Spiced Fresh Orange And Honey Sorbet Recipes

SPICED FRESH ORANGE AND HONEY SORBET

Steps:

• Combine first 8 ingredients in heavy large saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil until syrup is thick and mixture is reduced to 2 cups, about 12 minutes. Discard bay leaf; cool syrup.
• Strain syrup into medium bowl. Add orange juice and lemon juice. Transfer to ice cream maker and process according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer sorbet to container, cover, and freeze until firm, at least 6 hours and up to 3 days.

ORANGE HONEY SORBET IN ORANGE CUPS

Steps:

• Squeeze juice from 10 oranges to get about 2 1/2 cups of juice and set aside. Cut remaining 2 oranges in half and scoop our pulp, preserving shape of peel. (You can use the pulp to increase the juice amount if necessary). Place hollowed orange halves in freezer until frozen, about 1 hour.
• Melt honey in a small saucepan over low heat until liquefied, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1/4 cup of the orange juice, then stir in remaining orange juice. Place in refrigerator to chill several hours or overnight. Freeze sorbet base in a machine according to manufacturer's instructions. When ready, scoop sorbet into frozen orange cups and garnish with mint leaves.

ORANGE SORBET

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the sugar, water and orange peel to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved; discard orange peel. Set aside to cool., In a large bowl, combine the orange juice, lemon juice, orange liqueur and reserved sugar mixture. Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's directions., Transfer to a freezer container; freeze for 8 hours or overnight.

SPICED ORANGE AND HONEY SORBET

Steps:

• Combine all except the orange and lemon juices in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
• Boil until the syrup is thick and reduced to 2 cups, about 12 minutes.
• Discard bay leaf and cool the syrup.
• Strain the cool syrup and the orange and lemon juices into your ice cream maker bowl and process according to machine directions.
• Transfer to a container, cover and freeze until solid, at least six hours.

FRESH ORANGE SLICES WITH HONEY AND CINNAMON

Steps:

• Using small sharp knife, cut off peel and white pith from oranges. Thinly slice oranges into rounds. Arrange orange slices in shallow bowl. Combine honey, cinnamon stick, and orange flower water in heavy small saucepan. Stir over low heat until mixture comes to simmer, about 2 minutes. Pour hot syrup over oranges. Cool. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.) Sprinkle almonds over oranges. Serve cold or at room temperature.
• A flavoring extract available at liquor stores and in the liquor or specialty foods section of some supermarkets.

ORANGE-STRAWBERRY SORBET

Steps:

• Pour water and sugar into a medium saucepan over medium heat to make simple syrup. Stir occasionally until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil for 2 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool, about 30 minutes.
• Add strawberries and sugar syrup to a blender and blend until smooth. Leave a few chunks of strawberries if you like. Add orange juice, lemon extract, and salt and give it a swirl. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours; this helps it freeze in the ice cream maker quickly as it has a lot of water.
• Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions, about 20 minutes. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze for 8 hours to overnight.
• Scoop sorbet and serve.