until smooth.
• Pour into a container of your choice, and return to the freezer.
• Freeze until firm.

EASY-PEASY MANDARIN ORANGE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Whisk orange juice, milk, and syrup together in a bowl. Pour into an ice-cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's directions.

ITALIAN WATER ICE - ORANGE

Steps:

• Boil water and sugar together for 5 minutes.
• Cool.
• Stir in juice and peel.
• Pour into shallow bowl and put in freezer.
• As it starts to freeze, keep stirring the outside crystals into the center and mix in peel.
• Do about every half hour -MUST DO!.
• When real slushy, stop and freeze overnight.
• To serve, you must scrape very thin layers of the slush off the top.
• I use a big spoon with sharp edges moving it sideways.